The death penalty is the most severe punishment awarded to an individual who has abruptly ended the life of another human being. Recently five innocent children died at the hands of a mother who was declared mentally unstable. Andrea Yates was not in control of her own actions when she took t...

The severe mood fluctuations of bipolar or manic-depressive disorders have been around since the 16-century and affect little more than 2% of the population in both sexes, all races, and all parts of the world (Lee, Down is Not Out 9). Researchers think that the cause is genetic, but it ...

Bipolar Disorder: The Struggle in Finding Harmony Between Mania and Depression Bipolar disorder can be a very confusing phenomenon to manage, for a victim can be extremely stressed when trying to cope with the intense difficulties this disorder forces upon them. Bipolar disorder (also called man...

Bipolar disorders are a class of Axis I mood disorders with severe physical, social, and psychological consequences to the patient, the patient's friends and family, and society as a whole. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed., the lifetime prevalence...

It\'s nothing new, that everybody feels depressed at some time or another in their lives. However, it becomes a problem when that depression is so much a part a person\'s life that person can no longer see the happiness right in front him. Holden Caulfield, in J.D. Salinger\'s The Catcher in the Ry...

Childhood Revealed takes us into the hearts and minds of children who live with a specific challenge in their cognitive, psychological, or physical aspect of their life. For these children, drawing, and writing about their drawings, are ways of finding solutions or communicating with anyone that wi...

OutlineI.Introductiona.Marijuana has both long term and short-term effects. The effects are sometimes pleasing, but also can lead to other effects. Also, there are physical and mental effects that make you feel good but at the same time of that effect it's dangerous. Marijuana is a very popular d...

DepressionDepression is a word that is used by many people but understood by few. It is often taken and of context and interpreted as a bad day at work or an argument with a spouse. However, chances are that it is just an unhappy event of such. For some people, though, depression is a serious eve...

There are many Psychological Disorders: Bipolar Disorder; Generalized Anxiety Disorder; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Panic and Agoraphobia Disorder; Schizophrenia.... Disorders like depression, neuroses, anxiety disorders, psychosomatic diseases, posttraumatic stress disorders, are very common in ...

Half-full or half-empty? Cognition and depression. Introduction The etiology of depression can be illustrated from biological defects or abnormality, personal characteristics, and environmental factors. Over the last three decades cognitive functioning of the depressed patient has ...