Sentences with phrase «because symptoms of the disorder»

Also, because symptoms of the disorder are typically more evident in interactions with adults or peers whom the individual knows well, they may not be apparent during a clinical examination.

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It is important to understand the causes and symptoms of PTSD, because it can interfere with normal development and learning in a child, and can lead to Reactive Attachment Disorder and other emotional problems.

It is our observation that because of the (mostly younger) age of our children at the time of their adoption and the special circumstances of their abandonment and life in an orphanage or foster home, and then subsequent adoption into a loving home, their symptoms and disorders may manifest differently than those of a child who has been through the domestic foster / adoption system.

Lupus is often difficult for doctors to diagnose because many of the most common symptoms mimic other illnesses and disorders.

This is because of the risk of metheglobinemia, a rare blood disorder which basically blocks oxygen supply, causing symptoms like cyanosis (bluish skin), nausea, and loss of consciousness, among others.

Moreover, because autism spectrum disorder encompasses a vast array of symptoms and degrees of severity, it is unclear exactly what part of the spectrum the mice best represent.

A few drugs have shown promise in cell culture or animal models, but clinical trials in humans are time consuming because of the slow onset and progression of the disorder's clinical symptoms.

We want to give people tools they don't currently have, because research has shown that early intervention can greatly impact the severity of the symptoms common in autism spectrum disorders.»

An environmental testing company surveyed the air and water and found nothing amiss, and a local neurologist concluded upon examining the girls that they had «conversion disorder,» a catchall moniker for physical symptoms that originate in the mind because of stress, trauma or even mass hysteria.

«Or they may not even seek care because of the symptoms of their disorder,» says Dr. Goldie.

The new findings suggest that other signs and symptoms of sleep apnea, such as loud nightly snoring, should not be ignored, because the brain and daytime behavior of a child with higher IQ may still benefit from diagnosis and treatment of the sleep disorder.

This is especially true for those with chronic whiplash - associated disorders because most patients have tried and failed previous treatments, and their continuing symptoms mean they would be unlikely to pursue more of the same approaches.

Dr. Sharma theorized that the diagnosis of sleep disordered breathing could be missed in this population because adults with sickle cell disease are not generally obese, a common risk factor for apnea, and daytime sleepiness is attributed to the pain medications necessary to treat symptoms of the disease.

Because of the serious clinical consequences associated with bipolar disorder, Battle said, providers need to watch carefully for mania symptoms of elation or irritability that distinguish bipolar disorder from depression.

Stacia Friedman - Hill, Ph.D., a program director at NIH's National Institute of Mental Health, says these findings are particularly relevant to the field of mental health research because many mental health disorders are marked by changes in cognitive function, sometimes years before clinical symptoms become significant, and because mental health disorders often involve changes in the developing brain.

Parkinson's disease, a progressive brain disorder, is often tough to treat effectively because symptoms, such as tremors and walking difficulties, can vary dramatically over a period of days, or even hours.

«Because alcohol problems may not appear for several years, it is important that doctors routinely ask patients with a history of bariatric surgery about their alcohol consumption and whether they are experiencing symptoms of alcohol use disorder, and are prepared to refer them to treatment,» King said in a journal news release.

People with this disorder often have difficulty in the workplace because so many of their symptoms can interfere with their ability to show up for work, do their job, and interact productively with others.

This sub-type of the mood disorder can be tough to identify because it doesn't involve some of the classic symptoms, says Gail Saltz, MD, Health's contributing psychology editor.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) This condition is often misdiagnosed, especially in adults, because patients do not in fact have to exhibit symptoms of hyperactivity.

That's partly because the symptoms of BPD can look a lot like those of other mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder, depression, and schizophrenia.

People who are more rigid about their diets tend to have a harder time maintaing a healthy weight and are more likely to have eating disorder symptoms.4 Other data indicates this is largely because dieters who are more relaxed about their food choices don't suffer from cravings as much as rigid dieters, and do a better job of controlling their food intake over the long - term.5, 6

Because there is no blood test or X-ray that gives solid proof of its existence, some people may have a hard time believing that ADHD is a real disorder, or that there is a medical cause for many of the disorder's symptoms.

