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Ten Tips For Coping With Parkinson's Disease

Approximately one-million people in North America are suffering from Parkinson’s disease. When you have Parkinson’s disease (or any other chronic illness) you are probably struggling with symptoms that can be overwhelming. Therefore the author of this article has created the following "Ten Tips" list to help individuals with Parkinson's disease cope with some of the psychological symptoms of the disease.

Do You Love Yourself? Learn Balance

by Richard B. Patterson, Ph.D.

Type II diabetes: Can It Cause You Cognitive Impairment?

by Roger Dixon, Ph.D., G. Peggy McFall, MSc, Bonnie Geall, BSc, Ashley Fischer, BSc, Sanda Dolcos, Ph.D.

Catholic Guilt? Forgive and Move Forward

by Richard B. Patterson, Ph.D.

Is Name Calling Abusive? Stop Verbal Bullying

by Richard B. Patterson, Ph.D.

Is Your Current Hives Treatment Working?

by Richard B. Patterson, Ph.D.

The Most Amazing Journey To Find Happiness

by Paul T. P. Wong Ph.D., C.Psych

Gain Self Esteem When You Face Pain

by Richard B. Patterson, Ph.D.

Learning How to Journal Will Help You Grow

by Richard B. Patterson, Ph.D.

Spiritual Health Does Include Physical Health

by Richard B. Patterson, Ph.D.

7 Tips for Coping with Difficult People

by Richard B. Patterson, Ph.D.

Doctor Exposes Munchausen By Internet

by Marc D. Feldman, M.D.

A Smart Way to Look at Hives

by Richard B. Patterson, Ph.D.

Little Known Ways That Rituals Help Us

by Richard B. Patterson, Ph.D.

Here Is One Way to Look at New Age Medicine

by Richard B. Patterson, Ph.D.

You Can Relate Bipolar Symptoms to Fibromyalgia

by Richard B. Patterson, Ph.D.

Aging: Physical Disability and Communication

by Jason T. Newsom, Ph.D. & Richard Schulz, Ph.D.

Strep Infections and OCD

from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

The Wiggles Test, Hyperactivity & Child ADD Or ADHD (Part 1)

by Thomas G. Shafer, M.D. & Susan V. Shafer, RN, B.S.N

Breast Cancer: Speak Up & Live Longer!

by: Annette L. Stanton, Ph.D. & Colleagues

Hospital Roommate Helps Recovery after Heart Surgery

by James A. Kulik, Ph.D., Heike I.M. Mahler, Ph.D. & Philip J. Moore, Ph.D.

Pessimism Works against Cancer Cure

by Richard Schulz, Ph.D., Jamila Bookwala, Ph.D., Judith E. Knapp, Ph.D., Michael Scheier, Ph.D. & Gail M. Williamson, Ph.D.