Worldwide, one out of every three women has been abused during their lifetime; most of the abusers are members of their own family.  Concerning rape, 77% are committed by somebody the victim knows and 6 of 10 rapes occur in the victims own home.  The statistics are staggering stating that over 683 thousand women are the victim of rape each year in the United States alone, however only a small, 2% of these rapes lead to a conviction and ...

There is an interesting question being posed which is, is alcohol abuse a factor of anxiety disorder or is anxiety disorder caused by alcohol abuse?  It is a classic “which came first” scenario that has a lot of people looking for answers. Science has already noted the hereditary factor in alcohol abuse stating that a child of a person who has an alcohol abuse problem is at greater risk of having an alcohol abuse problem as we ...

Every year approximately 15 million Americans suffer from an episode of major depression.  The most common form of major depression is bipolar disorder, which occurs in 3% of the adult population in the United States.  Females experience depression two times more often than men and over the period of a woman’s lifetime, some 12% of adult females will experience an episode of clinical depression.  Around 80% of people with cli ...

Approximately 1% of the child population in the United States, between the ages of 3-17 years old has been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.  Experts estimate autism occurs in one of every one-hundred births and 1 to 1.5 million Americans are living with autism currently.  The health care costs associated with autism results in $60 billion spent annually and within ten years time the costs are expected to total up to $200-$400 ...

It has been said. That "once a cheater, always a cheater”; this is not necessarily true, although it is quite difficult to save a relationship once a partner has been caught cheating.  It is possible, but the process can be a long, ragged journey and both partners need to have the same goal in sight.   How to Save a Relationship After Your Partner has Cheated The first thing you need to know from your partner is if he or s ...