Psychiatric or psychotropic medications are commonly prescribed to seniors to manage symptoms and behaviors. There are well-known negative and sometimes dangerous side effects associated with these drugs and the elderly…
Category: Behavioral and Mental Health
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Are Healthcare Professionals at Higher Risk of Binge Eating?
According to many experts, binge eating is the most common eating disorder, surpassing anorexia and bulimia, and affects around 3% of the adult population in the United States. While people…
Hoarding: Risk Factors, Symptoms and Treatments
In my other article, “Hoarding: How Much Stuff is Too Much?”, I provide definitions of hoarding, discuss the association between obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and hoarding, and provide an overall snapshot…
Hoarding: How Much Stuff Is Too Much?
The Mayo Clinic defines hoarding as the excessive collection of items or animals and the inability to discard them. Other sources report that hoarding can be viewed as the acquisition…
Self-Injury: A Brief Introduction
Self-injury is the deliberate injury or alteration of one’s body tissues without the intent of suicide. Most times, these acts are performed to relieve distressing thoughts or emotions or sensations…
Psychology of Obesity: A Brief Introduction
Some researchers believe there is a relationship between mental and emotional health and obesity and admit that it is a very complex topic. There are also those who find no…