A 1950's brain surgery performed to treat Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) may help in the treatment of bipolar disorder and major depression. A neurosurgical department of Massachusetts General Hospital at Harvard Medical School found that patients with "severe, chronic, disabling, and treatment...
Bipolar disorder (previously called manic depressive disorder) is defined by at least one manic and one depressive occurrence either currently or in the past. It is commonly understood as the "mood swing" disorder and individuals often cycle between their normal state, depression and mania. Though...
When the dying tyrant Nero proclaimed on his death bed “Oh, what an artist that perishes in me!” his remarks reveal more than just the arrogance of history’s darkest man. They also reveal the almost immutable cultural connection between art and great suffering; between the artist and the sufferer....
Addiction and bipolar disorder are unfortunately the rule, rather than the exception. People who live with bipolar disorder are at an increased risk for substance abuse, eating disorders, or sexual addictions. Bipolar disorder affects the person's moods, and the individual goes from periods of...
Hyperactivity is defined as a physical state in which the person shows abnormal levels of activity, abnormal when compared to other people in the same age group.Such activities could be a sudden outburst of strong emotions, excitement, anxiety or short attention spans. All human beings experience...
A mental disorder or a mental illness is a pattern of behavior or a psychological pattern in a person which isn't considered to be normal when compared to a healthy human being. There are various forms of mental disorders which could be related to personality, mood, eating habits, anxiety and...
The pineal gland is a small endocrine gland found attached in the posterior wall of the third ventricle near the center of the brain slightly above the pituitary gland, a little behind the root of the nose. This pea-sized gland is also known as the pineal body, epiphysis or “the third eye”. The...
A diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder is given if an individual has been depressed for at least two weeks and if the person is obviously not functioning as previously. The person demonstrates problems at home, work or in relationships. For example, they might suddenly lay in bed all day and...
Lindsay Lohan has been released early from a rehabilitation center on Tuesday just 22 days into a court-ordered three-month program.Lohan's early discharge following media reports that doctors treating the actress do not believe the 24-year-old suffers from drug or psychiatric problems that were...
The life of an author — particularly an author of fiction – is necessarily connected to that which is most dangerous: our consciousness. It is often through the explorative process of creative literature that we touch the exciting possibilities and subversive consequences of our capacities as a...
