Hormones are chemical messengers that are produced by specialized cells in the body. Although there are many characteristics of hormones, the most widely acknowledged one is that once they are produced by the specialized cells, they are shed in blood and they are transported to where they are needed, where...

Psychologists use classification systems to diagnose mental disorders.   But these systems have also come under criticism.   The most popular classification system is the DSM-IV. It contains over 250 disorders in 17 of the following categories: Adjustment Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders, Disorders...

There seems to be no good reason to explain why we use antibiotics rather than bacteriophage therapy in order to treat bacterial infections. Further, given the strains of antibiotic resistant bacteria that are contaminating hospitals and other areas, it isn’t clear why this therapy is not already being used in...

One of the batterer programs is the couples’ group treatment. Couples group treatment is effective because it helps bring together couples where the wife or the husband is not fearful of their partner. The focus of couples’ group therapy is to deal with the problem that caused the marital violence...

One ethical and legal issue that can arise during treatment for domestic violence victims is that the treatment may fail to realize who initiated the violence (Kimmel, 2002). This could occur in cases where the perpetrator of the violence could have overpowered the initiator of the violence. In such cases,...