Perfectionism as a trait or anankastic personality?
Perfectionism, extreme downright meticulousness, rigidity towards rules, regulations and moral codes. Those mentioned are some of the traits presented by patients with anankastic personality...
Where to find motivation?
The media is full of ways to find motivation. Reading articles, listening to motivational speeches by coaches and trainers repeating "You can do it!", we forget that the easiest ways are at our...
A revolution in the treatment of autism spectrum disorders?
Cycloserine is an antibiotic that is used to treat tuberculosis or urinary tract infections. However, thanks to the work of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, it now appears that this...
Fighting overweight - a healthy living guide
Since you are reading this text it means that you are struggling to maintain a healthy body weight. And not for a few days, rather for months or years. The most important question is this: Are you...
Supporting the regeneration of the Central Nervous System with over-the-counter dietary supplements
This article is for information purposes only and is not a substitute for visiting your doctor. It is advisable to consult the use of dietary supplements during your visit, even if they are available...
Autism spectrum disorders more common in people whose brain is anatomically male?
New research into risk factors for autism suggests that in addition to biological sex (the disorder is more common in men), differences in brain structure may also be a predictor, regardless of...
Psychiatric aspects in transplantation
The human body and psyche are closely intertwined - elements of psychiatry therefore appear in literally every field of medicine. Transplantology is no exception. In fact, it turns out that mental...
Good old sex
The sexuality of older people is a taboo subject. There is an assumption in our culture that children and older people do not have sexuality, and consequently there is little scientific data on the...
Be a doctor and survive
How many patients encounter unpleasantness from doctors every day? Everyone probably knows them from their own experience, from the stories of their friends or even from media reports. Lack of...
Child and adolescent sexuality
While the sexuality of adolescents is discussed quite a lot, for example in the context of sexual initiation or risk behaviour, there is very little discussion about the sexuality of children. Some...
The impact of reading on mental health
In a world dominated by television, computer games, freely available films on the Internet and ever newer and more sophisticated applications for phones, it would seem that traditional reading -...
What happens to the body during sex?
Scientific interest in human sexuality came very late in the 20th century. For many years, the prevailing view was that it was inappropriate to deal with these issues and that the sexual act should...
Anxiety - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Anxietyand fear are two distinct emotional states that accompany each of us. They are classified as somatic disorders and occur when we are afraid of something. They warn us of all kinds of dangers...
Does sex addiction exist?
This text summarises the current knowledge about so-called sex addiction. It is a rather controversial issue and not generally included in disease classifications, yet clinicians encounter patients...
World Mental Health Day 2016
"Dignity and mental health: psychological and psychiatric first aid for all" - is the slogan of this year's Mental Health Day.
Ways to deal with stress in natural medicine
The world of conventional medicine, over the centuries, has made a great deal of progress, allowing it to help sick people better and better. Interest in natural medicine has also had an impact on...
Sexuality in different cultures of the world
Human sexuality has many dimensions, including cultural ones. Since the right to realise one's sexual potential is one of the basic human rights, it seems important to look at how certain issues...
Does cinnamon improve learning processes?
Cinnamon is a very popular kitchen spice obtained from the dried bark of the cinnamon tree. It is currently found in two forms as a powder or a rolled-up form. It has long been known to have strong...
Psychological and psychiatric effects of rape
Rape leaves a permanent mark on the victim's psyche sometimes for many years, disintegrates the "my self" and leads to isolation from the environment. It can also cause a range of psychiatric...
Causes of bedwetting in children
Bed-wetting is a disorder that occurs in both the paediatric and adult population. The occurrence of the problem in the former group usually arouses fear and anxiety in parents; moreover, it is also...
