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Adult Survivors of Childhood Emotional Abuse - Take Back Your Power

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

Electroshock and its Abuse

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

The Symptoms and Causes of Childhood Depression

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

Childhood Depression - Helping Your Child Effectively

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

How To Deal With Elder Abuse

By: GarrettLawWA | Law
Do you know what to do if you suspect elder abuse? First you must understand what elder abuse is and how to spot it. read more

Teens and Depression

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

Elderly Abuse

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

Adult Thoughts on Childhood Thinking

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

All About Depression Knowledge

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

Sibling Abuse Essay

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

Depression in the Elderly

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

Seeking Help For Depression

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

Dealing With Depression in Children

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

Depression - Dealing With Depression in Your Children

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

Women, Child Abuse and Erasing Negative Memories

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