Psychiatrists have found out that a history of animal cruelty was significantly associated with antisocial personality disorder (APD), antisocial personality traits, and polysubstance abuse. In a recent study, investigators tested the hypothesis that the temptation to harm an animal is associated with APD by looking for associations with other disorders commonly diagnosed in a population of criminal defendants. ...

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Changes in mood and personality also may occur" (Anonymous, 2002). ... There is no well-accepted specific test to identify Alzheimer's Disease during a patient's lifetime. ... No one test can determine whether Alzheimer's actually exists, which is also the reason why a physician must administer an exhausting battery of tests before making an Alzheimer's diagnosis. A detailed patient and family history will be taken; a physical exam will be conducted; mental status test will be administered; neurological exam will be completed; laboratory tests will be performed; and an exte...

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Waking up in the morning, regretting to go to school to hear some person ridicule you about the way you look, the way you talk, or about where you are from, is harmful to the mind. At a point, you have had enough of this, and you can't take it anymore. Thoughts come into your head, "Will I ever be liked again? When is this going to stop? I want to hurt myself, or kill the other person....

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Domestic violence against women is widespread phenomenon that has affected the lives and health of women's mental and physical health. Domestic violence can be sexual violence between couples such as rape or incest. One out of every three female homicide victims is killed by their husbands or boyfriends. This may happen during rape when a women is forced to have sex, is physically beaten while sex or is strangled during sex. This is used as ways to achieve power and control over her body and herself. ...

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