Acalculia - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Acalculia is defined as the inability to handle numbers, distinguish between them, perform simple mathematical tasks, read them and anything related to numbers. Both the right and left hemispheres...
Types of mood disorders - depressed mood
Depressed mood is characterised by a prolonged negative emotional tone and negative colouring of all feelings.
Psychological problems as a significant symptom of neurological diseases
Psychopathological symptoms in the general population are as high as 25%. They usually relate to anxiety or mood changes.
The case: A session is coming up
Mr Robert, aged 24, came to see his doctor on the advice of a friend. He indicated early on "that overall he is healthy, just needs medication for memory and attention".
Christmas presents - the psychology of shopping
Christmas is just around the corner and, as usual, we procrastinate buying gifts because we don't have the time. We make excuses for the overload of obligations at school or work, or the need to do...
The child's drawing as an element of clinical diagnosis
The analysis of a child's drawing is an important element of psychological diagnosis that clinicians should also be aware of. This article presents the basic principles of interpreting the drawings...
Stress and uncertainty - a man before a first date
What is a first date for a man? A spontaneous adventure or a maximum dose of stress and uncertainty?
Causes of weight loss failure part 2
The author analyses the most common causes of weight loss failures
Treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and hyperkinetic disorder.
National consultant team position paper in child and adolescent psychiatry on the comprehensive (including psychotherapy) treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and...
Abbott halts sales of sibutramine (Meridia, among others), an anti-obesity drug, in European Union countries
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., January 21, 2010. - The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHPM) within the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a recommendation to suspend the marketing...
Stress eating
The author describes the reasons for treating eating as a destructive way of coping with stress and its change to other, constructive
The way to successful weight loss
The author outlines the factors that promote weight loss and those that hinder it.
Causes of weight loss failure part 1
The author analyses the most common causes of weight loss failure
Obesity as a symbol
The author discusses the symbolism of obesity in different psychosocial contexts.
Stress - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Admiral Nelson used to say that the most appropriate remedy for a sick sailor was to rest under a spreading oak tree. However, he never mentioned how to find the tree on the high seas. Today, thanks...
Too many Americans are not getting the psychiatric care they need
Almost 30% of Americans require psychiatric care. However, only about a third of them receive it. Part of the reason for this is due to patients believing that they can best manage on their own...
Stress in pregnancy - a threat to the baby
Strong negative emotional experiences in pregnant women can negatively affect the course of the pregnancy and the development of the foetus.
World Programme "Schizophrenia - Open the Doors"
The word 'schizophrenia' literally means 'split mind', but not in the sense of having more than one personality. A person with schizophrenia may have difficulty distinguishing between fantasy and...
Teeth grinding - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Teeth grinding (another name: bruxism) is the habitual and uncontrolled clenching of teeth, usually caused by emotional factors.
Acute fatal catatonia
Acute Fatal Catatonia - (Acute Malignant Catatonia, Letal Catatonic Syndrome, Fatal Malignant Catatonia ) - incidence, symptoms, management.
