Excoriation, also classified as an Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorder, is a disorder in which a person repeatedly picks at their skin, causing signficant sores or open wounds to appear. (APA 2013) Most people who pick at their skin do so by centering on a specific area, usually the arms, legs, scalp,Continue Reading
Suicide rates for middle age (45-64) people are higher than all other age groups except people age sixty-five to seventy-five, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report also showed that suicide rates among women age 45 to 64 increased nearly 60Continue Reading
Twenty percent of Americans suffer from depression during their teen years, but as many as one-half go undiagnosed, and as few as one-third actually receive some form of treatment. Recent studies show the suicide rate for young people in the United States has increased by 70 percent in the lastContinue Reading