Cognition is defined as the mental process of acquiring knowledge and understanding it. It includes perception, knowledge, memory and awareness. Cognitive impairment is the symptom most commonly associated with brain disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Yet,...
It wasn’t always called fibromyalgia. It wasn’t even classified as a medical disorder until recently. When many of the first recorded patients reported the symptoms associated with fibromyalgia to their doctors, medical professionals thought that...
by guest blogger Sandra Griswold I was probably 19 or 20 when I first read Viktor Frankl’s classic Man’s Search for Meaning. In my tumultuous college years, finding meaning drove my studies, my self-reflection and desire...
Stress, multi-tasking, and packed schedules make it hard to remember everything – like where you put your keys. But what is normal and what is more serious? It can be hard to know which things are...
It might not be surprising that many of the homeless children in the United States also suffer from depression. What might be surprising is the actual number of those that are afflicted. Researchers at Ohio State...
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (also known as GAD) is a medical condition that is characterized by chronic, intrusive, and distressing thoughts of a worrying nature. These thoughts are chronic (always present), intrusive (difficult to remove from...
Clinical depression can be a struggle for adults but it is particularly challenging for children and teens; in addition to affecting their ability to learn and impairing their ability to gain critical socialization skills, it...
Event to provide CME/CE credits to those who register for free event The Institute for Advanced Medical Research is pleased to announce that, with their regional partner Global Medical Education (GME), they will sponsor the “GME...
Dr. Angelo Sambunaris to lead team October 28, 2014, ALPHARETTA, GA – Today the Institute for Advanced Medical Research announced that they will launch a new clinical trial for Adult ADHD in January 2014. The pivotal...
For many adults, while their attention deficit disorder went undiagnosed throughout their childhood, they likely suspected that their cognitive functioning was somehow different than their peers. Instead of diagnosing and addressing the ADHD (previously called ADD),...