What Causes Paranoia? What Is Paranoia? 11 min read Paranoia is the feeling that you’re being threatened in some way, such as people watching you or acting against you, even though there’s no proof that it’s true. It happens to a lot of people at some point. Even if you know ...
Next in Alzheimer's Guide Coping With Advanced Alzheimer's DiseaseIf you or someone you know has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, you may feel scared, frustrated, and more. While there is no cure for Alzheimer's at this time, there are many ways to treat the symptoms and even he...
Awareness of your feelings can be the first step to addressing your concerns and emotions. From there, you may be on your way to learning ways to treat your symptoms, such as joining support groups or engaging in physical activity to improve mood. What is mental health? According to Mental...
Find more on treatment of depression in elderly.Why is depression in older adults hard to recognize? It can be hard to tell the difference between depression and illnesses such as dementia. Also, older adults may not talk to their doctor about their sad or anxious feelings because they are ...
In the domain of psychology, renowned psychologist Carl Jung devoted a lot of thought to this problem of the “Shadow Self,” being deeply invested in the research of ancient esoteric knowledge and spiritual scriptures to not only treat the mind of man but hisSoul as well. ...
While deriving different compounds from lysergic acid, Hofmann developed several medicines, including drugs that lowered blood pressure and improved brain function in the elderly. In 1938, Hofmann derived the 25th in a series of these derivatives. It was lysergic acid diethylamide, or LSD-25. He ...
The very same technological means used to exact cybertorture extrajudicial sentences could provide real therapy for those in need. instead, these individuals raise feelings of paranoia towardsbiophotonics,remote medical care,neural engineeringandbioelectric medicine(where the risk of suicide would be insign...
It occurs in up to 50% of the hospitalized elderly, particularly those with prior cognitive difficulties and those receiving intensive care or palliative care. The symptoms of excited delirium present as a disturbance in attention, consciousness, and cognition, with the most common signs including: ...
The Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition points out here that a diet high in legumes, indeed, is “the most protective dietary predictor of survival amongst the elderly, regardless of their ethnicity.” This same study goes on to report that: “the significance of legumes persisted even ...
This is not paranoia. This is fact. Bias may not be deliberate. It may be unavoidable because of the way that measurements are made – but it means that we must estimate the error (confidence intervals) around each data point to interpret the results. Think of heights in the U.S. If ...