European Patients' Rights Day
18 April 2006 was established as European Patients' Rights Day. This holiday is celebrated in all countries of the European Union with the aim of raising awareness or reminding patients of their...
Nervous breakdown: what is it and how to deal with it?
A nervousbreakdown is a temporary condition in which a person loses the ability to function properly in many different areas of life, including work or family. The symptoms of a nervous breakdown...
World Health Day and Health Workers' Day
world Health Day is celebrated on 7 April. This special holiday was established in 1948 by the First General Assembly of the World Health Organization (World Health Organization) and has been...
27. European Congress of Psychiatry "EPA 2019" - funding for psychiatrists
The 27th edition of the European Congress of Psychiatry 'EPA 2019' will be held in Warsaw from 6-9 April 2019.
EPA behavioural-cognitive psychotherapy course
A 4-week course on the basics of behavioural-cognitive psychotherapy will start on 9 April 2018. which was developed by the European Psychiatric Association.
Behavioural disorders in children and adolescents
Behavioural disorders can be said to occur, among other things, when a child experiences exceptional outbursts of anger, intentionally causes harm to other people and is extremely disobedient and...
Wishes for Women's Day
Dear female users, on this special day for all women, we would like to wish you all the best.
Methadone Hydrochloride Molteni removed from pharmacy shelves by GIF decision
This powerful opioid analgesic, whose active substance is Methadoni hydrochloridum, has been withdrawn from sale as of 02.03.2018.
Wolves will help veterans treat post-traumatic stress disorder
A programme has been set up in the US that could help war veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder to return to normality. It turns out that soldiers can be helped by wolves.
Why do we like to be afraid?
We typically consider fear to be a negative emotion; in fact, this is not quite the case. If we are afraid of a wild animal, we avoid contact with it - thus preventing the consequences of such...
Borderline personality and eating disorders
The co-occurrence of two different psychiatric disorders at the same time, even if the symptoms are seemingly diametrically opposed, can be difficult to treat - a given symptom of the first disorder...
Neuropsychological assessment of dementia
Dementia(Latin dementia) is a syndrome of symptoms appearing especially in elderly people. The syndrome's picture is dominated by disorders of the so-called higher cognitive functions (memory,...
Suicidal tendencies can be detected by imaging studies?
Sometimes it is quite easy to infer that someone may be experiencing suicidal thoughts - such a risk exists, for example, in people with major depressive disorder. However, it is currently impossible...
Sports psychologist - how important is this figure in modern sport?
The role of the psychologist in today's sport is very important. Not every athlete has a strong psyche, there are moments of weakness, even when physical form is there. That's when the psychologist...
Endocrine disorders and psychiatric symptoms and disorders
Proper endocrine management is necessary to maintain the 'dynamic stability' of the body, and only then do we feel that we are healthy. In the human body, many organs are responsible for the...
Loneliness a bigger 'killer' than obesity?
Obesity has become a major public health problem, affecting more than a third of adults in the United States (in Poland the statistics are not much better). However, new research suggests that there...
The psychological impact of pregnancy problems
Difficulties in getting pregnant are usually not the only problem experienced by couples. Infertility can lead to the emergence of various psychological disorders - sometimes even relatively trivial...
Polysomnographic examination - components
The polysomnographic examination is the basic test that allows changes in the physiological activities of the human body during sleep to be recorded. In the hands of a specialist, it is an...
'One-day heroism' or 'multi-day resolve' - which attitude is closer to us?
This year it is the period from the 5th of March to the 16th of April. The period begins with Ash Wednesday and ends with Resurrection Day. Yes, we are talking about the Lenten season experienced by...
