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What Is Kleptomania: Understanding The Symptoms And Condition
The urge to steal is often accompanied by anxiety and guilt, yet the individual struggles to stop. Recognising kleptomania's symptom can help in diagnosing and treating the condition.
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US Psychoanalysts Apologise For Labelling Homosexuality An Illness
The American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA) apologised on Friday for previously treating homosexuality as a mental illness, saying its past errors contributed to discrimination and trauma for LGBTQ people.
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'Affluenza' Teen, Mother Planned Flight To Mexico: Officials
A teen fugitive who's known for using an "affluenza" defense and his mother attempted to disguise themselves and disappear among the American tourists thronging a Mexican resort city for the holidays, but are now in custody and will be returned to the US after a cellphone used to order pizza gave away their location, authorities said on Tuesday.
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Robert Spitzer, Psychiatrist Of Transformative Influence, Dies At 83
In the tumult of the 1960s, psychiatry found itself under siege. Critics said the field lacked scientific standards - failing to help many truly troubled people while medicating or institutionalizing others who suffered from nothing more serious than nonconformity.
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Facebook posts can offer clues of depression
Posts on social networking sites like Facebook, could serve as signs of depression.
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What Is Kleptomania: Understanding The Symptoms And Condition
The urge to steal is often accompanied by anxiety and guilt, yet the individual struggles to stop. Recognising kleptomania's symptom can help in diagnosing and treating the condition.
-
US Psychoanalysts Apologise For Labelling Homosexuality An Illness
The American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA) apologised on Friday for previously treating homosexuality as a mental illness, saying its past errors contributed to discrimination and trauma for LGBTQ people.
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'Affluenza' Teen, Mother Planned Flight To Mexico: Officials
A teen fugitive who's known for using an "affluenza" defense and his mother attempted to disguise themselves and disappear among the American tourists thronging a Mexican resort city for the holidays, but are now in custody and will be returned to the US after a cellphone used to order pizza gave away their location, authorities said on Tuesday.
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Robert Spitzer, Psychiatrist Of Transformative Influence, Dies At 83
In the tumult of the 1960s, psychiatry found itself under siege. Critics said the field lacked scientific standards - failing to help many truly troubled people while medicating or institutionalizing others who suffered from nothing more serious than nonconformity.
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Facebook posts can offer clues of depression
Posts on social networking sites like Facebook, could serve as signs of depression.
