Disruptive, Impulse Control and Conduct Disorders Comorbidity of Disruptive Behavior Disorders and ADHD A child with ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder) or conduct disorder is more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperact…
Disruptive, Impulse Control and Conduct Disorders Parents of Children with Conduct Disorder “My son is a monster.” “Everywhere we go we are the talk of the town. ‘The circus act.’” “I need advice on how to keep our family …
Disruptive, Impulse Control and Conduct Disorders President Trump and His “Defiance Disorder” “Oh my God, he just tweeted this,” said Reince Priebus, President Trump’s former chief of staff. The tweets in question essentially banne…
Disruptive, Impulse Control and Conduct Disorders Intermittent Explosive Disorder You’re at your favorite coffee shop on a beautiful morning. You’re happy; your morning has gone ideally, and it’s one of the best days yo…
Disruptive, Impulse Control and Conduct Disorders Disruptive Behavior Disorders: What Are They? Most of us have witnessed a toddler throwing a temper tantrum. For parents, toddler-hood entails endless screaming and crying. Toddlers b…
Neurodegenerative Disorders Stem Cell Therapy: A Question of Ethics Imagine you have been diagnosed with a disease, and you are told that there is no cure. There are treatments available to help with your …
Neurodegenerative Disorders Multiple Sclerosis: A Neurodegenerative Disease Multiple Sclerosis, more commonly known as MS, is a disease in which the body’s immune system attacks the central nervous system. The cen…
Neurodegenerative Disorders You Are What You Eat: The Role of Nutrition in Neurodegenerative Disorders In my elementary school cafeteria, there was a poster right at the front of the lunch line. It was a “Got Milk” poster. When I went to mi…
Neurodegenerative Disorders Companion Animals and Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the fourth leading cause of death and the fifth leading cause of disability in the United States (Wilson, 200…
Neurodegenerative Disorders The Role of Iron in Neurodegenerative Disorders Watching a loved one slowly forget everything and everyone in their lives is a painful ordeal, which can be even more aggravating if ther…