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Researchers have developed a new test to diagnose Schizophrenia, and according to reports, it is almost a 100 per cent accurate in its detection of the mental disorder.

The test is a […]

A new study debunks the popular belief that exercise helps depression. From the conclusion of the study:

The results of this trial does not support any antidepressant effect of referring patients with major […]

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Disability Rights Activists Hail Supreme Court's Affordable Care Act Decision. The Center for Disability Rights (CDR), along with other disability rights organizations, such as the national disability rights […]

The concept of personality disorder itself is much more recent and tentatively dates back to psychiatrist Philippe Pinel's 1801 description of manie sans délire, a condition which he characterized as […]

Hopefully people with disabilities will see the news coverage and know that they can ask for a pool to be accessible and know they can get into that pool,” said Chris Hilderbrant with the Center for D […]

If you have Social Anxiety Disorder (also called Social Phobia), you fear situations in which others can get a good look at you, such as eating together in a restaurant, giving a presentation to a group, […]

Understanding posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during pregnancy is important given that PTSD is relatively common and persistent in nature. PTSD will occur in approximately 10% of women in their lifetime, […]

Most clinicians and researchers agree that schizoaffective disorder is a type of schizophrenia. To diagnose this disorder, a person must show the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia and the mood disturbances […]

Being disabled shouldn't signify you're unable to have goals; it should only mean you have to do things differently in order to achieve them. I live with a disability called Spinal Muscular Atrophy type II. […]

The holidays are supposed to be an enjoyable time spent with friends and family, but in all honesty, PTSD and holidays don't always mix well together. My husband is not the greatest at showing positive […]