In 1832 a distinguished English physician named Thomas Hodgkin reported on a group of patients who had a rapidly fatal disease characterized by greatly enlarged lymph nodes and swelling of the liver and spleen. He did not know...
Read MoreSigmund Freud noted how similar mourning and grieving and depression are. Depression could be a response to loss. The loss may be bereavement, a separation, redundancy, bankruptcy, loss of a home. Depression can also be caused...
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Read MoreHow do chemicals such as nicotine work in the brain? First, knowing how the brain works in general and how chemicals interact with neurons to alter communication between nerve cells is a good basis for understanding how the...
Read MoreTreatment of the overweight or obese patient is a two-step process: assessment and treatment management. Assessment requires determination of the degree of overweight and overall risk status. Management includes both reducing...
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