Mental health diagnosis needs clinical context, judgment and direct assessment. An educational discussion of symptoms, labels and careful evaluation.
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Why statistically significant findings in mental health research may not always be clinically meaningful for real people and therapy.
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Stress is a major factor that comes up often when looking at eating patterns. To all who are interested in the link between stress and eating disorders, the following article in the Journal of Neuroscience may be of interest: https://www.jneurosci.org/content/early/2021/04/01/JNEUROSCI.2853-20.2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected families in many ways. As individuals are struggling with anxiety, uncertainty, fears, and changes at work and in social relationships, loneliness, depression and despair have been on the rise. Since families are not closed systems that are shut off from the world and the fears and uncertainties experienced by family
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Algorithms run our world in many ways, from cars to social networks, and even medical recommendation. The researchers in the study below asked whether people would rather trust another person or an algorithm, and the results may be surprising to some, while not to others, but they are relevant to anyone, particularly those with an
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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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An educational article on corporal punishment, child wellbeing, boundaries and supportive non-violent approaches.
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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 Related information If this topic is personally relevant, the general page on Trauma and PTSD may be a helpful starting point. Trauma-related difficulties can also overlap
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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 Before leaving a comment You are welcome to share a general reflection or question. If a
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