Author Archives: Tracy Kolenchuk

The DSM/5, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, is the official medical manual of mental disorders, including bipolar disorder.  The headings for Bipolar Disorders include: Diagnosis | Epidemiology and Clinical Presentation | Neuroimaging | Differential Diagnosis | Treatment | … Continue reading →

What causes illness?  What are the basic causes of illness? If you read modern medical texts you might believe that illnesses can have thousands of causes, and then writings by alternative medical authors, perhaps every illness is caused by a … Continue reading →

Which medicine, “does not cure better“, – a conventional medicine, prescribed by your doctor and purchased at a pharmacy, or – an alternative medicine, purchased at a pharmacy or health food store, or – a homeopathic medicine, purchased at an alternative … Continue reading →

Why don’t we know the causes of our disease? Today, most adults have a disease or two. According to the US Centers For Disease Control, “As of 2012, about half of all adults—117 million people—had one or more chronic health … Continue reading →

What is the true cause of a placebo effects? Webster’s dictionary provides a not-cause, but no cause: “improvement in the condition of a patient that occurs in response to treatment but cannot be considered due to the specific treatment used“. … Continue reading →