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explore whether the onset of daylight saving time leads consumers to engage in unhealthy behaviors</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/dst.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/dst.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Comparing Rates of Mental Illness and Gun Violence in US, Australia, UK</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Comparison between Australia and the UK indicates mental illness is not a major contributor to increasing deaths from gun violence in the US</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/gun-violence.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/gun-violence.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2023 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Body Integrity Dysphoria, BIID, and Transability Explained</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Body Integrity Dysphoria (BIID) and transability - what they are, how they differ, and what current psychiatry and the ICD-11 say about both conditions</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/biid.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/biid.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2023 09:33:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Gaming Disorder Disability: Video Game Addiction (VGA)</title><category>Accessible Gaming</category><description>Information regarding video game addiction, a problematic, compulsive use of video games resulting in significant inability to function in various life domains over a prolonged period of time</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/entertainment/games/gaming-disorder.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/entertainment/games/gaming-disorder.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2021 17:08:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Growing Evidence That Mentally Ill Youths Become Less Healthy Adults</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Studies suggest mental health struggles in early life can lead to poorer physical health and advanced aging in adulthood</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/mentally-ill.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/mentally-ill.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Link Between Excessive Screen Time and Teen Suicide Risk</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>The more time teenagers spend on smartphones and other electronic screens, the more likely they are to feel depressed and think about, or attempt, suicide</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/screen-times.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/screen-times.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2017 15:25:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Facial Recognition Findings May Help Develop Conduct Disorder Treatments</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Study shows teenagers with severe antisocial behaviour have difficulty recognising facial expressions and look less at parts of the face, such as the eyes, when viewing faces</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/facial-recognition.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/facial-recognition.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2017 08:15:34 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Social Isolation and Loneliness Greater Threat to Public Health Than Obesity</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Research reveals loneliness and social isolation represent greater public health hazard than obesity and the impact will continue to grow</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/loneliness.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/loneliness.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2017 14:08:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Control Your Emotions by Talking to Yourself in the 3rd Person</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Silently talking to yourself in the third person during stressful times may help you control emotions without any additional mental effort</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/3rd-person.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/3rd-person.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:13:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>New Diagnostic Model For Psychiatric Disorders Proposed</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Psychologists and psychiatrists outline new diagnostic model for mental illness and how these illnesses are classified and diagnosed</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/diagmod.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/diagmod.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2017 09:07:56 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Metacognitive Therapy: A Cure For Social Anxiety Disorders?</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Metacognitive therapy, means working with a patients thoughts and their reactions and beliefs about those thoughts by addressing their rumination and worry about how they function in social situations</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/metacognitive.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/metacognitive.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2016 11:29:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>New Theory on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Context processing problems could explain symptoms and brain imaging findings, and integrate and improve on earlier models</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/theory.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/theory.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2016 12:02:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Understanding VA PTSD Disability Claims Process</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Guide to VA PTSD disability claims: diagnosis, stressor evidence, and medical nexus explained for veterans seeking service-connected benefits</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/ptsd-overview.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/ptsd-overview.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2016 09:27:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Link Between Teenage Antisocial Behavior and Brain Development</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>MRI map of teenage brains provides evidence of link between antisocial behavior and brain development</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/antisocial.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/antisocial.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2016 08:27:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Why People End Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Early</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Research study on why many people end cognitive behavioral therapy before the end of recommended course of treatment</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/cbt.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/cbt.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2015 07:03:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Psychosomatic and Somatoform Disorders: Information, Types, Treatment</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Some physical diseases are thought to be especially prone to be worsened by mental factors such as anxiety and stress. Examples include eczema, psoriasis, high blood pressure, ulcers and heart disease</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/psychosomatic.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/psychosomatic.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2015 12:26:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>The Failing Stigma and Treatment of Mental Illness</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Details the stigma of being declared mentally ill or mentally incompetent and its most recent evidence, Germanwings flight 9525</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/flight-9525.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/flight-9525.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2015 12:37:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Psychosis: Signs, Types, Risks, Treatment</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Information regarding psychosis, a serious mental disorder characterized by emotions and thinking that has lost contact with reality</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/ps.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/ps.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2015 08:31:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>People Believing They Were Born that Way Inclined to Blame God for Bad Behavior</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Study reveals those attributing bad behavior to innate traits are more likely to blame God, highlighting implications for mental and spiritual health</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/god.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/god.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 14:22:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Mental Health: The $293 Billion Elephant in the Waiting Room</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Costs for treating patients with conditions accompanied by mental illnesses and addictions higher than those without these disorders</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/elephant.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/elephant.