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Stress urinary incontinence is defined as involuntary leakage on effort or exertion, whereas urge urinary incontinence is the involuntary leakage of urine accompanied by or immediately preceded by urgency. People with an overactive bladder tend to complain of a strong sense of urgency along with increased frequency of urination. These individuals have to wake up [...]
 Generalized anxiety disorder includes the overanxious disorder of childhood and is characterized by excessive anxiety and worry for at least 6 months, which can be about a number of events and activities such as money, job security, marriage, or health. The person finds it difficult to control the worry in spite of knowing that [...]
 A phobia is a mental condition that is characterized by great fear evoked by a stimulus that normally does not arouse any such reaction from others. There is a very long list of such phobias, the commonest examples being that of claustrophobia (fear of closed places) and agoraphobia (fear of open spaces). Phobic patients [...]
If your child is stubborn, has outbursts of temper, defies you all the time, and keeps breaking rules, he or she could be suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a mental condition that known to affect nearly 5% of kids under 7 years of age. This week is ADHD Awareness Week and it is [...]
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