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Cleveland Clinic: Body Dysmorphic Disorder
BDD is described here as a type of somatoform disorder, a mental illness. Article explains the symptoms, causes, diagnoses and treatment.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: Examples of Single Gene Disorders
Use this drop-down menu to explore singe gene disorders such as Cystic Fibrosis, Huntington Disease, Sickle Cell, and more. Learn the symptoms and features of the disease, how to treat and/or manage the disease, and links to additional...
National Institutes of Health
Nimh: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Click on one of the questions at the top of the page to be taken to specific information about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Originally published as a pamphlet, the information at this website is useful for the general public and...
National Institutes of Health
Niddk: Binge Eating Disorder
NIDDK provides answers to questions about binge eating disorder, such as how someone knows if they have a binge eating disorder, how common it is, what causes it, the complications, and how to help those with binge eating disorder.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: Single Gene Disorders: Cystic Fibrosis
Click on "Cystic Fibrosis (CF) to learn about this is a disorder that affects respiration and digestion. This article explains causes, inheritance, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness
Nami: Eating Disorders
An excellent site giving facts about eating disorders, which includes answers to commonly asked questions such as signs, causes, and treatment. A great starting point for the educator wanting to learn more about eating disorders.
PBS
Pbs: This Emotional Life: Eating Disorders
PBS offers in-depth information about eating disorders including what they are, symptoms, treatments, and how you can help yourself. Includes links to many outside resources.
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Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
Written by an organization committed to increasing public awareness of pediatric bipolar disorder, this site contains a thorough description of bipolar disorder, focusing primarily on bipolar disorder in children and adolescents....
Province of British Columbia
\Mental Health Disorders: Identifying Students With Eating Disorders
This site is one in a series of detailed information on eating disorders. This particular page in the series provides details for identifying and referring students who are at-risk for eating disorders. This site in its entirety is...
Province of British Columbia
Teaching Students With Mental Health Disorders: What Are Eating Disorders?
This site is one in a series of detailed information on eating disorders. This particular page in the series discusses what eating disorders are. This site in its entirety is directed towards helping teachers identify eating disorders in...
Province of British Columbia
Teaching Students With Mental Health Disorders: Students With Eating Disorders
This site is one in a series containing detailed information on eating disorders. This particular page in the series provides details and tips for teaching students who have an eating disorder. This site in its entirety is directed...
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Kids Health: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is an anxiety disorder that affects the "worry thoughts" that a person has. One way to think about OCD is to think about superstitions. When you do something a certain way or avoid a situation, such as...
Province of British Columbia
Teaching Students With Mental Health Disorders: Bulimia Nervosa
This site is one in a series of detailed information on eating disorders. This particular page in the series discusses in detail the characteristics of Bulimia Nervosa, identifying behavioral, cognitive, affective, and physical...
Province of British Columbia
Teaching Students With Mental Health Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa
This site is one in a series of detailed information on eating disorders. This particular page in the series discusses in detail the characteristics of Anorexia Nervosa, identifying behavioral, cognitive, affective, and physical...
PBS
Pbs: This Emotional Life: Bipolar Disorder
PBS offers in-depth information about bipolar disorder including what it is, symptoms, treatments, and how you can help yourself. Includes links to many outside resources.
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Something Fishy Website on Eating Disorders: What's the Cause
Here are some perspectives from victims as to what could have prevented their eating disorder, as well as some outside influences that may have some impact. This site links back into a lot of other information about eating disorders.
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Mental Health Channel: Binge Eating Disorder
This introduction on binge-eating disorder, defines the disorder, compares it to bulimia, and briefly describes the actions of binge-eaters. Below the article are links to the rest of this article on binge-eating disorder, where you can...
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2012 Book Archive: Psychological Disorder: What Makes a Behavior "Abnormal"?
The first section of Chapter 12 of a textbook called Beginning Psychology. Discusses at length psychological disorders, the challenges in defining abnormal behavior, the use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders...
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Merck Manual: Dissociative Disorders
The Merck Manual lists dissociative disorders and provides symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment for each one: depersonalization, dissociative amnesia, dissociative fugue, and dissociative identity disorder.
National Institutes of Health
Nidcd: Smell Disorders
This site discusses the sense of smell and disorders associated with smell. The site provides information on what makes our sense of smell work, what smell disorders are, what causes these disorders, and whether these disorders may be...
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Topical information about narcissistic personality disorder, "a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance and a deep need for admiration." Subjects covered are definition, symptoms, causes, risk...
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Cleveland Clinic: Heath: Paranoid Personality Disorder
Definition, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and complications of paranoid personality disorder (PPD).
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University of Maryland Medical Center: Sleep Disorders
Many of us go to bed, sleep, and wake up to a bright new day! However, after reading through the sleep disorders on this website, you will never take another restful night for granted. Authors list some startling statistics pertaining to...
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Aetna: Inteli Health: Borderline Personality Disorder
Thorough overview of this mental disorder. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
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