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2015 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Major Lack of Mental Health Care in U.S. Prisons</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Research shows American state and federal prisoners are not receiving treatment for mental health conditions</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/prison.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/prison.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2015 09:58:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Police at Risk for PTSD - Positive Personality Traits</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Resilience, satisfaction with life and grateful disposition may shield police from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder after natural disaster</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/traits.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/traits.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2015 08:21:54 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Mentally Ill: Who Goes to Prison? Who Goes to Psych Institutions?</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Difference between people with mental illness incarcerated for crime and those declared not criminally responsible and hospitalized at psychiatric institution</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/psych.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/psych.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2014 12:44:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Sociopaths: Common Symptoms and Traits</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Sociopaths display antisocial behavior characterized by lack of empathy towards others, displays of abnormal moral conduct and inability to conform with normal society</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/sociopaths.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/sociopaths.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2014 18:41:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Borderline Personality Disorder: Symptoms and Treatment</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Borderline Personality Disorder symptoms, causes, risk factors, diagnosis criteria, and treatment options including Dialectical Behavior Therapy and psychotherapy</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/bpd.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/bpd.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2014 11:40:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Treating and Preventing Seasonal Affective Disorder</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Lack of sunlight during winter months can cause subtype of depression called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), where episodes of depression occur during the same time every year</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/sad.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/sad.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2014 11:36:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>The Season Born Affects Your Later Life Mood</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>New research shows that the season you are born has a significant impact on your risk of developing mood disorders</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/seasons.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/seasons.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2014 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Research Finds Mental Illness Not Usually Linked to Crime</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>According to a study most offenders with mental illness symptoms did not display a pattern of crime over their lifetime</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/crime.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/crime.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2014 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Managing Difficult Memories and Emotions</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Researchers study ways of focusing away from emotion during recollection of personal negative emotional memories like how sad you were or how embarrassed you felt</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/bad-memories.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/bad-memories.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2014 17:08:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Asperger&#39;s Syndrome and Self-Esteem</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Information relating to people with Asperger&#39;s Syndrome and their self-esteem a disposition that represents their judgments of their own worthiness</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/self-esteem.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/self-esteem.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2014 13:40:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Women with Mental Health Disability: Abusive Relationships</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Study reveals females with a severe mental health related disability more likely to have been a victim of partner violence</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/relationships.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/relationships.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:42:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>High PTSD and Depression Rates of Contractors in War Zones</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Study reveals private contractors who worked in conflict environments report suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and depression more often than military personnel</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/conflict.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/conflict.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2013 10:14:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Narcissism: Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Bullying</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Article looks at Narcissistic Personality Disorder in particular bullies and people with Aspergers Syndrome</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/npd-bullying.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/npd-bullying.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2013 05:41:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and People with Learning Disabilities</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>The psychological understanding of PTSD is that it represents a failure on the part of an individual to process their experience of fear</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/ptsd-learning.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/ptsd-learning.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:22:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Lack of Mental Health Care in America</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Mental health is a fluid state with untreated illness and disability at one end of the spectrum, and recovery and complete mental well-being at the other end.</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/lack.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/lack.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:04:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Deinstitutionalization: Speeding Closure of State Institutions</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Online toolkit and paper for advocates and policymakers to facilitate closure of state run institutions and meet needs of people with disabilities as they transition into the community</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/deinstitutionalization.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/deinstitutionalization.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Common Mental Illnesses Affecting U.S. Workers</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Research in regards to psychiatric epidemiology has demonstrated that mental health disorders are common in America</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/illnesses.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/illnesses.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:04:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Youth, Poverty and Mental Health</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>The majority of people with mental health disabilities face unreasonable barriers related to finding work or attending school.</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/violations.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/violations.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:56:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Examining New PTSD DSM-5 Diagnosis Criteria</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Study indicates proposed changes to the DSM diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder will not substantially affect number of people who meet criteria for the disorder</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/examining.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/examining.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 07:57:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Disability Benefit Eligibility: Mental Health Conditions</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Conditions covered by Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) includes many debilitating mental disorders</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/eligible.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/eligible.