World Mental Health Day
world Mental Health Day is celebrated on 10 October. This year marks the 28th edition of the event initiated by the World Federation for Mental Health. The main rationale behind the day is to raise...
ADHD and IQ - what have scientists learned about this relationship?
There are many different opinions about the relationship between ADHD and intelligence quotient (IQ) - some people believe that a low IQ is associated with ADHD, while other experts argue that...
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 -...
Meditation and relaxation exercises - what do medics think about them?
There is a lot to be heard about meditation and relaxation exercises. Their proponents emphasise that they make you feel better and it is also suggested that meditation can help you gain control over...
Mental disorders in children from adoptive and foster families
It is not uncommon for children from adoptive families to be labelled as 'difficult', more problematic and far more likely to require psychological support. Indeed, mental disorders in children in...
Wasting intellectual potential, or how to take pleasure in action
Wasting intellectual potential is not as difficult as it may seem. It depends mainly on one's ability to look at the situation or task at hand - by looking at the result, one does not focus on the...
What does very frequent yawning have to do with psychiatry?
When someone yawns a lot in the evening after a hard, exhausting day, this is not usually surprising. Sometimes, however, the patient does not feel exhausted at all, but yawns again and again - what...
Loneliness - a 21st century problem
Loneliness is becoming an increasingly serious problem. Despite more and more tools to communicate with other people, we are getting lonelier and lonelier. Thestatistics clearly show this - up to 75%...
Naughty child, wayward adolescent: are they already conduct disorders?
Behavioural disorders are becoming increasingly common among children and adolescents. Parents often find it difficult to distinguish which of their child's misbehaviour is due to the child simply...
Self-harm in children: for what reasons do children self-harm?
Self-harm in children is not just about clearly visible, razor blade cuts on the forearms - in a broader sense, self-harm can involve strangling oneself or even a child, entirely deliberately,...
The role of BDNF and GABA in neuroregeneration
On the pages of Neural Regeneration Research, a study was published about substancess involved in processes that destroy nerve cells, but also regenerate them.
PCCH9 mutations and risk of Alzheimer's disease. Find out the correlation!
Researchers have tested whether the enzyme PCCH9 has a positive effect on the prevention of Alzheimer's disease.
Dementias as a condition whose prevalence is expected to rise steadily?
As it turns out, the prognosis for the rise of dementias is not very favourable.
Idalopirdine: does its use with cholinesterase inhibitors improve cognitive function?
Atri A. et al. summarised 3 studies that assessed whether the addition of a new drug, idalopirdine, to cholinesterase inhibitors improves cognitive function in patients.
Re-nutrition syndrome - a possible complication of anorexia treatment
Re-nutrition syndrome is a serious problem that can be encountered in patients suffering from anorexia, among others. It occurs when attempts to improve the nutritional status of malnourished people...
