Treatment approaches to disorders of behavioural addiction are beginning to emerge. In this paper we provide a narrative review of the growing range of treatment approaches for the less well understood compulsive facets, including compulsions and the associated latent phenotypes, such as cognitive domain...
Childhood trauma doesn’t go away just because you grow up. There can be a long-term impact on mental health, relationships, and sense of self-worth. Fortunately, knowing the symptoms of childhood trauma in adults, the effect it can have, and how to treat it can help you heal from a ...
We're learning more about the craving that fuels self-defeating habits—and how new discoveries can help us kick the habit.
If a child exhibits age-inappropriate dangerous behavior, parents should seek help from an expert in the field. Child counselors or health care professionals who have experience specifically in dealing with dangerous children can offer services and advice uniquely tailored to address some...
Procrastination is a habit – a deeply ingrained pattern of behavior. This means that you probably can't break it overnight. Habits only stop being habits when you avoid practicing them, so try as many of the strategies, below, as possible to give yourself the best possible chance of succee...
Having a constant negative self-image, engaging in self-harming behavior, making risky or impulsive choices, and a plethora of mood swings or intense emotions – mix it all together, and you have a perfect recipe for a tumultuous anddisastrous relationship. ...
A typical investigation is essentially a process of elimination: Does the subject exhibit the telltale signs of possession by supernatural forces? Is there any other way to explain the subject's behavior besides demonic possession? Often, the priest will consult a mental health professional in his...
Lyrica (pregabalin) is used to treat fibromyalgia, and nerve pain associated with diabetic neuropathy, shingles (postherpetic neuralgia), and spinal cord injuries in adults 18 years and older. It is also approved as an add-on therapy for partial-onset seizures (epilepsy) in patients one month ...
Be open about your budget. For example, before going to dinner with friends, tell them how much you can spend. Set aside a specific amount in your budget for social, fun or guilty-pleasure purchases. This allows you to treat yourself without later regretting it. ...
Mischel proposed what he referred to as a "hot-and-cool" system to explain the ability to delay gratification. The hot system refers to the part of our willpower that is emotional and impulsive and urges us to act upon our desires....