While this may make sense from a statistical or even theoretical point of view, it does not necessarily make sense from a practical perspective given the commonality of co-occurring depression and anxiety in EDs [76, 77], and controlling for it may take away an important part of the ED ...
Explore the benefits of a psychological evaluation. Learn how a psych evaluation can inform treatment for mental health conditions and mental illness symptoms.
What Does a Psychiatrist Do? When you make an appointment with a psychiatrist, they’ll first ask about your mental and physical symptoms. This may involve a physical exam, lab tests, and/or a psychological evaluation. As part of the process, they’ll refer to the Diagnostic and Statistical...
The gut and brain link via various metabolic and signalling pathways, each with the potential to influence mental, brain and cognitive health. Over the pas
The Hilarious World of Depression. Stand-up comedy meets a psych appointment when actors and comedians struggling with depression tell their (surprisingly funny) mental health stories to “professionally depressed” host John Moe. Terrible, Thanks for Asking. Author Nora McInerny, who has dealt with...
In consequence, pubertal status does not reflect the exact age at pubertal onset. Since we focused on a child sam- ple, we were not able to evaluate the association of child abuse with late puberty. The CTS is a valid screening instrument for subtypes of child abuse. Abuse measures ...
5. Exercise as much as possible. I know it’s what everyone says (“when I feel down I just go out for a run”, a doctor once helpfully told me), and when you’re really depressed it’s one of the last things you’d rather do, but it does help. Even a brief walk will make...
Whilst the DSM-5 and ICD-11 classify the disorder slightly differently, essentially both describe the disorder as: persistent gaming behaviour and impaired control over gaming, which effects social, occupational and personal functioning for a period of at least 12 months. The differences between the...
for him when I expect to get from him what any married woman wants from her husband: sex, understanding and a warm shoulder to cry on and someone to help me make decisions that a couple does together. I feel like I am so alone living with him I could die. I hate the feeling. I ...
The"Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders"(DSM-5) describes identity disturbance as a "markedly and persistently unstable self-image or sense of self" and notes it is one of the key symptoms ofborderline personality disorder(BPD). Of course, peoplewithoutBPD struggle with identity ...