ADHD in adults
ADHD has its onset in early childhood. Over time, the associated disorder may gradually subside, but in a significant number of patients the problem does not subside when they reach adulthood -...
Internet heckling - how to combat it?
Online heckling is a relatively new phenomenon, having emerged with the rise of discussion forums and social networking sites. The phenomenon of hate speech can affect not only public figures, but...
Drama kings - histrionic personality disorder
Every one of us has met this type of person. Always wanting to be the centre, loud, provocative, wanting attention at all costs. True, they can be annoying at times, but to some extent the world is...
Menstruation can exacerbate borderline symptoms
In the course of borderline personality disorder, patients struggle with quite intractable difficulties - it is difficult for them to function even with their closest people. It is for this reason...
Modern therapy for Alzheimer's disease and cognitive disorders
According to the latest data, Alzheimer's disease affects around 400,000 people in Poland and 30 million people worldwide. The disease gradually takes away memory, impairs orientation and recognition...
Münchhausen syndrome: causes, symptoms, treatment
Münchhausen syndromeis a psychiatric disorder in which the patient induces symptoms of the disease themselves only to be dealt with by doctors. It is a serious problem that no one needs to be...
World No Tobacco Day
Every year, World No Tobacco Day is celebrated on 31 May. The holiday was initiated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1987 and its main aim is to draw attention to all the negative health...
Vitamin B6 supplementation may affect your ability to recall dreams!
Do you often get the vague impression that you had a beautiful dream the night before, but can't for the life of you recall its content? Or you are able to recall the outline of a dream, but when it...
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...
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...
