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Is Internet Addiction a Type of Mental Health Disorder?
The internet is an easy and simple for interpersonal communication and an excellent source of learning, improving one’s career, etc., can also cause psychological problems that can jeopardize your mental health. Internet if you are psychologically dependent activities related to r an alarm bell for you.
How can you addicted to the Internet?
The phenomenon of excessive [...]Dec 27th, 2009 | Filed under IPTTags: Abuse, Addictions, Anxiety, Autism, bipolar, depression, Disorders, Mental, Mental Disorder, Mental Health -
What are anxiety disorders?
Most individuals may suffer from anxiety at some stage of their life. Even children, from a young age can show signs of anxiety. The most common one in childhood is separation anxiety.
Anxiety disorders can have a devastating effect on those who suffer from them. Left untreated, anxiety disorders often affect the ability to function [...]Dec 21st, 2009 | Filed under IPT -
Mood disorders
1. Depressive Illness (Unipolar Depression)
Introduction:
Very common, rank 4th as a cause of disability worldwide, projected to rank 2nd by 2020. Although effective treatments are available, depression often goes undiagnosed and untreated, often regarded by both patients and physicians as understandable.
Mild depression has a significant morbidity and mortality. Suicide is the leading [...]Nov 24th, 2009 | Filed under IPT -
Guide to Dsm-iv Diagnoses: Mood Disorders
Mood disorders are problems with a person’s general emotional state being inappropriate to the situation. There are two types: unipolar and bipolar mood disorders. To represent them, we use a visual mood spectrum that ranges from D (major depression) at the bottom to M (mania) at the top. (If you like diagrams, [...]
Nov 19th, 2009 | Filed under IPT -
2 Common Bipolar Disorder Treatments – Talk Therapy And Medication
When someone is diagnosed with Bipolar, there are two types of treatments available. These treatments are called: pharmacological and psychotherapeutic. They usually will work so long as the person is following doctor’s orders.
Pharmacological Therapy –
This type of therapy refers to medicinal use. They are used to control outbursts and mood swings that are caused by [...]Oct 30th, 2009 | Filed under IPT



