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Date: May 26, 2008
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Agitation is an unpleasant state of extreme arousal, increased tension, and irritability.
Date: May 26, 2008
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Pathological gambling is being unable to resist impulses to gamble, which can lead to severe personal or social consequences.
Date: May 26, 2008
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Substance abuse recovery and diet; Nutrition and substance abuse
Date: May 21, 2008
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Post-traumatic stress disorder is a type of anxiety disorder. It can occur after you've seen or experienced a traumatic event that involved the threat of injury or death.
Date: May 19, 2008
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Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder that causes repeated, unexpected attacks of intense fear. These attacks may last from minutes to hours.
Date: May 15, 2008
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Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder in which a person refuses to stay at even the minimum body weight considered normal for their age and height. Persons with this disorder may have an intense fear of weight gain and a distorted body image. Inadequate eating or excessive exercising results in severe weight loss.
Date: May 8, 2008
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Asperger syndrome is often considered a high functioning form of autism. Persons with this syndrome have impaired social interactions, limited repetitive patterns of behavior, and often are clumsy. Motor milestones may be delayed.
Date: May 8, 2008
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A traumatic event is an experience that causes physical, emotional, psychological distress, or harm. It is an event that is perceived and experienced as a threat to one's safety or to the stability of one's world.
Date: May 8, 2008
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Stereotypic movement disorder is a condition in which a person makes repetitive, purposeless movements (such as hand waving, body rocking, or head banging) for at least 4 weeks. The movements interfere with normal activity or have the potential to cause bodily harm.
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