Mental and behavioural disorders (665 contents)
Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders (76 contents)
Dentophobia - how do you overcome your fear of the dentist?
Do you have a toothache and yet you have cancelled your dental appointment again? You are not alone! According to research, as many as 29% of Poles are afraid of going to the dentist and 9% suffer...
Can chronic stress lead to cancer?
Unhealthy food, stimulants and lack of exercise are the first things that come to mind when people think about how cancer arises. However, one often overlooked factor in cancer prevention is chronic...
What are the symptoms of hypochondria?
Hypochondria is a condition that can significantly affect the quality of life of the person suffering from this disorder. In this article, we will discuss what hypochondria is, its symptoms, causes,...
What is Münchhausen syndrome?
Münchhausen syndrome is an extremely complex and baffling form of mental disorder in which individuals deliberately give false information about their health in order to gain attention and care. In...
Consequences of long-term trauma - complex post-traumatic stress disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an entity with which patients are rather familiar - it is associated with the fact that it develops after the experience of traumatic events, and can be...
Antidepressants and the risk of death from COVID-19
Medics are constantly looking at what drugs could be used to treat COVID-19. It is fairly obvious that they are considering various antiviral drugs, but from time to time preparations from other...
Intrusive thoughts: what are they and how to deal with them?
Intrusive thoughts can have a variety of themes, but they often relate to religious, hygienic and sexual aspects. They are usually a significant nuisance for patients experiencing them, making daily...
Coronavirus and psychiatry - what challenges do mental health professionals currently face?
For several weeks now, news of coronavirus infections has continued to appear in the media. Unsurprisingly, the vision of a pandemic makes many people fearful - a particular group of patients in whom...
What does long-term stress lead to?
The increase in adrenaline levels under temporary stress provides us with many unforgettable experiences, mobilising the body for action and having a positive effect on it. However, few people...
Professional burnout - how is it different from ordinary fatigue?
The world we live in provides us with a lot of stress. At work, in turn, where - de facto - we spend most of our time, pressure is omnipresent. The employer demands that we meet targets, perform...
Irritability - what could be its causes?
Irritability is a problem where ordinary situations, such as a long queue in a shop, having to ask your partner the same question over and over again, or not being able to get through to a hotline,...
Sleep cancels out the previous day's stress
Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) have come up with the thesis that sleep disturbances can have a negative impact on stress reduction. According to the researchers - a...
Generalised anxiety syndrome - what is it and how can it be treated?
Generalised anxiety syndrome can be regarded as one of the most troublesome anxiety disorders, as it means that the anxiety, although of varying intensity, accompanies the patient essentially all the...
Hodophobia, or the fear of travelling
Not all people feel positive about the possibility of going on holiday - for people who struggle with hodophobia, just the thought of a potential trip is a source of incredible anxiety. What are the...
Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents
Among the anxiety disorders that can occur in children are generalised anxiety disorder, separation anxiety or specific phobias. What symptoms should parents be concerned about, as they may be...
Haphobia, or fear of touch
Haphaphobia is the fear of touch. We probably don't need convincing that it can very quickly lead to difficulties in everyday life - accidental touching by another person can happen even on a bus or...
Causes of anxiety disorders - where does anxiety come from?
There is no single, specific cause of anxiety disorders. The predominant view today is that a number of different factors contribute to the onset of anxiety in people, including the role of genes and...
Blocking oxytocin receptors as a potential treatment for social anxiety
Oxytocin is both a hormone and a neurotransmitter. It exerts many different effects in the body, among others it is associated with the emergence of empathy in humans, in addition to which oxytocin...
Obsessive compulsive disorder - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Obsessive-compulsive disorder, is categorised as an obsessive-compulsive disorder. This problem affects both men and women. It can appear at different ages and is increasingly common in children and...
What behaviours may indicate neurosis?
Neurosis is classified as an anxiety disorder. It represents a serious problem from the point of view of doctors. It not only affects women, but is increasingly being diagnosed in men. Neurosis is...
What is Rapunzel syndrome?
Rapunzelsyndrome is a very rare type of intestinal obstruction. Its direct cause is the habit of eating hair (trichophagia). In many cases, trichophagia coexists with a disorder that involves hair...
Anxiety - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Anxietyand fear are two distinct emotional states that accompany each of us. They are classified as somatic disorders and occur when we are afraid of something. They warn us of all kinds of dangers...
