African folklore dictates that unlike other werecreatures this monster is an animal that disguises itself in human form. By day it walks the earth nearly indistinguishable from humans, but at night it returns to its true hyena shape. We...

Malaria kills a lot of people every year, and many of those people are young children. Developing a vaccine against this deadly disease has been a long and difficult journey, but there’s been a breakthrough! While we are still working...

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Explore the world of harmful bacteria and their potential to make us sick. Learn about pathogens, foodborne illnesses, skin infections, and how to protect yourself from the effects of these bad bacteria. Discover the importance of...

This video discusses the outbreak of SARS in Singapore and the measures taken to control its spread, including the distribution of thermometers to students for daily temperature monitoring. It highlights the efforts of an Indian firm to...

Forests are not usually teeming with water bodies. In other words, there are only a handful of lakes, ponds, or other small bodies of water that quench the thirst of a lot of animals that live in nearby wildlife areas. As animals...

This is a very relevant topic in this current time as we deal with this pandemic and all of the negativities that comes with it. I don’t think we’ve begun to see the mental impact that this is going to have...

It's very hard to watch a loved one need help but not get it. What you do to help depends on why they refuse help and how much they accept that they have an illness. See this video on The Imposter Syndrome for one way this...

Jessi introduces Blueberry the Northern Blue Tongued Skink, tells why she was rescued, and how she overcame her ailments to live a happy and healthy life as an animal ambassador at Animal Wonders.<br/>

When your bird gets sick and needs their medication delivered by breathing it in, then you'll need a nebulizer. Archie the Amazon parrot is here to help show you how to get it done!

Jessi feels the need to share a few things about her life with animals. Five things to be exact.<br/>
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Jessi shares 5 ways to tell if your bird might be sick. Featuring lots of the birds at Animal Wonders (that aren't sick, just happy to join in the fun of the day)

Schizophrenia is the most serious disorder we have in psychiatry. It is much more than hallucinations. It’s an illness where the person’s main problem is being psychotic. With psychosis, you are not able to tell what’s real and...

Today's video is about bipolar spectrum illness and is based on a viewer question from Saddam. He asks if his diagnosis of bipolar spectrum will later become bipolar 1 or bipolar 2 disorder.
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Schizoaffective disorder as a combination of schizophrenia and a mood disorder either bipolar disorder or depression. Where does the term affective come from? In psychology there’s a concept called the ABC’s of the...

Dissociative identity disorder develops when person fails to form a total personality that integrates all aspects of yourself and your emotions. For more on dissociative states watch this video on depersonalization. What Is...

The clinical term for health anxiety used to be hypochondriasis, but now it’s been split into two disorders, somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder.
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There’s a bidirectional relationship between gastrointestinal disorders and anxiety. This relationship is thought to be controlled by a gut-brain connection. Research studies have concluded that there is signaling between...

Do you know the difference between minor depression and major depression?
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In this video, I talk about the key differences between these two types of depression and offer tips on how to get help if you think you might be...

In general when we hear that someone is hearing voices, we believe that the person is experiencing a psychotic episode. Psychosis is a break from reality and not knowing what’s real and not real. Usually hearing voices, also...

Health anxiety is a term that combines two disorders from the DSM-5: somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder. Previous versions of the DSM called it hypochondriasis. And from this term came the pejorative label,...

Do antidepressants shrink your brain? No, but depression does. This question is based on a viewer comment. I think it’s pretty common for people to believe this. But in actuality, the illness, major depression causes...

Are personality disorders mental illness? A Personality disorder is a pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates from the expectations of a person's culture.
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Although these patterns of behavior are...

Bipolar disorder can present in two very distinct ways. There is, a classic or textbook presentation and non-classic or atypical presentation. These are not official subtypes of bipolar disorder that you will find in the...