What Are the Chances of My 55-Year Old Sister Going to a Detox Center on Her Own if We Stop Enabling?
Question by babeboomer: What are the chances of my 55-year old sister going to a detox center on her own if we stop enabling?
We feel she is close to death. The family’s only alternative is to make a pact… Continue reading
Eating Disorders Occurring in People as Young as Eight Years
Eating disorders occurring in people as young as eight years
In anorexia nervosa, someone will restrict their food intake or binge and purge. Avoidance or restrictive food intake disorder involves avoiding certain foods or food groups or restricting food intake.… Continue reading
How Is Mental Health Covered Under Obamacare?
Question by Panoptic Industrial: How is mental health covered under Obamacare?
Is mental health covered by the plans in the insurance exchange? Is an M.A. therapist considered a “specialist doctor” even if they don’t have a medical degree? How do… Continue reading
What Is It When You Are “Clinically Depressed” According to a Psychiatrist But…?
Question by Cindy: What is it when you are “clinically depressed” according to a psychiatrist but…?
you ABSOLUTELY know that it is ONLY due to hormones being out of whack. I have severe PMS and have it a couple times… Continue reading
Corrosive Oesophageal Injuries: A Preventable Menace.
Corrosive oesophageal injuries: a preventable menace.
Pan Afr Med J. 2013; 15: 11
Adedeji TO, Tobih JE, Olaosun AO, Sogebi OA
Potentially catastrophic presentations and lifelong complications resulting from corrosive ingestions in humans is one of the most challenging… Continue reading
A Ray Crawling Down My Shirt
A ray crawling down my shirt – It tickled.
Hospital didn't report alleged sexual contact with patient, documents say
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health investigators determined that the Pasadena psychiatric hospital did not provide “adequate medical… Continue reading
What Are Some Questions Asked During a Psychiatric Evaluation?
Question by sarah820w: What are Some Questions Asked During a Psychiatric Evaluation?
Can someone direct me to a website that may have a form listing such questions, or that a patient might fill out, or offer me some question… Continue reading