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The clinic was roughly two years into treating Rainy, who had been diagnosed with prolonged grief, anxiety, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Hannah Bassett, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2024
In a Runner’s World profile ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Marathon Trials in 2020, Seidel talked about how dealing with depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and an eating disorder had affected her as an athlete.
—Julie Kliegman, Outside Online, 9 Sep. 2024
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are conditions that affect how a person thinks and behaves.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 1 Sep. 2024
More than half of those studies are investigating MDMA treatment for PTSD, while others focus on the drug’s effects for conditions such as liver impairment, eating disorders, social anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2024
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Hannah Bassett, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2024
In a Runner’s World profile ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Marathon Trials in 2020, Seidel talked about how dealing with depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and an eating disorder had affected her as an athlete.
—Julie Kliegman, Outside Online, 9 Sep. 2024
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are conditions that affect how a person thinks and behaves.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 1 Sep. 2024
More than half of those studies are investigating MDMA treatment for PTSD, while others focus on the drug’s effects for conditions such as liver impairment, eating disorders, social anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2024
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