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Psychotherapy - in general (51 contents)
The autism spectrum and personality disorders: why is an accurate diagnosis so important?
Autism spectrum disorders and personality disorders are two distinct groups of mental disorders. The former are associated with abnormalities present from early childhood, whilst the latter are...
When medication doesn’t help: psychological methods for managing gynaecological pain
Many women, when their gynaecologist suggests they seek help from a psychologist, react with disbelief: “But this pain isn’t all in my head.” Endometriosis, painful periods, vulvodynia and chronic...
Online psychotherapy: effectiveness and risks
Psychotherapy is generally associated with a couch, where the patient lies down and tells the therapist about his or her problems. Although this is sometimes indeed the case, in the vast majority of...
Caring for a mentally ill loved one - consequences and where to seek help?
Chronic stress, exhaustion and helplessness. These are just some of the consequences for carers of a loved one with a mental illness. What does round-the-clock care of a family member entail and how...
Where to seek help - psychiatrist, psychologist or psychotherapist?
Trauma, depression, suicidal thoughts. Who should I turn to for help and when? Who can write prescriptions and make referrals to hospital? Who is basically a psychotherapist and how does he differ...
We would like to invite you to the Psychosis Therapy Congress, which we are co-organising with the PTPSPP
Together with the Polish Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis and the Psychosis Psychotherapy Forum, we would like to invite you to a jointly organised Congress: "Connections....
How do you prepare yourself and your child for a visit to a child psychologist?
In recent decades there has been a rapid increase in the demand for psychological help for children. A visit to a child psychologist can cause anxiety, so it is worth preparing both yourself and your...
Psychotherapy: 5 myths about therapy. Is it effective?
As numerous data and studies show, the mental health of Poles leaves a lot to be desired and the huge amount of work related to this topic is one of the priorities of the public health field.
Pandemic burnout - when to seek help and a specialist?
The pandemic that is upon us for another year in a row is negatively affecting the mental state of many people. Lockdown, isolation, closed schools, restricted contacts... Are we in danger of a wave...
What treatment methods are used in psychiatry?
Psychiatry is mainly associated with the conversations that take place between a psychiatrist and his patient. Certainly, dialogue can have a beneficial effect on the patient's mental state, but the...
Cognitive-behavioural therapy in the treatment of chronic pain
Psychotherapeutic interventions and techniques have come a long way in their development, through behavioural and cognitive techniques, to join forces in helping as the third wave of...
I'm not crazy! - treatment under the guidance of a psychotherapist like any other
I recall a joke in which a man taking public transport to work every day confuses the buses and gets on another one. It turns out that the bus is carrying patients of one of the institutions for...
Why deal with the body?
Working with the body can prove to be a breakthrough in the psychotherapy process. It unlocks, sensitises people to their own physical and psychological needs. It can prove supportive where other...
The impact of music on the human psyche
Music is art, entertainment, pleasure and medicine, and its universality connects whole peoples and cultures. It is also, or perhaps above all, one of those activities that require the involvement of...
What is systemic therapy about?
Systemic therapy, family therapy, couple therapy, marriage therapy..., they all share a common understanding of the family as a system of dynamically interconnected parts that influence each other....
What is psychodynamic psychotherapy?
Psychodynamic psychotherapy is derived from psychoanalysis, which is the oldest current in psychotherapy. The forerunners of other currents, which often arose in counterpoint to psychoanalysis,...
Characteristics of cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy
Cognitive-behavioural psych otherapy is becoming increasingly popular in Poland. Psychiatrists are increasingly referring psychiatrists to it, and more and more books on this approach are being...
Therapy for rape victims
In the previous article the psychological and psychiatric effects of rape were discussed, this time let us focus on how this traumatic experience can be dealt with with the help of a specialist....
Should mental illness really be a taboo subject?
Psychiatry is an important field of medicine. This can be evidenced by the fact that an internship in this field is - in addition to work in departments such as internal medicine or gynaecology - one...
Sandwich generation - a growing generation of older people
Middle age is a time of stability and enjoyment of achievement? For many, it is a period of life's most difficult ordeal. How do you meet the expectations of ageing parents, children, grandchildren,...
Delusions, anxiety, psychotic symptoms - do they always mean mental illness?
Schizophrenic-like symptoms, delusions, hallucinations often with fever, disorders of consciousness, hypoventilation, seizures, autonomic system disorders, dyskinesias. Such symptoms are regularly...
Visiting a psychotherapist - when to go to a psychotherapist?
A psychotherapist is usually a psychologist or doctor (usually a psychiatrist) who has undergone additional training (including self-therapy). He or she should work under the supervision of a...
