By: Lisa J. Lehr | Self Esteem Adult survivors of childhood emotional abuse may have spent long years thinking all kinds of negative things about themselves: "I'm not supposed to be here," "I'm worthless," "I don't deserve to be happy or successful or liked"...because that's what these victims were told by those whose authority they respected. They may have attracted a series of abusers into their lives over the years, who've only reinforced the negative messages of the original abuser. It's likely that the victim still has an abuser in his or her life, whether parent, spouse, significant other, or lesser player. And that negative self-image is reinforced, layer upon layer. read more
By: Nick G Broadhurst | Mental health Electroshock has a similarity to torture. Its history starts in a pig slaughterhouse, and continues today in psychiatric hospitals as treatment for the insane. read more
By: Naomi West | Depression Depression is a rather serious mental condition that thousands of people in the world have to contend with. Many of us know what this is like and have suffered through it in our own way. Although it is serious to see someone going through this condition there is a way to help them. read more
By: Dan Micheals | Depression Childhood depression is more common than most people think. Just as adults do, they can go through bouts of depression. However, the problem children have is they are not always able to let people know how they are feeling, so they often don't get the help that they need when they are dealing with depression. For this reason, adults need to be well informed about this type of depression. This way they can spot it if it happens to their child or a child that they are responsible for. read more
By: Satyendra N Mishra | Depression Feelings of sadness are pretty normal in adults and are even more common among the turbulent teenage years. Sadness is often the byproduct of the complications in our lives. Depression is the name we give to express feeling very sad or feeling sad for a prolonged amount of time. read more
By: Sensei Adam Rostocki | Health and safety Elderly abuse is a horrific fate for seniors to endure as they age. Learn all about the reasons why elderly neglect and abuse occurs and how it may be prevented in this article by an elderly rights advocate. read more
By: Lucy Wallace | Babies For many decades child development experts have held the belief that children are far less intelligent than adults; that they don't understand many facets of life and are largely unaware of them too. Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Alison Gopnik, has set out to change that dated view of childhood cognition in her books 'How Babies Think' and 'The Philosophical Baby' amongst others, and it's all to do with imagination. read more
By: helen mae quinn | Business Ideas Depression can affect a person's behavior and work performance. It can lead to heart problems, substance abuse or social problems. It can last for days or months. If left unrecognized or if the depression becomes severe, there is the possibility of suicide read more
By: Brian John | College In order to study the sibling abuse we must first give look at the stories of several Bible siblings to see what kinds of things characterized their relationships. Then we will talk about what characterizes sibling relationships these days, and what should.... read more
By: Danial Hurley | Alternative Medicine The elderly is the most commonly affected age group for this condition. Millions of old men and women suffer from this illness all over the world. However, elderly women are more prone to depression than old men. There are many different causes of depression in the elderly. read more
By: Writers Cafe | Nature Depression may be a disorder that affects approximately 18.8 million American adults in some form. It's therefore very seemingly that everybody will at some point in their life be laid low with depression, whether it be their own or someone else's. Of all the people with depression, only one-third of them ask for the necessary medical treatment. read more
By: Gabriella Gometra | Parenting While some people prefer to ignore that it happens, depression can occur in children. Do not put off until puberty to seek counseling and appropriate medication. read more
By: Ras Reed | Depression Depression is not a disease that affects only the adults. It affects the children also. When a child yells, screams, uses foul language, there is a high probability that the child is suffering from depression. read more
By: Nick Arrizza, M.D. | Women's Issues Many women with a history of abuse in their childhood struggle with feelings of low self esteem, self image, self worth, self confidence, and experience repeated failures in relationships, career, etc? Did you know that it is no longer necessary for one to suffer in silence? It is now possible to completely erase the negative memories of that abuse helping to restore you to your pristine, empowered, and successful self. read more