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Schizophrenia

  Schizophrenia: What You Need to Know Schizophrenia is a serious disorder which affects how a person thinks, feels and acts. Someone with schizophrenia may have difficulty distinguishing between what is real and what is imaginary; may be unresponsive or withdrawn; and may have difficulty expressing normal emotions in social situations. Contrary to public perception, […]

How to visualize it ?

The technique used to win the game, get rich, and fight illness…visualization. Visualization is a cognitive tool accessing imagination to realize all aspects of an object, action or outcome. This may include recreating a mental sensory experience of sound, sight, smell, taste, and touch. In psychological practice, visualization is often used to mentally rehearse an […]

The psychology of low back pain

  Low back pain is the second most common cause of disability in the U.S. Over 80% of people will experience an episode of this pain at some point in their lives. Themost common reasons for low back pain are disc injuries, sciatica, lifting heavy objects, or some other non-specific back injury. Yet even though […]

Schizophrenia

‘Positive’ and ‘negative’ symptoms Who develops schizophrenia? When people first become unwell Diagnosis Treatment and support Peer support and self management Physical health problems A new name for schizophrenia? ‘Positive’ and ‘negative’ symptoms People who have a diagnosis of schizophrenia at times experience the symptoms of psychosis – delusions, hallucinations and muddled thinking. Mental health […]

Psychotic depression

What is psychotic depression? Some people who have severe clinical depression (sometimes called major depressive disorder) experience hallucinations and delusions. They are said to have psychotic depression. People who have severe clinical depression are in a depressed mood most of the day, practically every day, and can lose interest in almost everything. Mental health professionals […]

How Teens depression is different?

Physical Health Problems While depressed adults often talk about emotional pain, depressed teens tend to report physical aches and pains. They may report headaches, stomach problems or say they just don’t feel well. Physical exams however, won’t reveal any findings. Irritability Adults usually describe feeling sad when they’re depressed, but teenagers often become increasingly irritable. […]

Improve your study skills

Nobody said that raising an adolescent was easy, and schooling one is even more of a challenge! Parents are taking on a lot of school responsibility, and let’s face it — things are different than they used to be. How are parents supposed to know how to handle the homework load without some guidance? Take […]

When your wife is depressed after giving birth

Having a baby is a time of joy and excitement for many women. But, for some, giving birth can prompt deep feelings of anxiety and sadness. When these feelings are long-lasting and interfere with daily life and relationships, they’re known as postpartum depression (PPD). Don’t ignore them. “It’s common to experience constant worry that something is going to […]

Back to school

One of the more remarkable things gymnasts do is balance on a four inch wide beam, performing skills that most would not even think doable on a floor. But each September, many of these young athletes face a different kind of balance challenge: balancing school with practice. Gymnastics does not need to be an impediment […]

The Latest Antidepressants:

“Must Know” Information About Vilazodone (Viibryd®), Levomilnacipran (Fetzima®), Vortioxetine (Brintellix®), recently introduced, has a specific action improves cognitive functions. It should be titrated 5 ,10 , 15 and 20 mg at morning time for sometimes intolerable nausea. ! amphetamine like action. and Lurasidone (Latuda®)

Diagnosing bipolar disorder

Many patients with borderline personality disorder or other forms of moodiness are wrongly diagnosed as having bipolar disorder. On the other hand, it is simultaneously true that many patients with bipolar disorder (especially bipolar II disorder) continue to be misdiagnosed as having a depressive disorder. Because the treatment of depression and of bipolar disorder is very […]