Therapy How Helpful Is a Mental Health Diagnosis? Personal Perspective: The underlying issues of whether to make a mental health diagnosis. Updated September 11, 2024 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. Share Tweet Share on Bluesky Share Email ...
Physical Health Conditions That May Affect Mental Health Your physical well-being also has an impact on your mental health. People with physical health conditions may also develop mental health conditions. Psoriasis is a dermatological condition characterized by painful red sores on the skin. It is...
It is not easy to accept the diagnosis of a mental illness, especially a serious mental illness like bipolar disorder. I know that when I learned of my own diagnosis, my immediate reaction was that of devastation and my long-term reactions included everything from anger to denial ...
Sleepwalking is a type of parasomnia, an unwanted behavior that occurs during sleep. There are other parasomnias as well, and they may be more closely linked to your mental health than you think. Read on to learn more about the types of parasomnias and t
Objective: The objective of this study was to explore access of veterans to mental health therapies prior to the diagnosis of PNES.Background: Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are paroxysmal events, not caused by ictal epileptiform activity. PNES is strongly associated with post-traumatic ...
The first interview is a diagnosis, which can then suggest a specific treatment. The answer to “Why now?” defines what the patient needs from the therapist. If the answer is simple, the goals can usually be simple, too. If the client says, “Teach me to be strong enough to ask my...
First of all, it is best that you stay calm. It is easier said than done, but remember that mental health is malleable, not all problems are serious. There are quite heterogeneous criteria to establish a diagnosis in these cases and is often complicated. However, the best people for this...
The answer is ridiculous.There are 10,130,814 ways to be diagnosed with a mental illness using the current DSM criteria.When “specifiers” are added—the extensions to a diagnosis that further clarify a client's disorder—that number balloons to 161 septillion unique diagnostic presen...
In this study the researchers showed that a compulsive dimension of mental health maps onto various aspects of 'cognitive flexibility' better than an expert-assigned diagnosis. Cognitive flexibility reflects a set of brain processes that are thought to be essential for controlling our habits. Prior r...
it is necessary and timely medical treatment for early diagnosis and early treatment.Mental health refers to a sustained and positive development of psychological state, in this state, the body can make a good adaptation, and their full physical and mental potential. Mental health educat...