Coronavirus myths
COVID-19, now commonly known as coronavirus, has spread from Wuhan in China to every continent on Earth except Antarctica. As of this moment, the number of infected people worldwide exceeds 250 000,...
Children's fears of coronavirus: how to alleviate them?
A coronavirus pandemic raises fears for representatives of different age groups, but the youngest patients are probably in the most difficult situation. Cancelled school classes, parents staying at...
China begins vaccination tests against COVID-19 virus
The party newspaper Renmin Ribao reported yesterday (17 March) that the Chinese authorities have agreed to start experimental tests on humans. The trials concern a vaccine against coronavirus.
How to wash your hands properly? How to protect yourself against the KORONavirus?
In recent days, the whole of Poland has been living with just one topic: CORONAVIRUS. As we all know very well, it is important to take care of ourselves during this special time, avoid crowds,...
10 unusual phobias you haven't heard of
There are phobias that everyone has heard of, such as fear of enclosed spaces (claustrophobia), fear of heights, fear of spiders (arachnophobia) or the usual social phobia. However, there are many...
How do you protect yourself from coronavirus and from the COVID-19 panic?
Coronavirus infections around the world have been talked about since early 2020. The pathogen has been causing anxiety among Poles for a long time, and since March - when the first cases of infection...
MDMA (ecstasy) finds use in the treatment of mental disorders?
MDMA (ecstasy) is a recreational psychoactive substance, the effects of which can include openness, feelings of euphoria, easier contact with strangers, deeper sensations of various stimuli or a...
Music makes us sad?
Recent research has found that listening to sad songs has a real effect on our mood. This finding may explain why some people are more affected by music compared to others.
Dyslexia in a child - how to recognise?
Dyslexia is now the most common learning disorder in children. This article by a clinical psychologist answers questions about what dyslexia is, what disorders it covers, where to get help and how to...
Can omega-3 fatty acid supplementation be beneficial in children with ADHD?
Therapeutic interventions and pharmacotherapy are used in the treatment of ADHD. However, in various sources, one can come across various reports of yet another type of remedy, the use of which would...
Borderline personality - when to suspect?
Epidemiological studies show that the prevalence of borderline personality (so-called borderline) is 0.2-2.8%. Until recently, it was thought to be more common in women, but definitive studies have...
What is sologamia?
Nowadays, more and more people are choosing to live without a partner. Today, being single is something completely normal. Often we are not able to find a partner or we do not want to commit to...
Reports on the causes of compulsive sexual behaviour
Compulsive sexual behaviour - in the form of impulsive sexual intercourse, for example - can significantly impede an individual's ability to function on a day-to-day basis. The mechanism by which...
School violence and its long-term consequences
Name-calling, telling untrue rumours or bullying and pushing - in theory, it would seem that bullying in childhood and adolescence, apart from the undoubted damage to the psyche, has no other...
Women: correlation between stress and Alzheimer's incidence
Statistics show that Alzheimer's disease affects women more often. Until now, the causes have not been known, but recent research suggests that stress may influence the condition. Researchers looked...
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,...
Intelligent extroverts lie more often
The tendency to lie is part of our personality. But are personality traits the only factors that make some people lie more often than others? Polish researchers conducted a study which proves that...
What problems can indicate a personality disorder?
Personality disorders are problems that are encountered more and more frequently nowadays and with which many difficulties are associated. These concern both the diagnosis of these disorders (it is...
Chronotherapy in psychiatry
The diurnal cycle regulates the work of every organism, manifesting itself at every hierarchical level, both at the micro level - molecule, cell - and at the macro level at the population level....
Suicidal thoughts - how to talk about them with a loved one?
Suicidal thoughts are unfortunately occurring in an increasing number of not only teenagers, but also children who are considerably younger than them. Those who are confronted with this problem -...
