Sex differences in autism and related disorders were relatively ignored until recently and still aren't well understood.
It turns out that Jon Kabat-Zinn noticed how many patients at his hospital were suffering from stress-related disorders.
Melmed RD, Schneider CK, Fabes RA. Metabolic markers and gastrointestinal symptoms in children with autism and related disorders.
Barlow, professor of psychology and psychiatry at Boston University and director emeritus of the university's Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders.
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Lousiana State University psychologist Johnny Matson says he is able to stop using the drugs in about 80% of kids with autism and related disorders.
But "the revised diagnosis represents a new, more accurate, and medically and scientifically useful way of diagnosing individuals with autism-related disorders, " the national group says on the DSM-5 website.
Obesity runs in families--genes alone can predict up to 40% of the chance of becoming severely overweight--and overeating seems linked to other family-related disorders such as alcoholism and drug addiction.
"Not too long ago, those affected by autism-related disorders were set aside, placed in institutions, or dismissed as untreatable lost cases, " explains Ban Soon-taek, chair of the Forum and wife of U.N.
The results showed that, even after taking account of factors such as wealth, climate and altitude, there seemed to be a strong link between asthma and related disorders and potential access to swimming pools.
Rebecca Landa, director of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, doesn't think the increase can be attributed to the study methods alone or to a purely diagnostic issue.
As a group of clinician scientists who have devoted our professional lives to the problem of autism and related disorders, we've been given an extraordinary opportunity to update and improve how autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is diagnosed.
The goal is to stem the rising tide of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, including those known as repetitive stress or repetitive strain injuries, that account for one third of all occupational injuries reported to the Bureau of Labor Statistics each year.
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It's most commonly used to treat arthritic joint pain, but can also be used for other conditions like allergic reactions, sports-related injuries, immune system disorders, certain cancers and various other types of inflammatory diseases.
Nowell's research at Penn in Philadelphia was the first to show that a genetic defect could be responsible for cancer, His work has led to numerous discoveries into the growth of cells related to cancers and other disorders.
"The experience has also been related to a range of psychological and psychosomatic disorders, " the United Nations Population Fund says.
The Army places numerous psychiatrists there to treat returning troops for post traumatic stress disorders and other mental health issues related to returning from from the war zones.
People with anxiety disorders feel excessive or irrational worry and can have anxiety-related physical symptoms, such as fatigue, headaches, trembling, sweating, panic, and nausea.
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Using imaging, scientists have shown that meditation can improve the functional performance of specific circuits in the brain and may reduce age-related shrinkage of several brain centers, particularly those that may be vulnerable in disorders such as Alzheimer's disease.
In 1998 Birmingham City Council withdrew plans to publish an information booklet for young people dealing with alcohol, bereavement, eating disorders, racism, smoking and coping with stress as well as issues related to sexuality and dealing with prejudice.
About half of all liver disease is alcohol related, a third is caused by viral hepatitis and the remainder due to immune system dysfunction, metabolic disorders and inherited diseases.
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