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:48:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Adolescents and Stigma Associated with Mental Illness</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Reducing stigma associated with adolescent mental illness is essential step toward increasing number of teenagers who seek help they need</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/37623.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/37623.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:35:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Body dysmorphic disorder is when a person worries about their appearance and is concerned with something that is not present</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/dysmorphic.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/dysmorphic.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:28:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Workplace Stress: Symptoms and Solutions</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Excessive workplace stress has potential to interfere with a persons productivity and have an impact on emotional and physical health</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/workplacestress.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/workplacestress.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 15:59:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>When Negative Thoughts Turn to Depression</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Negative thinking is a red flag for clinical depression stopping such thoughts early can save millions of people from mental illness</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/negative-thoughts.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/negative-thoughts.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:01:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Diagnosing Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Children having difficulty dressing, playing some games, drawing or typing on a computer could be suffering from developmental coordination disorder (DCD)</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/child-dcd.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/child-dcd.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:12:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Everyday Stress Relief Tips</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Almost half of adults in America have reported feeling more highly stressed than they did a year ago</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/stress-relief.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/stress-relief.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:34:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Mental Health Disability Increases in U.S.</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>The prevalence of self reported mental health disabilities increased in America among non elderly adults during the last decade</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/increases.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/increases.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:02:34 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Stress in the Workplace a Growing Health Hazard</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Study finds visits to doctors has risen 26 percent among workers in high stress jobs</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/work-stress.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/work-stress.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 10:26:07 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Improving Global Mental Health</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Mental health experts are calling for a greater world focus on improving access to care and treatment for mental neurological and substance use disorders</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/improving.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/improving.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:43:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Online Test for Autism and Mental Health Issues</title><category>Autism</category><description>Parents and teachers concerned about a childs mental health and development can get immediate answers from an online screening with Project SKIP</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/autism/project-skip.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/autism/project-skip.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:02:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Following Orthopaedic Trauma</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>PTSD is a type of anxiety disorder that occurs after a person experiences a traumatic event involving physical injury, and occurs in 20 to 51 percent of patients with an orthopaedic injury.</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/orthopaedic-trauma.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/orthopaedic-trauma.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 10:49:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>As many as 6 percent of all children suffer from Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) having a difficult time playing sports and staying organized at school</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/dcd.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/dcd.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:10:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Even Mild Stress is Linked to Long-term Disability</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Psychological distress and risk of long term disability population based longitudinal study</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/mild-stress.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/mild-stress.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:13:09 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Mental Illness and the Struggle for Services</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>People with mental health disabilities often find themselves with no source of income home transportation and no way to get to the services they need</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/struggle.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/struggle.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:48:34 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Depression Diagnosis Needs a Second Opinion</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>This form of bipolar disorder is difficult to diagnose because its sufferers often are highly functioning and extremely productive</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/second-opinion.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/second-opinion.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:27:10 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Bipolar Disorder Susceptibility Factor</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Study identifies a previously unrecognized susceptibility factor for bipolar disorder</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/susceptibility.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/susceptibility.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 16:02:08 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Symptoms of PTSD That Cause the Most Damage</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>To better treat PTSD a study examined which problems associated with PTSD actually correspond to lower quality of life</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/ptsd-damage.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/ptsd-damage.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:59:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Genetics of Bipolar Disorder: Piccolo</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>A new study in Biological Psychiatry implicates a brain protein called Piccolo in the risk for inheriting bipolar disorder</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/piccolo.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/piccolo.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:45:13 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): The Winter Blues</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Seasonal affective disorder or SAD is a form of depression which can include increased sleepiness sapped energy social withdrawal and apathy or disinterest</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/winter-sads.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/winter-sads.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 16:41:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Can You Get Disability Benefits for Depression</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>When filing for Disability benefits for major depression you need to know what information the Social Security Administration considers</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/depression-disability-benefits.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/depression-disability-benefits.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:31:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Turning Off Stress</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Post-traumatic stress disorder can affect soldiers after combat or ordinary people who have undergone harrowing experiences</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/stress.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/stress.