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People With PTSD

Symptoms and Care Tips PTSD stands for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, an ensemble of reactions that may develop in a person who has witnessed traumatic events that may have endangered their lives or put them or others around them in harm’s way. It is very common for people to have adverse reactions to a traumatic

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Aphasia

Defining Causes, Types and Symptoms Aphasia is a language and communication disorder caused by brain damage in the area(s) specific to language control and understanding. It short circuits verbal communication and leaves patients unable to communicate effectively with others, most typically because the words spoken are all in a jam, mixed up beyond recognition. The

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Sleep Disorders

Sleep Disorders Tagged as such, sleep disorders seem like a pretty innocuous condition that you can approach and deal with even without consulting a professional physician. First error: sleeps disorders can be a life altering situation, with a large percentage of the American and world population reporting problems sleeping anyway. Today, the American Sleep Association

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Discussing Personal and Societal Stigma

Stigma is defined as “a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person.” Let’s focus on the person. And the circumstance. Mental health, problematic mental health. Unfortunately, much that surrounds mental health problems carries a busload of misunderstanding amongst the public, with negative beliefs and attitudes piling up with nothing of substance

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Understanding Sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis, otherwise known as the Besnier-Boeck disease, is an autoimmune and systemic inflammatory disorder that typically affects one or more organs, although most commonly lungs and lymph nodes. Inflammation could potentially affect the structure and normal function of the affected organ(s). Granulomas and Other Data Typically, the inflammation leads to the appearance of lumps known

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UPDATE: Drug Addiction

Definition • Findings • Treatments • Future Drug Addiction Defined Drug addiction is both a chronic and a relapsing disease. So, what does this mean exactly? Chronic because its use is repeated, it extends through time, and is characterized by compulsive behavior, both in the seeking out and using phases, regardless of its many and

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