WILLIAMS SYNDROME Williams syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that affects many parts of the body. This condition features many developmental problems such as learning disabilities, heart and blood vessel problems, musculoskeletal defects, increased level of calcium in the blood during infancy, distinctive facial features that becomes more noticeable with age. Because of the increased …
WHAT IS A CORTIAL DEMENTIA What is dementia? Dementia is a name given for a group of disorders characterized by loss of cognitive function, mental confusion, disorientation, memory problems, misperception and sometimes behavioral problems. Each disorder has its own unique features, but the common factor amongst the dementia is that the brain cells start dying …
PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME DEFINITION Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare and complex genetic disorder that alters appetite, development, metabolism as well as intellectual behavior and function. This disease is characterized by small stature, behavioral problems, defective sexual development, low muscle tone and an uncontrolled appetite that leads to life-threatening obesity. Those suffering from Prader-Willi syndrome needs …
PERSISTENT DEPRESSIVE DISORDER (PDD) A persistent depressive disorder is a long term form of depression. Also known and dysthymia, persistent depressive disorder is less severe than major depression but more serious and is longer-lasting in duration. A persistent depressive disorder is characterized by a continuous feeling of hopelessness and sadness. These feelings might make you …
BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER (BDD) Body dysmorphic disorder is a mental disorder marked by an obsessive idea of perceived defects or flaws in one’s appearance – a flaw that to others, is considered minor or not observable. People suffering from BDD can feel emotion such as shame or disgust concerning a part or parts of their …
DEFINITION Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare and complex genetic disorder that alters appetite, development, metabolism as well as intellectual behavior and function. This disease is characterized by small stature, behavioral problems, defective sexual development, low muscle tone and an uncontrolled appetite that leads to life threatening obesity. Those suffering from PWS needs help and …
DRUG ABUSE Drug abuse, also called substance abuse is an illness that is characterized by a destructive patterned use of illegal or legal drug or medication. The condition affects the person’s brain and behavior such that they are unable to control the use of the drug, to the point that it interferes with their ability …
SCHIZOPHRENIA Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder which interferes with how a person thinks, feels and behaves. It usually appears in adolescence or early adulthood and affects both women and men. The age of onset for men tends to be in their early 20s while women tend to show symptoms of the illness …
OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD) The obsessive compulsive disorder is a mental disorder that is marked by a pattern of unreasonable, uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts and behaviors that a person feels the urge to repeat over and over. A person suffering from this disorder may feel the need to check things repeatedly, perform certain routines repeatedly, or …
SCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDER (SPD) A schizoid personality disorder is a personality disorder marked by a long-lasting pattern of indifference to social relationships, with a limited range of emotional expression and a consistent shyness from interacting with others. People with this disorder may lack the desire to form close relationships with others or express their feelings …