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  2. Mental illness in ancient Greece - Wikipedia

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    Treatment of mental illness in ancient times was often linked to religion.Hippocrates [4] was one of the leading faces when battling with mental illness, and it is mentioned in the textbook Religion and Philosophy: Belief and Knowledge in the Classical Age, his strong belief in the gods and the power they hold in being able to heal and help people.

  3. List of fictional diseases - Wikipedia

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    A "metaphysical, deconstructionist" virus spread by the English language. Symptoms begin with palilalia as they repeat certain words (usually terms of endearment), proceeding to full aphasia and finally cannibalistic rage as the affected individual grows insane from an inability to express themselves clearly. Andromeda The Andromeda Strain

  4. Language disorder - Wikipedia

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    A primary language disorder is one that cannot be attributed to an underlying disorder and is solely responsible for the language disturbance while a secondary language disorder is the result of another disorder. [12] Language disorders can also be categorized as developmental or acquired.

  5. Greek underworld - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, the Greek underworld, or Hades, is a distinct realm (one of the three realms that make up the cosmos) where an individual goes after death. The earliest idea of afterlife in Greek myth is that, at the moment of death, an individual's essence ( psyche ) is separated from the corpse and transported to the underworld. [ 1 ]

  6. Mental illness in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    Apulian pottery depicting Lycrugus of Thrace, an ancient Greek king driven mad by Dionysus [1]. Mental illness in ancient Rome was recognized in law as an issue of mental competence, and was diagnosed and treated in terms of ancient medical knowledge and philosophy, primarily Greek in origin, while at the same time popularly thought to have been caused by divine punishment, demonic spirits, or ...

  7. Religious trauma syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The symptoms of CPTSD include those of PTSD plus lack of emotional regulation, disassociation, negative self-perception, relationship issues, loss of meaning comparable to RTS. Traumatologist Pete Walker sees attachment disorder as one of the key symptoms of Complex PTSD. He describes it as the result of growing up with primary caretakers who ...

  8. Lovesickness - Wikipedia

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    Lovesickness refers to an affliction that can produce negative feelings when deeply in love, during the absence of a loved one or when love is unrequited.. The term "lovesickness" is rarely used in modern medicine and psychology, though new research is emerging on the impact of heartbreak on the body and mind.

  9. List of language disorders - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of language disorders. A language disorder is a condition defined as a condition that limits or altogether stops natural speech . A language disorder may be neurological, physical, or psychological in origin.