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Gambling addiction is fuelling a silent mental health crisis in South Africa
26 Oct 2025 10:54 GMT
… South African College of Applied Psychology (SACAP), gambling is often … money lies a powerful psychological pull that can trap … unconscious pattern at play, clinical psychologist Debbie Howes told IOL.
… , known in the DSM-5 as Gambling Disorder. Only a small …
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International Consortium of Women’s Mental Health Experts Presents Scientific Evidence Recognizing Postpartum Psychosis as a Distinct Disorder
22 Oct 2025 22:50 GMT
… used in psychiatric classification, urging revisions within both the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and …
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Are AIs Really Psychopaths?
25 Oct 2025 01:01 GMT
… a psychopath.
Although psychopathy is not a diagnosis in the DSM-5 … analogy. Unlike AIs, psychopaths are sentient. They are … of moral emotions, whereas psychopaths, as sentient humans, … pathologically, do not.” Psychopaths can intellectually and consciously …
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I Just Received a Mental Health Diagnosis: Now What?
24 Oct 2025 18:02 GMT
… health providers utilize the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) as a reference for … a standardized way to diagnose mental health conditions and … establish a common language.
Diagnoses can assist in increasing understanding …
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Research reveals people desire social distance from spouses of those with mental illness
24 Oct 2025 15:00 GMT
… is not doing well mentally, do people assume … the Handbook of Social Psychology: Micro Perspective.
Elizabeth … four behaviors meeting the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) criteria for … the criteria for any disorder.
The study found …
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Max Saket psychiatry head with 27 years of experience reveals the first signs of anxiety: Trouble sleeping and…
24 Oct 2025 19:50 GMT
… . On the contrary, disorder is more persistent; it … indicate a clinical disorder. According to DSM-5, such cases … alongside depression. As the psychiatrist pointed out, “Many times … thinking, forgetfulness, or feeling mentally foggy.
This double whammy …
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Would A New Diagnosis Of Profound Autism Help Autistic People?
24 Oct 2025 12:50 GMT
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Since 2013 autism diagnoses have been classified under … . The DSM-III (1980) offered three diagnostic categories for … , The DSM-V introduced one diagnosis, Autism Spectrum Disorder, with … opposes splitting the autism diagnosis, believes that including more …
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Teen's 200-magnet ingestion leads to bowel surgery- the suprising reasons kids and teens swallow objects
26 Oct 2025 16:34 GMT
… experiences.”
Pica: An eating disorder
In some cases, recurrent … point to an underlying psychological or medical condition known … to American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) pica …
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Increased Antidepressant Prescriptions for Children and Adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder in Japan Based on a Claims Database
23 Oct 2025 16:09 GMT
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ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; DPC, Diagnosis Procedure Combination; FY, fiscal … ; 2000.
3. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (DSM-5). Arlington, VA: American …
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<![CDATA[Should Solitude Be a Psychiatric Value? ]]>
23 Oct 2025 22:37 GMT
… be sure, before the DSM-5 was finalized, I … University; clinical professor of psychiatry, Tufts University School of … , including several textbooks on psychopharmacology. A collection of his … D. Loneliness, meet solitude. Psychiatric Times. October 16, 2025. …