Feb 3 2012in addictions, ADHD, benefits of ADHD docsabet No Comments »
Although the given definitions of these terms vary, I do find the following distinction helpful. Passion denotes a pervasive enthusiasm for a life pursuit or bliss that transcends time and space and brings satisfaction, serenity and joy. Desire is a temporary state that can never be fully satisfied and demands possession, ownership and engulfment. From a mystical [...]
Read moreJan 30 2012in cultural issues, diagnosis docsabet No Comments »
CNN: Twitching disorder affects 12 girls Conversion disorder is one of those psychiatric diagnoses that remain enigmatic in mainstream medical circles. The terminology has a wisp of outdated antiqueness as it connotes Freud’s theories pointing to anxiety being psychically converted into somatic symptoms. Sigmund Freud (1856-1949) the father of psychoanaylsis, was a neurologist that found the reductionistic theories of his [...]
Read moreJan 12 2012in ADHD, depression docsabet 2 Comments »
Our current terminology of mental illnesses classify mood, anxiety and attention disorders as separate categories. Yet clinical experience points to the convergence of these symptoms in the same individual in many of cases. I have a different take on this phenomenon: I think the best way to conceptualize it is to start with the biological basis of ADHD which first leads [...]
Read moreJan 4 2012in choosing doctor, cultural issues, diagnosis, Uncategorized docsabet No Comments »
Medical school demands superhuman dedication to mastering many branches of scientific disciplines and their application in solving clinical conditions. Science is rigorous, methodical, critical, ever revising and subject to repoducibility. A medical student learns to question new information with an eye for evidence and sorting out details. She has spent numerous sleepless nights memorizing and applying critical thinking [...]
Read moreDec 22 2011in ADHD docsabet No Comments »
One of the most troublesome aspects of what brings ADDers to seek help is the phenomenon of having multiple thoughts simultaneously. Many have worried that they might be going crazy or losing their minds. Some have been told by teachers, parents, therapists, and friends that it is impossible to have more than one thought at [...]
Read moreDec 14 2011in holidays docsabet No Comments »
The fundamental principle enunciated by Bahá’u’lláh … is that religious truth is not absolute but relative, that Divine Revelation is a continuous and progressive process, that all the great religions of the world are divine in origin, that their basic principles are in complete harmony, that their aims and purposes are one and the same, that [...]
Read moreDec 1 2011in ADHD, eating disorder, Uncategorized docsabet 1 Comment »
You have had problems with weight gain and compulsive eating all your life. You have tried numerous diet regimens only with temporary success. You eat when you are bored. You eat mindlessly. You obsess about your next meal before you finish your current one. Your mood fluctuates wildly depending on the food type you eat. [...]
Read moreNov 17 2011in addictions, sex docsabet No Comments »
We live in a sense-based culture. There were periods in history that ideal-based modes were more in vogue. No wonder then that sense-based gratifications such as preoccupation with sex , food, and other sensual pleasures are regarded as universal rights. Any hint at proper channeling and control of sexual impulses is regarded as limiting and old-fashioned. The consequences [...]
Read moreNov 8 2011in anxiety docsabet No Comments »
Social Anxiety Disorder or Social Phobia is one of the most prevalent and undertreated psychiatric conditions. It causes much suffering and pain in those afflicted, and when unaddressed can evolve into many other forms of depression, anxiety and substance abuses disorders. The core feature involves an intense fear and embarrassment at being the center of attention. Many ruminate on the [...]
Read moreNov 7 2011in dementia docsabet No Comments »
Have you been around an individual afflicted with the devastating effects of a severe brain disease such as Alzheimer’s dementia? The memory loss, personality change, blank stare, confusion, labile mood and many other signs and symptoms speak of a brain that is no longer functioning properly. The personality that used to interact with the world [...]
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