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- 181: Depression
- ... he thought, his wife could begin a clean life with another man. Differential Diagnosis Many physical disorders can be present with depressive illness. They include: hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, Addison's disease, Cushing's disease, electrolyte disturbances, alcoholism, drug abuse, carcinoma and dietary deficiencies (B12, B1, and folic acid). Various drugs can cause depression. Psychological disorders that may mimic depression include adjustment reactions, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, obsessive-compulsive ...
- 182: Coping With Stress In An Organization
- ... assistance programs(EAP).8 These programs are set up by the employer with a local medical organization that has the capability of helping employees that have some type of problem whether it be drug dependency, alcoholism or smoking. The employer in these programs pay for part or all the expenses of the program. Another way organizations are helping their employees to deal with stress are wellness programs. Many organizations are using ...
- 183: Alzheimer's Disease
- ... of a treatable disease through a misdiagnosis. Some of the initial symptoms include an increased memory loss, changes in mood, personality, and behavior, symptoms that are common of depression, prescription drug conflict, brain tumors, syphilis, alcoholism, other types of dementia, and many other conditions. The onset of these symptoms usually brings the patient to his family doctor. The general practitioner runs a typical battery of urinalysis and blood tests that he ...
- 184: Hyperkinetic Children
- ... special attention so that experiences that previously only lead to failure may now become successful and enjoyable. Unfortunately, some children may never make a complete recovery from hyperactivity, and have a greater chance of developing alcoholism or mental health problems as adults. While the diagnostic definition and specific terminology of ADHD will undoubtedly change throughout the years, the interest in and commitment to this disorder will likely continue. Children and adults ...
- 185: The Apprehensive Aparition
- ... their rescue well before this actually happens. The fanciful elaboration of perception of external stimuli-for example, faces seen in the fire-is illusion. A patient who suffers from delirium tremens as a result of alcoholism may see such frightening things as red spiders or pink elephants, or they may feel that lice are crawling over their skin, because hallucination although usually visual may be experienced through any of the senses ...
- 186: Addiction: Its Causes and Effects
- ... invitation to dinner? This housewife believes if she didn't go she never would have become addicted to gambling - an addiction that ruined her life. Gaylon turned to prostitution, drove her recovering husband back into alcoholism and stole $30,000 from her children. Rafael Rios seemed to have everything going for him. He graduated from Harvard Law School and joined a prestigious law firm in Chicago. Yet, for 18 years he ...
- 187: Insulin-Dependent Diabetes
- ... other organs. Most importantly, they serve as the primary link between the central nervous system and the entire body. Diabetes is a common cause of peripheral neuropathy; however, this condition can also result from injury, alcoholism, or other factors. Almost all people with diabetes eventually develop some peripheral nerve involvement, but for many, it is slight and produces no symptoms. For the 10 to 25 percent who suffer from serious neuropathy ...
- 188: Social Security: A Brief History
- ... made a change in the basic philosophy of the disability program. Beginning on that date, new applicants for Social Security or SSI disability benefits could no longer be eligible for benefits if drug addiction or alcoholism is a material factor to their disability. Unless they can qualify on some other medical basis, they cannot receive disability benefits. Previous policy has been that if a person has a medical condition that prevents ...
- 189: "The Baltics: Nationalities and Other Problems"
- ... s membership came to light, as did the existance of three Latvian political dissent groups. All three emerged in 1975 via letter. One, the Latvian Independence Movement, had on its agenda oppression, Russification, moral degradation, alcoholism, and family instability. The Latvian Democratic Youth Committee surveyed the sateps that would lead to reestablishing independent Baltic states. the third group was the Latvian Christian Democratic Organization, promoting the leasing of Christian lives as ...
- 190: Disjunction vs. Communion in Raymond Carver's Short Stories
- ... disjunction he portrayed in his earlier writings. Poverty and family problems continually interrupted his work. Carver was constantly broke, filled for bankruptcy twice, and was fired from his white collar job as a result of alcoholism. In 1977 he received a National Book award nomination and had several stories published in various magazines and book presses. After 1977, when he met his second wife, Carver stopped drinking. This is when his ...
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