Emotional Disorders

Depression and Cancer

How does depression affect cancer patients? For cancer patients, depression means much more than just a dark mood. The illness, which strikes about up to

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Anorexia Nervosa

What is anorexia nervosa? Anorexia nervosa, or simply anorexia, is a psychiatric and physical illness in which the sufferer basically starves herself. Clinically, a person

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Bug Off

After countless phone calls pleading for an appointment, the patient appeared in Dr. Luis Fajardo’s office. She took a seat and began frantically pulling little

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High Anxiety

Nikki Tilford’s first glimpse into her personal nightmare came decades years ago as she was driving to her job at the University of Cincinnati. “It

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Repressed Anger

While people who are apt to fly into rages face one set of problems, those who rarely express their anger — including those who don’t

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