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Next to 911, the most important number you can have on hand is the domestic violence hotline. Don’t think you’ll ever need it? Consider this fact: one out of every four women in the U.S. personally encounters domestic violence in their lifetime. That’s a whopping 25% of all women. And men, you’re not immune either. At least one in nine men are victims of domestic abuse. Thankfully, there’s plenty of help available in dealing with the national domestic violence problem.

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is an uncommon inherited disorder characterized by mental retardation, decreased muscle tone, short stature, emotional liability and an insatiable appetite which can lead to life-threatening obesity. The syndrome was first described in 1956 by Drs. Prader, Labhart, and Willi.

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a mental illness defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The DSM provides the diagnostic criteria used by doctors for major depressive disorder (MDD) and all mental disorder diagnoses.

Reasons why people resist accepting that they are mentally ill and then resist taking medication for their mental illness.

Information about heroin has been available for over one hundred years making the question, “what is heroin?” easy to answer. Heroin is a semi-synthetic drug derived from morphine, which is derived from poppies (how is heroin made?). Heroin information also indicates heroin is an opioid drug – a drug that binds to opioid receptors in the central and peripheral nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, and gut. The key information to know about heroin is that it is most commonly found as a street drug and has a high potential for abuse, addiction, and harm.

The long-term effects of domestic violence are far-reaching and often devastating for victims – most often women and children. Women and children, who live in an environment where domestic violence commonly occurs, face increased risks because of the tumultuous atmosphere in their lives. Women may develop an impaired ability to nurture their children and contribute to their positive development. Children, whether victims themselves or just witnesses, may withdraw from their parental relationship, suffer seriously delayed or distorted development, and emotional problems.

Background: The word rumination is derived from the Latin word ruminare, which means to chew the cud. Rumination is the…

When I woke up this morning, there were candy bar wrappers all over the kitchen, and I had a stomach ache. I had chocolate on my face and hands. My husband says I was up eating last night, but I have no memories of doing so. Could he be playing a joke on me?

Research points to many causes of domestic violence, but all of these causes and risk factors have one underlying commonality: the abuser feels the need to exert complete control over his or her partner. Some studies indicate that a cause of domestic violence stems from an intersection of both environmental and individual factors. Essentially, this means that abusers learn to use abusive tactics to control others from the influence of family members, people around them, and cultural traditions as they grow from children to adults.