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• Addictions

  

  Addiction is the repeated involvement with a substance or activity, despite the substantial harm it now causes, because that involvement was (and may continue to be) pleasurable and/or valuable. More

• Bipolar Disorder

  

  Bipolar Disorder causes people to swing between extreme, severe and typically sustained mood states which affect their energy levels, attitudes, behavior and ability to function.  More

• Child Care

  

  This topic center provides information on choosing and selecting childcare or daycare, including types of daycare, license issues, how to search for daycare and the interview process.  More

• Colds and Flu

  

  A cold and the flu (also called influenza) are alike in many ways. But the flu can sometimes lead to more serious problems, like the lung disease pneumonia. More

• Depression: Depression & Related Conditions

  

  This center provides an in-depth look at Major Depressive Disorder by summarizing symptoms and diagnostic criteria according to the current standards, prevalence and course, historical and contemporary understandings of the causes of the illness, as well as diagnosis and treatment.  More

• Elder Care

  

  One of the biggest decisions a family may have to make is to determine how to provide care for elderly parents/relatives when those elders are no longer able to live independently. More

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