According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 9.8% of children in the United States, aged 3-17 years, have been diagnosed with ADHD (using data from 2016 to 2019) and boys are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than girls. ADHD can have a significant impact on a child’s life, especially …
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According to National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R), an estimated 21.4% of U.S. adults experience any mood disorder at some time in their lives. So what are the mood disorder signs and symptoms? To understand that, let’s start with basics. Mood is defined as a temporary state or quality of feeling at a particular time. Your …
According to the European Dyslexia Association, about 9-12% of the population has dyslexia affecting all races, ethnic backgrounds, and socio-economic levels – including celebrities with dyslexia. But what is dyslexia? Dyslexia is a learning disability that affects a person’s reading, writing, and spelling abilities. It is a neurological disorder that affects the way the brain …
We all worry about different things in different phases of life – health, job, finance, society, or relationships. This is temporary anxiety and it is a normal part of our lives. But when the worry does not go away, keeps getting worse over a period of time, interferes with daily activities, then this is called …
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Your behavior pattern at home, society, school, work and relationships is unique to you. Sometimes, you find it hard to think clearly and lose touch with the reality. You feel scared, have hallucinations and hear sounds that are not there. This is called Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a long-lasting, severe mental disorder which affects the way …
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When the seasons start changing, you often find yourself depressed without any valid reason. You have lack of energy and motivation for your usual activities. You notice that you oversleep and overeat, and hence gain more weight. When this happens at the same time of the year, it is Seasonal Depression, also known as Seasonal …
Post-traumatic stress disorder can mess up your health, relationships, job and your everyday pleasurable activities. The greater the amount and magnitude of stressful incidents you have gone through, the greater the risk for developing PTSD.
Depression in teenagers is a critical mental health disorder. 15% of the population between the age of 12-17 suffers from depression according to Youth Data 2022 Reports. It can affect a child’s ability to work, study, sleep, have a balanced diet, and respond to daily tasks. This can lead to excessive guilt feeling, melancholy, hopelessness, …
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A normal personality has many traits that go in flow with the world around you. Your personality perceives and relates to situations and people around you. It is your personality that influences you to be involved in relationships, social recreation, work, or school. Your personality helps you to be flexible according to different situations. But …
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10% of the population in the world has dyslexia according to the U.S. Department of Health and human services, affecting all races, ethnic backgrounds, and socio-economic levels. Today we are going to talk about dyslexia and more importantly, dyslexia in children so we can help them grow up to be independent, accomplished, and confident individuals. …
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