Sleep is a vital part of life, as it allows our bodies to rest and recover from the previous day. The average healthy adult needs…
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Demonic Possession From The Eyes of Science
Several cultures and religions round the globe carry a belief that the humans are capable of being possessed or inhabited by spirits and even the…
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The Psychological Impacts Of Drug Addiction
The widespread issue of drug addiction has plagued the world for so long that it’s almost impossible to backtrack where it even started. Regardless, many…
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Best Treatments for Anxiety and Depression Management
The diagnosis of mental health illnesses, such as anxiety and depression, can be challenging for healthcare professionals. Although the DSM-5 has specific criteria for making…
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Definition of terms in Psychiatry
1. Speech: Ideas, thoughts, feelings expressed through language 2. Emotion: Complex phenomenon involving reactions in 3 different components: Feeling experienced by subject (joy, sadness, anger)…
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Personality Disorders – Mnemonic
If you are having a hard time remembering the clusters and which disorder falls into which cluster, this mnemonic will be helpful. Three clusters: A,…
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1. Duration: ≥1 months 2. ≥1 of Schneider’s 1st rank symptoms: Mnemonic: ABCDE a. Auditory hallucinations: Voices heard arguing (3rd person), Thought echo, Running commentary b. Bizzare…
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Musician and Suicide – The science behind
Suicide is death resulting from an intentional, self-inflicted act, with evidence (either explicit, such as a note that clearly communicates the person’s expectation of death,…
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