Abnormal Psychology
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Chapter 1: An Overview of Psychopathology and Changing Conceptualizations of Mental Illness
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National Alliance on Mental Illness
American Psychological Association
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Asking Mom: 'Did You Know I Was Depressed in High School?'
Would You Tell The World You Had Schizophrenia on YouTube?
From Insane Asylum to Psychiatric Center: A Brief History
Make It Ok- Reframing Mental Illness
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Make It Ok- Reframing Mental Illness
Ending the Stigma of Mental Illness
Challenges and Rewards of a Culturally Informed Approach to Mental Health
Chapter 2: Neuroscience Approaches to Understanding Psychopathology
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National Human Genome Research Institute
Neuroimaging and Mental Illness: A Window into the Brain
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Studying Schizophrenia by Giving It to Computers
Researchers Rewrite the Guidelines for Diagnosing Alzheimer's
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Chapter 3: Research Methods
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Research Methods and Bias in Science
Science, Trust, and Psychology in Crisis
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Forget About It: Your Middle Aged Brain Is Not On The Decline
Research Points to the New Method of Treating Severe Grief
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Chapter 4: Assessment and Classification of Psychological Disorders
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What The Marshmallow Test Really Tells Us
National Institute of Mental Health
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Pioneering 'Masters of Sex' Brought Research to the Bedroom
A Psychiatrist's Prescription for His Profession
Why Is Psychiatry's New Manual So Like The Old One?
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Autism Now: Exploring the 'Phenomenal' Increase in U.S. Presence
Chapter 5: Disorders of Childhood
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New Mutant Monkeys Model the Inheritance of Autism
Learning Disabilities Association of America
US Department of Health and Human Services—Autism
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Autism Gives Woman an 'Alien View' of Social Brains
A Peak At Brain Connections May Reveal Attention Deficits
Learning with Disabilities: One Effort to Shake Up the Classroom
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From High School Dropout to Harvard University Graduate Student
Autism Now: How Should We Address Deepening 'National Health Emergency'?
Chapter 6: Mood Disorders and Suicide
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A New Link Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Suicide
Anxiety and Depression Society of America
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Could Your Child's Picky Eating Be a Sign of Depression?
How Talking Openly Against Stigma Helped a Mother and Son Cope With Bipolar Disorder
Colorado Gun Shops Work Together to Prevent Suicides
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What's Causing A Rising Rate of Suicide?
This Is What It's Like to Be Arrested While Suffering Mental Illness
Chapter 7: Stress, Trauma, and Psychopathology
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International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation
Trauma Training for Criminal Justice Professionals
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Wellness Programs Take Aim at Workplace Stress
Vets Say Trained Dogs Help With PTSD, but VA Won't Pay
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Why the Navy Is Changing Its Approach to PTSD
How Does the Toxic Stress of Poverty Hurt the Developing Brain?
Chapter 8: Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
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Hoarding Can Start Early, but Signs Are Hard to See in Teens
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Why OCD Is Miserable: A Science Reporter's Obsession With Contracting HIV
'Coming Clean' About Growing up in a Hoarding Household
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More Stress, Less Stigma Drives College Students to Mental Health Services
Chapter 9: Dissociative Disorders and Somatic Symptom Disorders
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Exploring Multiple Personalities in "Sybil" Exposed
Real "Sybil" Admits Multiple Personalities were fake
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Chapter 10: Eating Disorders
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National Eating Disorders Association
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For Boys With Eating Disorders, Finding Treatment Can Be Hard
Despite Encouragement to Eat Better, Obesity Rises Among U.S Adults
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Why We Shouldn't Let the Food Industry Dictate Our Diets
Progress in Curbing Child Obesity, but Major Racial Gaps Persist
Chapter 11: Sexuality Disorders and Gender Dysphoria
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The Complications of ID for Nonbinary People-- and How It Could Change Soon
An Overview of Sexual Dysfunction
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For Juvenile Sex Offenders, State Registries Create Lifetime of Problems
Female Libido Pill Fires Up Debate About Women and Sex
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Chapter 12: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
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National Institute on Drug Abuse
Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
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Insurance Rules Can Hamper Recovery From Opiod Addiction
marijuana's mainstream move triggers different kind of family talks
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bottoms up to finding the connection between genes and addiction
Does Vaping Save Smokers or Create New Nicotine Addicts?
Why We Should Treat, Not Blame Addicts Struggling to Get 'Clean'
Chapter 13: Schizophrenia
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How YouTube Videos Help People Cope With Mental Illness
Halting Schizophrenia Before It Starts
Study Suggests Talk Therapy Eases Symptoms of Schizophrenia
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In Treating Schizophrenia, a Balancing Act Between Drug and Talk Therapy
Pinpointing Genetic Links to Schizophrenia May Open Doors to Better Treatment
Chapter 14: Personality Disorders
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Borderline Personality Disorder
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin: Psychopathy
Antisocial Personality Disorder
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The Challenges of Treating Personality Disorders
It's All About Me: But Is Narcissism a Disorder?
Can a Test Really Tell Who's a Psychopath?
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Cluster A Personality Disorders
Chapter 15: Neurocognitive Disorders
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With dementia, reality sometimes hurts more than it helps
National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke
Preventing Alzheimer's Disease: What Do We Know?
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Japanese City Takes Community Approach to Dealing With Dementia
Women's Brains Appear to Be More Vulnerable to Alzheimer's Than Men's
Can a Person With Dementia Consent to Sex?
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Why Dementia Takes a Huge Toll on amilies
how do you spot alzheimer's? Neuroscientist, author behind 'Still Alice' explains
Chapter 16: The Law and Mental Health
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With No Insanity Defense, Seriously Ill People End Up in Prison
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Denied Coverage for Surgery, Transgender man Sues His Insurance Provider
Can a Test Really Tell Who's a Psychopath?
Mentally Ill Often Locked Up in Jails That Can't Help
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How Poverty and Mental Illness Are Putting More People Behind Bars