Psychological Disorders: How to Give Patients What They Want and What They Need.The article presents brief information on a study led by R.K. McHugh and colleagues on patient's preference for psychological treatment over pharmacotherapy.Kuritzky...
What Are Mental Illnesses/psychological Disorders? How Has The Incidence Of Mental Illness Changed Throughout History? Mental diseases have existed for as long as humans have been on this planet, though there have been many changes and shifts in the way we understand them. Though...
Psychological and emotional impacts include anxiety, depression and impaired social functioning. Treatment options such as therapy and medication aim at managing symptoms and improving quality of life. Many of us have those moments when we take a look in the mirror and wish for things to be a li...
Many young people described how coping with adversity in childhood caused earlier development in some areas such as problem solving or stress management but that it could also delay some aspects of personal or social development: “…almost like I was an adult before I was a teenager” (Claire)...
exist; this is referred to as self-liberation, awakening, or enlightenment (Amaro,2019; Anālayo,2021a,2021b; Shulman,2010). These concepts partly align with ideas and concepts from positive psychology, where selflessness is considered a psychological trait, referred to as reduced self-...
Alcohol abuse occurs before alcohol addiction, and treatment should be discussed with your doctor. If alcohol abuse continues to develop into an alcohol addiction, however, there is still hope: manytreatment optionsexist for alcohol addiction and alcohol use disorders. People should always seek a pro...
Similar gaps exist with special education, which is not designed to support students who do not have diagnosed learning differences or disabilities. Yet there are many learning-related challenges that do not fit the criteria of diagnosable conditions or, even if they do, remain...
For disorders in which both etiologies exist, both monogenic and multifactorial, the etiology can be thought of as 'complex'. Mendelian diseases can have a complex etiology too: one major gene, many modifying genes, and a series of environmental factors. This is not what we mean by 'complex...
Some people are exceptional at reading emotional expressions, while others struggle. Here we ask whether the way we experience emotion “on the inside” influences the way we expect emotions to be expressed in the “outside world” and subsequently our a
The pandemic, in many parts of the world, is still grim. Researchers can delve into the effect of anxiety on individual's interpersonal communication and social behavior, including usage of social media, information seeking on the web, online social networking, etc. Our research not only ...