Illness and guilt is a bad combination that affects a lot of people. When some people face health problems, they also tend to feel guilty. Questions like “Why me?” or “Will I be strong enough?” usually pop up in their…
The physical symptoms of depression are the brain’s ways to tell us that something isn’t okay. This complex disorder doesn’t only alter mood and thoughts. If there’s something characteristic about depression is how it impacts the body. It brings with…
Psychopathology has been very present in films. An endless number of movies have told us stories related to psychologists, psychiatrists, and above all, people who suffer from mental disorders. Even when the plot line isn’t directly related to psychopathology, psychology…
The name Thomas Szasz awakens all kinds of emotions in the world of psychiatry. They love him and they hate him. They revere him and they doubt him. Nevertheless, his theories turned into an actual revolution during the 1960s.
Hypochondria or Illness Anxiety Disorder (as the DSM-5 calls it) is one of the most common reasons for consultation among psychotherapy patients. This disorder refers to people who live in constant anxiety that’s related to the fear of suffering from…
Can mental illnesses be inherited? Many people have asked this question, especially if they have family who suffers from mental disorders. In addition, a lot of research shows that some mental disorders have a genetic component.
The use of drugs results in many deaths every year. The UN did a global report in 2017 about drug consumption. It confirmed that, in the past year alone, drug-related deaths had risen by 11.4%.
Life flows as a narration, but many plots are interrupted by events that end up turning into a trauma (or several traumas). They just happen and life goes on. No one ever prepares you in case of a trauma, do…
Sertraline is one of the most well-known psychotropic drugs for the treatment of major depression, panic attacks, social anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and obsessive compulsive thoughts. You may also know Sertraline as its commercial name, Zoloft. Although the drug doesn’t cure…
People still consider certain anxiety myths valid. However, those who live with this demon don’t benefit in the slightest from them. Anxiety devours our tranquility and our balance in life. Nobody chooses what disorder or illness to suffer from. Anxiety…
Psychology has trouble reaching the masses in an understandable way. The bulk of society continues to confuse personalities and mental disorders. People are still staying things like, “I feel like a schizo” or “I’m so bipolar”. Personalities can indeed be…
The primary characteristic of factitious disorders is faking psychological or physical symptoms or purposely causing them. Doctors diagnose it through simple direct observation or through a process of elimination. In many cases, however, it is still controversial because it’s impossible to completely…
Cannabis isn’t just the most highly consumed illegal drug in the world. It’s also one of the drugs with the most myths about what it does to your mind and body. The Spanish Observatory of Drugs and Addiction says that the…
The label “shock therapy” encompasses therapies that are actually quite different from each other. What they have in common, as the name implies, is that they have a significant impact. We are talking about a stimulus that is capable of producing changes…
Unfortunately, humankind has been afraid of mental illness throughout its entire history. In many cases, it was because we didn’t understand them. The search for explanations (paranormal, scientific, or religious), investigating treatments, improving the life of the people affected by…
Antipsychiatry is a controversial movement that emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s. One of its main inspirations was the Hungarian psychiatrist Tomas Szasz, who was also a professor at the University of Syracuse in New York. However, the…
Mixed anxiety-depressive disorder has been controversial and not all existing diagnostic classifications include it. It’s not that its existence isn’t recognized, but sometimes it has been considered to be a depressive disorder with secondary anxious characteristics, and not one single…
Many mental disorders have their root in suffering. More specifically, in the meaning we give to it. What’s most interesting about this is that it’s not theoretical. Actually, it’s part of a psychological technique called logotherapy. It focuses on the meaning…
