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Kenneth W. Thomas is a Registered Nurse with 29 years of experience working in critical care units, emergency rooms, medical-to-surgical units, and psychiatric units. He has written several popular articles which have been published worldwide, including ?TeenScreen Calls Physical Illness a Mental Disorder? and a series of informative articles in the ?Is It Really? series, which is now being compiled into a book. Look for the upcoming article, ?Is It Really Depression??.
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, April 4, 2006 Is It Really Anxiety Disorder?
People feel nervous or anxious, even panicked, for a number of reasons. If you or your child has been labeled with “Anxiety Disorder”, “Panic Disorder”, or any other variations of “mental disorders” based only on a certain list of symptoms, you may want to get a second opinion and proper medical testing to find out what is really causing those symptoms.
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, March 30, 2006 Is It Really ADHD?
Your child can be labelled "ADHD" based on a certain list of behaviors. Yet, how can you be sure that your child really has a permanent, incurable brain disorder? Could the symptoms of ADHD indicate something else?