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:42:29 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Mental Health Parity Law Unknown to Most Americans</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>APA survey finds 87 percent of Americans unaware of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act requiring equal insurance coverage for mental health care</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/mental-health-treatment.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/mental-health-treatment.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:17:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Positive Emotions Good for Health in Old Age</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Data shows positive emotions may be a powerful antidote to stress, pain, and illness</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/positive-emotions.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/positive-emotions.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:23:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Is Winter Making You Tired</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Many people experience fatigue when seasons change and the weather cools</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/winter.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/winter.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:14:04 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Make a New Year&#39;s Resolution for a Healthy Mind</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Gauge your emotional well-being by taking a free anonymous mental health self-assessment</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/healthy-mind.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/healthy-mind.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:45:46 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Drug Prevents Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Injecting calming drugs into the brain within five hours of a traumatic event</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/ptsd-drug.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/ptsd-drug.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 11:48:23 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>History of Mental Illness Treatment in America</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>University at Buffalo course examines the troubling history of mental illness treatment in America from colonial-era asylums to modern psychiatric medication</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/madness.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/madness.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:02:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Playing with Your Child Helps Their Mental Health</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Positive adult interactions during childhood can guard against personality disorders later in life</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/playing.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/playing.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:21:42 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>1 in 5 Children Meet Criteria for a Mental Disorder Across Their Lifetime</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Prevalence data on a broad range of mental disorders in a nationally representative sample of U.S. adolescents</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/324481.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/324481.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:24:52 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Childhood Adversity May Lead to Unhealthy Stress Response in Adult Life</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Correlation between childhood adversity and exaggerated inflammatory response to stress among seemingly healthy people</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/childhood-adversity.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/childhood-adversity.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:39:55 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Intensive Care Diaries Protect Patients from PTSD</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>If staff and relatives make a diary for patients featuring information about their stay and accompanied by photographs PTSD rates can be significantly reduced</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/icu-diaries.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/icu-diaries.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:44:10 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Urban Living and Psychotic Disorders</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Study examines association between urban living and psychotic disorders</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/urban-psychotic.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/urban-psychotic.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:54:50 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Schizophrenia and Psychotic Syndromes</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders are a chronic and often disabling condition</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/schizophrenia.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/schizophrenia.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:26:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Narcissistic Heterosexual Men Target Hostility at Heterosexual Women</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Narcissistic heterosexual men target their hostility primarily at heterosexual women but lesbians are seen favorably</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/narcissistic-males.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/narcissistic-males.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:34:55 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Antisocial Personality Disorder - Psychiatric Conditions Facts and Information</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Antisocial personality disorder involves psychiatric conditions where a person demonstrates a pattern of exploiting manipulating or violating the rights of others</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/adp.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/adp.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:48:53 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>MDMA (Ecstasy) Assisted Psychotherapy Relieves Treatment Resistant PTSD</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>MDMA also known as Ecstasy may one day offer hope for individuals with post traumatic stress disorder PTSD</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/mdma-therapy.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/mdma-therapy.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:59:12 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Higher Risk of Epilepsy for Soldiers with Brain Injuries</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Soldiers with brain injuries at higher risk of epilepsy decades later</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/ptsd-epilepsy.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/ptsd-epilepsy.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:54:14 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) in Children</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Comprehensive guide on Oppositional Defiant Disorder in children, covering symptoms, behavioral patterns, and effective management strategies</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/odd.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/odd.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:26:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Mental Issues of a Cyberbully</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Adolescent cyberbullies and their victims may have physical, mental health problems</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/cyberbully.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/cyberbully.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:26:57 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Conduct Disorder Information and Help Options</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Information on bad adolescent behavior conduct disorder or juvenile delinquency in teens and youth</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/conduct-disorder.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/conduct-disorder.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:42:59 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Method to Objectively Identify PTSD</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Biological marker in the brains of those exhibiting post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/identify-ptsd.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/identify-ptsd.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:18:03 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Causes, Symptoms, Treatment</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Information on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) a form of anxiety disorder that may happen if a person has experienced a traumatic event</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/ptsd.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/ptsd.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:26:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Trauma Reflects Our Psychological Well-Being</title><category>Psychological Disorders</category><description>Psychological well being was associated with post trauma stories that were high in closure</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/psychological/trauma-well-being.php</link><guid 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