Since communication and mental health are tightly interlinked, this article may be relevant to anyone interested in COVID-19, social distancing, and their effect on communication and mental health: COVID-19 and Social Distancing: Impact on Communication, Learnability and Mental Health
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This article may be interesting for anyone who is interested in understanding social anxiety: Response Inhibition, Cognitive Flexibility and Working Memory in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Social Anxiety Disorder
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Using computer programs to model psychosis can give us greater insight into the nature and development for psychosis. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210401151253.htm
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It may come as a relief to many parents that they do not have to feel that guilty if their child watches some TV. See the article on https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210402114054.htm. However, it is often still better to communicate with one’s children and go outside if there is the time to do so. The interaction between humans
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Aripiprazole in the Treatment of Psychotic Bipolar Disorder Dr Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. Patients can have bipolar and psychotic symptoms at the same time. Aripiprazole has showed effectiveness in both areas in stabilising mood and reducing psychotic symptoms. Many patients, however, continue to suffer in their everyday life at the workplace, in relationships, and socially
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Benzodiazepines and Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Anxiety and Panic Attacks Christian Jonathan Haverkampf M.D. The benzodiazepines have been used for decades in the treatment of anxiety and panic attacks. They still are the only widely used and effective medication available that can stop anxiety within a very short amount of time. Recommendations for their
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Antidepressants, Antipsychotics and Psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder Christian Jonathan Haverkampf M.D. Borderline personality disorder is characterized by intense, rapidly fluctuating emotional states and moods combined with impulsivity and interpersonal difficulties. The management of patients with borderline personality disorder is often challenging, with substantial risks of inappropriate or insufficient treatment. Psychotherapy is the first-line treatment
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Communication can be bliss. We fulfill our needs through communicating with others, and it helps if our way of communicating with others is aligned with our needs, values and aspirations. However, too often we do not pay much attention to communication. We might see that something is not working on the job or in a
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Hope is something we feel we need when we don’t have it. Most of the time, we would not even think about it. But the fact that we feel a desperate need for it when fortune seems to have turned against us, shows that it has a powerful role to play psychologically. And, it is
We all want to feel good. Over the years, I have never seen someone who truly wanted to feel bad, but only people who were too afraid to commit to feeling good. Yet one of the reasons why feeling good matters is that we are more creative and innovative when we are in a good
