Adult ADHD

Depression
Depression is a mood disorder. Learn about its causes, symptoms & treatments, and discover strategies for preventing depression. Continue reading!  More »
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Mood Swings
Mood disorders are mental disorders characterized by periods of depression, sometimes alternating with periods of elevated mood.  More »
Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health

Anxiety
Most people experience stress and anxiety from time to time. Stress can be triggered by an event that makes you feel frustrated or nervous. Anxiety is a feeling of fear, worry, or unease. Examples of normal stress and anxiety include worrying abou  More »
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History and Physical Exam
The health status of populations and of individuals is assessed for many reasons. Assessing needs for care helps guide the allocation of resources— diagnostic assessments guide treatment, prognostic assessments contribute to planning, and assessin...  More »
Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health

Psychologic Evaluation and Testing
Psychological tests are written, visual, or verbal evaluations administered to assess the cognitive and emotional functioning of children and adults.  More »
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Behavior Therapy
Behavioral therapy, or behavioral modification, is a psychological technique based on the premise that specific, observable, maladaptive, badly adjusted, or self-destructing behaviors can be modified by learning new, more appropriate behaviors to ...  More »
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Individual Psychotherapy
The treatment of mental or emotional disorders and adjustment problems through the use of psychological techniques rather than through physical or biological means.  More »
Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders

Family Psychotherapy
The joint treatment of two or more members of the same family in order to change unhealthy patterns of communication and interaction. Family therapy is generally initiated because of psychological or emotional problems experienced by a single fami...  More »
Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence

Cognitive Behavior Therapy
A therapeutic approach based on the principle that maladaptive moods and behavior can be changed by replacing distorted or inappropriate ways of thinking with thought patterns that are healthier and more realistic. Cognitive therapy is an approach...  More »
Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence

Nortriptyline
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.  More »
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Zinc gluconate
Zinc has been used since ancient Egyptian times to enhance wound healing, although the usefulness of this approach is only partially confirmed by the clinical data of today. Zinc is necessary for the functioning of more than 300 different enzymes ...  More »
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Desipramine
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.  More »
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Acetylcarnitine
The main function of L-carnitine is to transfer long-chain fatty acids in the form of their acyl-carnitine esters across the inner mitochondrial membrane before beta-oxidation. In humans, it is synthesized in the liver, kidney, and brain and activ...  More »
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Dextroamphetamine
DEXTROAMPHETAMINE (dex troe am FET a meen) is used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It may also be used for narcolepsy. Federal law prohibits giving this medicine to any person other than the person for whom it was prescri...  More »
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Music Therapy
Music is an ancient tool of healing that was recognized in the writings of the Greek philosophers Pythagoras, Aristotle, and Plato. The modern discipline of music therapy began early in the 20th Century with community musicians visiting veterans' ...  More »
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Relaxation Therapy
Relaxation techniques include behavioral therapeutic approaches that differ widely in philosophy, methodology, and practice. The primary goal is usually non-directed relaxation. Most techniques share the components of repetitive focus (on a word, ...  More »
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Yoga
Yoga is an ancient system of relaxation, exercise, and healing with origins in Indian philosophy. Early descriptions of yoga are written in Sanskrit, the classical literary language of India. The first known work is "The Yoga Sutras," written more...  More »
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