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Dementia is something at least five million people in the United States are already suffering from, and that number is likely to escalate quickly as the population ages. However, a new study has shown that regular physical exercise may help prevent dementia from taking hold.
Regular workouts throughout midlife have far-reaching benefits: the exercise reduces the [...]
If you do more than just get angry when something doesn’t go your way, you may be suffering from a mental health disorder called intermittent explosive disorder (IED). IED is characterized by explosive rage, overreaction to stress, and an inability to handle stressful situations. While the disorder was first added to the Diagnostic and Statistical [...]
Bipolar disorder is often mistakenly diagnosed as depression, and the error occurs in nearly half of all sufferers. There are specific behaviors associated with bipolar disorder that may help the medical community make a more accurate diagnosis, according to a study out last month from the University of Texas Health Science Center.
The University of Texas [...]
Psychiatric disorders are more prevalent among victims of sex abuse, with those with a history of being raped having the most occurrences of depression, eating disorders and post traumatic stress disorder. The study, conducted by the Mayo Clinic, determined that the age and gender of the victim did not impact the strong correlation between multiple [...]