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, anyone suffering from anxiety disorders should avoid caffeine because it can aggravate symptoms, which include exaggerated worry and tension.

Because intestinal health and nutrition affect the entire body, this disorder is linked to hundreds of symptoms.

I ask because I have always been very sensitive to stimulants, can't have any caffeine, herbal treatments often give me bad jitters, can't have epinephrine, sensitive to all meds with possible stimulant effect, sensitive to environmental stimulation, history of panic disorder (in past before hypo symptoms started).

The problem arises that making a firm diagnosis can be a problem, because the combination of the signs and symptoms of this condition can also be indicative of another hormonal disorder.

For instance, a low FODMAP diet has been demonstrated to reduce functional gut disorder symptoms in about 75 % of people, because most people with IBS have FODMAP intolerances.

There are millions of women with thyroid disorders that go undiagnosed because they feel their symptoms are a natural part of the aging process.

If someone comes up to me and says, hey with all the symptoms of bipolar disorder, I can't first off say oh go on this ketogenic diet because we just don't have the evidence.

It's hard enough to define normal behavior in general; defining normal gifted behavior can be even more difficult because so many behaviors of gifted children can match the symptoms of some disorder or another.

Labeling exact characteristics of the disorder is difficult because, as the Anxiety and Depression Association of America notes, the disorder «appears in different ways, and not every person has the same symptoms; many people have combinations of various OCD symptoms.»

Because of the relatively rare occurrence of the disorder and the ambiguous symptoms, your veterinarian may not be lead to a conclusion of craniomandibular osteopathy right away.

It's particularly interesting that the last category of behaviors — vomiting, excessive drooling and diarrhea — while only seen in 1 out of 5 dogs with separation anxiety, is strongly suggestive of the disorder because dogs without separation anxiety are very unlikely to exhibit those symptoms.

Because this disorder is recessive, a dog must have two copies of the mutated gene to exhibit symptoms associated with PRA.

Some dogs have shown such frank signs of panosteitis that a tentative but fairly strong diagnosis of pano has been made, and then upon further tests run because of additional symptoms, they were found to have Hemophilia A. Of course, it is possible that some dogs can have both disorders at once, but based on the incidences of the two, the coincidental appearance might be hard to imagine except in certain isolated GSD familieof panosteitis that a tentative but fairly strong diagnosis of pano has been made, and then upon further tests run because of additional symptoms, they were found to have Hemophilia A. Of course, it is possible that some dogs can have both disorders at once, but based on the incidences of the two, the coincidental appearance might be hard to imagine except in certain isolated GSD familieof pano has been made, and then upon further tests run because of additional symptoms, they were found to have Hemophilia A. Of course, it is possible that some dogs can have both disorders at once, but based on the incidences of the two, the coincidental appearance might be hard to imagine except in certain isolated GSD familieof additional symptoms, they were found to have Hemophilia A. Of course, it is possible that some dogs can have both disorders at once, but based on the incidences of the two, the coincidental appearance might be hard to imagine except in certain isolated GSD familieOf course, it is possible that some dogs can have both disorders at once, but based on the incidences of the two, the coincidental appearance might be hard to imagine except in certain isolated GSD familieof the two, the coincidental appearance might be hard to imagine except in certain isolated GSD families.

Because the severity of the disorder varies from dog to dog, so do the symptoms.

Pet Neurology in Austin - Symptom of Trouble Standing: The Animal Neurology & Imaging Center outside Austin, TX can help pets experiencing trouble standing because of a neurological disorder.

Diagnosis of nicotine poisoning can be difficult if you do not know that your dog has ingested nicotine because the symptoms can mimic so many other diseases and disorders.

Because the prostate surrounds the urethra, the tube that carries urine outside of the body, symptoms usually include urinary tract disorders.

Anisocoria itself is not life - threatening, but because it can be a symptom of head trauma or neurological disorders, you should take your dog to the veterinarian if the anisocoria does not resolve.

This form of aggression is very difficult to diagnose correctly because the age of onset is 1 - 3 years which corresponds with the age that dominance aggression and idiopathic epilepsies first present and the symptoms of this disorder are very similar not only to dominance aggression and epilepsy but numerous other medical behavioral disorders such as rage syndrome.

