Laughing and crying are normal human responses to emotion, but when it becomes sudden, frequent, uncontrollable and doesn’t match how you feel, it might be a sign of a medical condition called ...

CA_092018_Feature-2_Image Pseudobulbar affect is a significant national health issue in the United States, with approximately 2 million individuals affected. Pseudobulbar affect is characterized by ...

Have you ever heard of pseudobulbar affect or PBA? If you answered no, you're not alone. Charles Darwin first described this health condition now known as PBA more than 130 years ago, but many ...

"PBA is a disconnection between how a person feels inside (mood) and how they display those emotions (affect), and because it involves displays of emotions, many people, physicians as well as patients ...

This article is sponsored by Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. In long-term care environments, it’s not uncommon for site staff including nurses, administrators, physical therapists, physicians and ...

—The effort required to manage a patient’s physical manifestations of ALS often overshadows the disease’s psychological burdens. That’s changing. Reviewed by Aaron Miller, MD, Professor of Neurology, ...

Perhaps this situation sounds familiar to you: you are having a calm discussion with a friend about a topic you don't find emotional whatsoever, and you notice that tears are welling up in your friend ...