There are terrible stories that leave a deep emotional mark on those who know them, causing a vicarious trauma. Such was the case of Peter Connelly, a …
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Mental Disorders
Mental disorders are becoming everyday more frequent, not only anxiety and depression but also psychiatric diseases as psychosis and bipolar disorder. Mental diseases are also extending to increasingly younger populations. Such is the case of the eating disorders, which now also affect adolescents.
The symptoms of the most severe mental diseases are usually controlled by resorting to psychotherapy and drugs, while mental disorders can be treated with therapy, as long as there is a good therapeutic adherence. Discover all the mental pathologies, their symptoms, causes and treatments.
Chronic pain damages the brain
Pain is not a purely physical experience. When we feel pain it is difficult to think of anything else. The sore area continually demands our …
Rebound Effect: Nothing is fixed as intensely as what you want to forget
The rebound effect is one of the psychological phenomena that most influences our lives. It is also one of the most unknown. So we fall into its …
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How to deal with a narcissist
Narcissism is an increasingly common feature. It is estimated that 6.2% of the population suffer from a narcissistic personality disorder, but the …
Does it exist the multiple personality disorder?
Perhaps the most mystified personality disorder is that of multiple personality, double personality or dissociative identity disorder, as it is really …
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Suicide: Some details you should know
-According to reports from the American Psychological Association, each year more than 8 million Americans seriously consider suicide. -Globally, …
How can we recognize personality disorders
Between 10 and 30% of the world population suffers some personality disorder. Perhaps that is why so many people have written to me concerned about …
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