PTSD can have a serious effect on a victim's life because of the nature of the symptoms of the disorder.

Because this type of testing can address many different kinds of concerns, including mood or anxiety symptoms, personality styles or disorders, etc. we at Glen Haven will spend time (typically 1 - 2 sessions) getting to know you before the testing, so we can work to answer your questions in the process.

Individuals with psychotic disorders might choose to forgo antipsychotic medication because of side effects.1 Over 40 randomised controlled trials (RCT) have demonstrated that cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp) is generally efficacious in improving symptoms, with small to medium effect sizes in individuals with psychotic disorders.2 It was unknown, until now, if individuals with psychotic disorders who were antipsychotic - free could tolerate CBTp and benefit from it.

And because the psychologists a) defined «psychological testing» as only those tests used to diagnose mental and nervous disorders, thereby allowing non-psychologists to use any assessment instruments — such as the Myers - Briggs — that are not intended to arrive at a diagnosis; and b) included exemptions that explicitly recognize our authority to use tests that evaluate marital and family functioning — which is part of our Scope of Practice — and to use mental health symptom screening instruments — such as the Beck Depression Inventory — which MFTs often employ to make referral or treatment decisions, it made sense to limit «psychological testing» to psychologists.

Moreover, men with depressive symptoms have reduced parasympathetic activity compared with control subjects, whereas no differences between depressed women and controls have been reported.44) Because the demographic characteristics of patients with various psychiatric disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and MDD) differ, the recruitment of separate groups of healthy controls that are well matched to individuals with each psychiatric disorder is necessary to clarify the HRV data.

Many of the scales demonstrated weak psychometrics in at least one of the following ways: (a) lack of psychometric data [i.e., reliability and / or validity; e.g., HFQ, MASC, PBS, Social Adjustment Scale - Self - Report (SAS - SR) and all perceived self - esteem and self - concept scales], (b) items that fall on more than one subscale (e.g., CBCL - 1991 version), (c) low alpha coefficients (e.g., below.60) for some subscales, which calls into question the utility of using these subscales in research and clinical work (e.g., HFQ, MMPI - A, CBCL - 1991 version, BASC, PSPCSAYC), (d) high correlations between subscales (e.g., PANAS - C), (e) lack of clarity regarding clinically - relevant cut - off scores, yielding high false positive and false negative rates (e.g., CES - D, CDI) and an inability to distinguish between minor (i.e., subclinical) and major (i.e., clinical) «cases» of a disorder (e.g., depression; CDI, BDI), (f) lack of correspondence between items and DSM criteria (e.g., CBCL - 1991 version, CDI, BDI, CES - D, (g) a factor structure that lacks clarity across studies (e.g., PSPCSAYC, CASI; although the factor structure is often difficult to assess in studies of pediatric populations, given the small sample sizes), (h) low inter-rater reliability for interview and observational methods (e.g., CGAS), (i) low correlations between respondents such as child, parent, teacher [e.g., BASC, PSPCSAYC, CSI, FSSC - R, SCARED, Connors Ratings Scales - Revised (CRS - R)-RSB-, (j) the inclusion of somatic or physical symptom items on mental health subscales (e.g., CBCL), which is a problem when conducting studies of children with pediatric physical conditions because physical symptoms may be a feature of the condition rather than an indicator of a mental health problem, (k) high correlations with measures of social desirability, which is particularly problematic for the self - related rating scales and for child - report scales more generally, and (l) content validity problems (e.g., the RCMAS is a measure of anxiety, but contains items that tap mood, attention, peer interactions, and impulsivity).

Anxiety, disruptive, eating, mood, and substance use disorders were assessed during adolescence and early adulthood using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children.36 The parent and offspring versions of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children were administered during the adolescent interviews because the use of multiple informants increases the reliability and validity of psychiatric diagnoses among adolescents.37, 38 Symptoms were considered present if reported by either informant.

In addition, it may be possible to prevent the development of suicidal behavior and other psychiatric symptoms by helping parents of at - risk youths to modify their child - rearing behavior.50 Because parental psychiatric disorders are associated with maladaptive parenting and offspring suicidality, it may also be possible to prevent the onset of suicidal behavior by improving the recognition and treatment of parental psychiatric disorders.