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Is postpartum depression? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), only one type of depression, with more than six months duration and is characterized by symptoms such as pain, sadness or low self-esteem. This is reason for consulting a psychologist or a psychiatrist. It can be confusing because reactive, ie, activated as a result of some event, such as loss of a spouse, work, and in this case, after an abortion.

However, in the medical literature has described the “post-abortion syndrome” (also known by the acronym PAS). It refers to a pathological picture that includes a symptom complex physiological, psychological and spiritual, triggered after the completion of a procured abortion (voluntary). Therefore, affects mostly women who had abortions, but also true (to varying degrees) in all the others who have been involved in the incident.

The symptoms of this syndrome are directly related to the reasons for aborting, the time of pregnancy, the relationship between parents, the steps have been taken to make the decision and the influences that have suffered during the traumatic period of the decision.

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Drug is a substance that on entering the body changes the body on its functioning. There are lots of abused drugs that will lead the abuser, slowly but sure, to death. So if one of your friends, family members, or relatives gets involved, you should not be motionless. Your first reactions might be to talk to him/her about it, but keep in mind that you must not act like super hero. Drugs are serious business and you can not battle the problem by yourself. Drug rehab is the answer to solve the abuser’s problem. At the rehab, the patients will be handled and cured by professionals in a responsible way.
In curing process, the patients will have drug treatment. The professionals will classify and verify the kind of drugs that the abusers use and also the effects, and then decide the treatment based on their observation. The treatment will probably differ based on the effects of abused drugs which are extremely varied.
Most of abused drugs produce addiction which is identified by preoccupation with obtaining a drug, compulsive use of the drug, and high tendency to relapse after quitting. The addiction treatment is very difficult but it is not impossible. Effective programs combine psychological support and pharmacological strategies, such as replacing an addicting drug with another that has similar effect; of course it should be done by the professionals.

There is a basic emotion that is played in this type of disorder: sadness. This emotion is present at all, but now the possibility of depression at some point of life is 20%, in other words in five people suffer spring a depression at least once in life.
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An addiction is, compulsive behavior that leads a person to act rashly in search of situations that soothe his anguish and anxiety (food, substances, sex, partner, etc.).. It is now considered a disease that impairs the individual and emotionally.

When we talk about love addiction, also known as dependency, we refer to those who depend so much on the other (s) of person (s) of their views, their welfare, protection, etc.. starting to focus on the outside. What leads them to feel and / or to remain “empty” inside (emotionally neglected).
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