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Spontaneous Remission Occurs in Majority of Depression Cases September 13, 2013 . 7 Comments
Spontaneous remission refers to the achievement of subclinical levels of physical or psychological symptoms of a specific condition without the aid of psychological, medical, or pharmacological ... Read More
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The Psychology of So-Called Alien Abductions
September 11, 2013 .
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In the classic television series The X-Files, FBI agents attempt to uncover a conspiracy between aliens from another world and the U.S. government. Ideas about aliens vary from culture ... Read More
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Negative Self-View Predicts Both Depression and Mania September 11, 2013 . 3 Comments
Negative self-views and self-appraisals are commonly associated with depressive symptoms. Individuals with major depression, as well as those with depression related to bipolar, often experience ... Read More
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Untreated Psychosis Has Long-Term Impact on Memory September 10, 2013 . 2 Comments
Schizophrenia is often diagnosed after someone has a psychotic episode. When someone who has had a psychotic episode initially seeks treatment, however, he or she may have had a prolonged ... Read More
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How Are Mental Health Issues Linked to Criminal Activity? September 10, 2013 . 4 Comments
The number of incarcerated individuals with mental health issues is disproportionately high. Not all people who commit an offense have psychological problems, but those that do often go ... Read More
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The Benefits of Mask Making in a Journey toward Wholeness
September 10, 2013 .
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A baby first focuses on the faces of those around them. Hard-wired to recognize our caregivers, at a primal level, we all understand the human face communicates information. Understanding ... Read More
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In Bed, My Fiancé Wants Me to Re-Enact Abuse He Suffered As a Child September 6, 2013 . 6 Comments
Thanks for writing in, and for the excellent question. I’d first like to congratulate you for having what appears to be an unusually expansive empathy, in that you are trying to do ... Read More
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Unrecognizable Signs: My Struggle with Discoid Lupus
September 5, 2013 .
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Freshman year of college was a difficult time for me. Many things had changed, I was away from home for the first time, I was not among close friends, and my course load was semi-difficult ... Read More
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The Aftermath of Trauma: Four Common Characteristics
September 4, 2013 .
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No one is immune to trauma, and it is not something that we can always prevent. Life is traumatic. We cannot really plan for disasters, car accidents, loss, and other traumatic events that ... Read More
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Why Can’t I Forgive My Mother for Abandoning Her Family? August 30, 2013 . 26 Comments
It sounds like you have tried to get help in so many ways, yet nothing has worked for you. That must be incredibly frustrating. There is no question that being left by a parent is painful. ... Read More
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Fetishes and the DSM: When Is a Kink a Mental Health Issue?
August 30, 2013 .
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is inextricably linked to cultural norms, and the latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders—psychiatry’s diagnostic bible—makes this readily ... Read More
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Does Borderline Personality Develop in the Womb? August 28, 2013 . 4 Comments
Research on borderline personality (BPD) has explored various avenues in search of risk factors. But according to a recent study, some of the biggest risk factors for BPD may develop in ... Read More
