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Disaster Plans Should Include Those with Mental Illness

When disaster strikes — whether a deadly supercell tornado, a flood, or man-made catastrophe — it is not just those with physical injuries and trauma-related disorders who suffer. Johns Hopkins University researchers say more attention should be devoted to triaging and managing those identified as having mental disorders. In a commentary appearing in the June issue [...]

By |2020-11-22T23:29:57+00:00May 24, 2011|Current Affairs|Comments Off on Disaster Plans Should Include Those with Mental Illness

Obsessive Fears Arise in Response to Compulsions in OCD

The chicken-and-egg question regarding obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), for the most part, is usually answered by identifying obsessive fears as driving the behaviors such as repetitive hand-washing. A new study effectively reverses the order, finding that the repetitive behaviors themselves (the compulsions) might be the precursors to the disorder, and that obsessions may simply be the brain’s [...]

By |2020-11-22T23:29:57+00:00May 24, 2011|Current Affairs|Comments Off on Obsessive Fears Arise in Response to Compulsions in OCD

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