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  • Tourette's Disorder - Symptoms

    09/27/07, Healthwise

    Symptoms of Tourette's disorder (TD) include motor tics (sudden body movements) and vocal tics (sounds and words) that are not under your child's control. Motor and vocal tics can occur many times throughout the day. They can be s

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  • Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy - Symptoms

    07/27/07, Healthwise

    The following warning signs may alert health professionals that a parent (typically the mother) or caregiver has Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP):

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  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

    01/21/09, Healthwise

    “I can't turn my brain off. Sometimes I stay up all night. The bad part is not staying up, but what’s going through my head. I can't stop it.” — Hurricane Katrina survivor Marvin Turner

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  • Binge Eating Disorder - Symptoms

    09/24/07, Healthwise

    If you have binge eating disorder, you:2

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  • Anorexia Nervosa - What Happens

    09/25/07, Healthwise

    Anorexia nervosa almost always begins with a plan to follow a strict weight-loss diet. Limiting foods then leads to malnutrition and unhealthy weight loss. As malnutrition sets in, the brain and metabolism change. This limits the appetite

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  • Borderline Personality Disorder - Symptoms

    03/26/07, Healthwise

    A person with borderline personality disorder often has unstable relationships, low self-esteem, and problems with impulsive behavior, all of which begin by early adulthood.2

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  • Borderline Personality Disorder - What Happens

    03/26/07, Healthwise

    The first signs of borderline personality disorder usually appear by late childhood. The most common early characteristics are impulsive and reckless behavior. The disorder often fully develops between the ages of 18 and 25. The risk

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  • Bulimia Nervosa - Symptoms

    10/04/07, Healthwise

    Symptoms of bulimia include:2

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  • Bulimia Nervosa - What Happens

    10/04/07, Healthwise

    Bulimia can develop after a person has followed a very restrictive diet. Binging may also be triggered by a stressful event, when food gives you a sense of comfort. Feeling guilty and ashamed of binging can cause you to purge to avoid wei

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  • Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens - Symptoms

    05/14/07, Healthwise

    All types of bipolar disorder consist of cycles of mania (or hypomania, a less severe form of mania) and depression. The different types of bipolar disorder are based on whether a person has more severe symptoms of mania or depres

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