Dr. Andrea Denise Wickersham PSY.D.

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• How Depression Leads to COPD Medication Non-Adherence

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• What is Binge Eating Disorder (BED)?

  Binge Eating Disorder, which is abbreviated as BED is an eating condition which is marked with recurring periods of quickly eating too much food, thus making one feel uncomfortable. A person with this condition lacks self-control during the binge episodes and afterwards feels ashamed, distressed and...

• Depression in Seniors

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• What Is Tachypnea?

  Introduction Tachypnea is a medical term, which means rapid and shallow breathing. This condition is often confused with hyperventilation, which is another type of abnormal breathing that is characterized by rapid but deep breathing. Both conditions are caused by carbon dioxide buildup in the...

• High School Runner Doesn't Let Autism Stop Him

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