COVID has changed the world, and some of these changes will reverberate long after the pandemic has passed. Eating patterns are very basic to everyday life and they are by no means an exception. Psychological distress, stress management, financial difficulties, and abrupt schedule changes may have contributed to disordered eating during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Helpful […]
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Corporal punishment of children is, fortunately, a practice that is becoming rarer in the world. For the science to back up this trend, the following article may be of interest. The author’s findings suggest that spanking may alter neural responses to environmental threats in a manner similar to more severe forms of maltreatment. https://srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cdev.13565
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While psychiatric diagnoses are usually something that is made within a clinical interview by an experienced clinician, there have been new developments in the area of biological diagnostics. These new biological tests may not replace a clinical interview anytime in the near future, they could be an important marker for the refinement of diagnosis and
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There is a new study on the possibility of disrupting the reactivation of trauma memory, which may be of interest to everyone interested in trauma and trauma therapy: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-021-00825-5
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Work can have an effect on our work performance. The following article may be of interest to all who are reassessing their eating habits: https://doi.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fapl0000890
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The following video may be of interest to all who are working from home:
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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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