Monday, December 18, 2006
V. Conditions of Confinement: Mental Health
Human Rights Watch - needs for mental health interventions by professional mental health staff, including individual therapy and medication, as cutting is more prevalent among adolescent girls than other groups, and is usually diagnosed as a symptom of an anxiety disorder
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Health 24 - of distress may lead to anxiety disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, generalised anxiety disorder of their painful re-experiences, loneliness and panic attacks by abusing alcohol or other drugs as "self-medication". A
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Social anxiety disorder (social phobia)
Health 24 - SAD is often accompanied by another psychiatric disorder, especially another anxiety disorder such as panic disorder or about when it was first noticed, the course of the disorder and previous treatment received, including what medication was
Source: www.health24.com
Is stress sabotaging your sex life?
Health 24 - In many people severe stress can be the trigger for depression, panic disorder or generalised anxiety disorder. A possible The other option is to change your drug altogether or to start taking another medication in conjunction to counteract the
Source: www.health24.com
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