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3 May 2011 Comments Off

Psychiatry and mental health

Psychiatry is the realm in which medical science and psychology join to provide help for persons whose mind (as one says) is disturbed and whose behavior does not conform to accept social patterns. Psychopathology  and clinical psychology are integral sub-fields of this branch of medical psychology which, of necessity, also includes neurology, mental deficiency or [...]

29 April 2011 Comments Off

Health Education as a core course for Teachers’ Education: to enhance the Mental Health of students

Health Education as a core course for Teachers’ Education: to enhance the Mental Health of students By Akintunde, P. G. (Ph.D) Department of Vocational & Special Education University of Calabar Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria And Olanipekun, O. Fola Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria   Abstract This paper is primarily concerned with the [...]

13 February 2010 Comments Off

Attention Deficit Disorder

Description: Attention deficit disorder (ADD) is a neurobehavioral disarray that bears on 3-5 percent of all American children. It interferes with a person’s ability to sustain attention or focus on a task and some patients may be unable to control impulsive behavior. Some of the warning signs of ADD include failure to listen to instructions, [...]