Scorpion stings are painful but rarely life-threatening. Young children and older adults are most at risk of serious complications.
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Basal cell carcinoma
Learn about symptoms, treatment and prevention of this common skin cancer that often occurs on the head and neck.
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Wrinkles
These lines in the skin are a natural part of aging that's also affected by sun exposure and smoking. Learn about prevention tips and treatment options.
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Antisocial personality disorder
This includes ignoring right and wrong, lying, treating others harshly, and not caring about hurting others. Charm or wit is used to manipulate others.
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Body dysmorphic disorder
This mental disorder causes persistent, intense focus, shame and anxiety over perceived body defects, often resulting in many cosmetic procedures as a fix.
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Childhood schizophrenia
This severe mental disorder in children involves hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking and behavior that can impair the ability to function.
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Idiopathic hypersomnia
Learn about this sleep condition that causes extreme sleepiness during the day and trouble waking up from sleep.
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Social anxiety disorder (social phobia)
Learn more on this disorder where everyday interactions cause significant worry and self-consciousness because you fear being judged negatively by others.
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Complicated grief
In complicated grief, painful emotions of loss don't improve with time and are so severe that you have trouble recovering and resuming your own life.
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Drug addiction (substance use disorder)
Drug addiction affects your brain and behavior to the point where you can't control your use of legal or illegal drugs, even when you know they cause harm.
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Narcissistic personality disorder
This mental disorder includes an unreasonably high sense of importance, a need for excessive admiration, fragile self-esteem, and troubled relationships.
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Intermittent explosive disorder
This mental health condition involves sudden bouts of impulsive, aggressive, violent behavior or verbal outbursts that cause major distress in life.