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You are not Alone: Understanding the Depths of Depersonalization Disorder

Depersonalization is a severe psychological condition, which is characterized by persistent or recurrent feelings of detachment from one’s own body. Depersonalization and Derealization are two common types of Dissociative disorders that can severely impede one’s daily functioning. Dissociation can be

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Delusions: Definition, Types, and Treatments

In the era of the internet trend of saying ‘’delulu is the solulu”, which is a GenZ way of saying being delusional is the solution to coping with all your life problems, let’s find out what this popular term means.

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Does mental illness affect economic development? 

Mental illness is the mental health condition that effect a large number of people from all age groups irrespective of caste, gender, religion and impacts various different areas of life, such as social (impaired relationships with family, friends or at

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The Psychology of Delusions

A belief that is obviously false and denotes an anomaly in the affected person’s mental content is called a delusion. The person’s intelligence level or cultural or religious background do not explain the false belief. The degree to which the

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Covid-19 Linked to New Schizophrenia Spectrum: Study

In light of the continued worldwide impacts of SARS-CoV-2, it is vital to understand the possible long-term mental health implications. A various number of recent investigations have put forward a relation between COVID-19 and consequent mental health issues. This current

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India’s first children’s mental health survey will begin in Uttarakhand

On Friday, the Uttrakhand administration and a team of surveyors trained by specialists from Nimhans (National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences) will begin a survey throughout the state to get basic data regarding the prevalence of mental health concerns

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Psychedelic Therapy: A Paradigm Shift in Psychiatric Research

Psychedelic therapy, also known as psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, or PAP is a kind of mental health treatment in which the patient consumes a psychedelic drug as a component of the psychotherapy procedure. Psychedelic therapy usually combines the use of psychedelics with

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Hallucinations: Types, Symptoms and Causes

Common people often use these terms – hallucinations, illusions and delusions – interchangeably. The reality is that these terms mean very different things and it is important to establish a clear difference between them. Hallucinations are false perceptions of things,

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Let’s know about Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD)

We all have come across the term depression. Clinical depression or commonly known as depression is a set of symptoms that results in persistent lowering of mood and loss of interest in things which you may have previously. We all

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Epilepsy- A lifelong condition

Around 50 million people worldwide suffer from epilepsy, a chronic noncommunicable brain condition. Recurrent seizures are its defining feature. Seizures are brief bursts of involuntary movement that might affect either a portion of the body (partial) or the full body

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