Question 1

define the term mental  functional disorders?

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Functional disorders: "functional" disorders is a vague term used to describe certain persistent symptoms for which no other organic or pathologic cause can be found. One example, would be in some one who has chronic headaches or abdominal pain, and has had a full set of testing and evaluation procedures, with no diagnosis. Other more unusual symptoms include: paralysis, pseudo-seizures, certain tics, vomiting, etc.

Question 2

how do organic and functional disorders differ?

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Organic v functional: I'm not sure exactly what you mean.    In functional medicine we are looking for the root causes of what a person is experiencing.

Question 3

are functional disorders in my head?

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Functional DO's: Functional does not mean "it's all in your head". It simply means lack of organic etiology to explain symptoms.

Question 4

does a psychologist treat functional disorders?

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Yes: Psychologist do treat functional disorders as there are might be difficulties coping with illness and understanding from families. There are psychologists who are specializing in health psychology -- effects of medical conditions on a person and person's relationship with the people and the world as well as how to cope with physical illness effectively.

Question 5

does biofilm disrupters supplements helps candidas glabrata? whats your opinion of functional medicine? is it legit? im having a really resistant strain called candidas glabrata. seen an infectious disease specialist. i am not self diagnosing?

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: You may try biofilm disrupters but I doubt that is the issues when it comes to C. glabrata. You need a medication that is effective against the C. glabrata for long enough may likely work better. If the infection is because you have a foreign body in the area of infection it may be worthwhile to try, the best thing is to talk with your specialist to see what is effective against what was cultured.

Question 6

what is functional medicine?

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Alternative : Method of treating patients.  Approaching the patient as a whole. Trying to incorporate environmental , body homeostasis , outside factors to name a few to help prevent and maintain the health of an individual.  There's a bit more to it.   Find a holistic doctor and talk to them about. A lot of good stuff with that approach

Question 7

what medicines are use for lou gehrig's disease?

Accepted Answer

Treatment: It's mostly supportive, but a drug called Riluzole is approved for ALS and it's thought to work by decreasing glutamate mediated motor neuron cell death.

Question 8

is human urine a best drug to get for any disease?

Accepted Answer

: I'm sorry, but your post does no make any sense. Please read what you wrote, rephrase your question and repost.

Question 9

what is the safest medicine name for peyronies disease?

Accepted Answer

Some injections: Non-surgical treatments for peyronie's include: waiting (as some penises improve without treatment), or injections of medications such as verapamil or interferon (medications that can decrease the collagen fibrous material in the plaque). An experienced urologist can evaluate to be sure peyronie's is cause of the curvature, and then he may recommend non-surgical treatments as a first step.

Question 10

does seziure disorder repeats even after taking medicines for a year?

Accepted Answer

Long term disorder: Seizure disorders, depending on cause / epilepsy / trauma history--can last years, decades, or life-long. Medications decrease the frequency and duration of seizure, but almost every patient with seizure disorder will occasionally seize.

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