The stigma linked to mental disorders and psychological problems is long-standing. In fact, the very word “stigma” has negative connotations and comes …
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.
Presuicidal Syndrome: The signs that predict a tragedy
Suicide is a reality that nobody wants to talk about. It is a subject that makes us feel uncomfortable. However, while we deny its existence by …
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The feelings of emptiness told firsthand by those who have experienced it
Traditionally it is believed that the feelings of emptiness are unique to those who suffer from mental disorders such as depression. However, the …
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Empathy deficit: People unable to put themselves in the shoes of the others
The lack of empathy is not seen, but it is felt. And its effects are often devastating, especially on an increasingly connected and interdependent …
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Denial as a defense mechanism, what you deny submits you
When life goes wrong, it is not always easy to accept failure, defeat or loss. Sometimes we turn to denial as a defense mechanism to protect ourselves …
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Complicated grief: 5 symptoms that indicate that we have not overcome the loss
Grief is one of the most painful experiences we go through in life. Losing a loved one, either because he or she passed away or the relationship has …
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The silent grief, when no one understands your pain
"To weep is to make less the depth of grief," wrote William Shakespeare. And he was not wrong. However, there are circumstances in which we are not …
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