A skewed sense of self and extreme, erratic emotions are symptoms of histrionic personality disorder (HPD). One definition of histrionic is “dramatic or theatrical”. “Individuals suffering with histrionic personality disorder have an inflated sense of self-worth that is based on
According to the result of a new study, conducted with participants from the Penn State Child Cohort, the symptoms of persistent insomnia start to arise in childhood and continue through young adulthood. This one is the first study to find
Mental illness is widespread, and the burden of poor functioning and health is still rising globally even with the expansion of resources and treatment options. There is a widespread misconception that the hormones secreted during pregnancy shield women against mental
It is normal to feel as there is no hope and that things will never get better if you have had a significant loss, an intense life transition, or if you are suffering from a mental Health issue like depression.
“You know what, I have figured it out. I can control my occasional anxiety attacks.” A patient in his 30s casually rationalises his state a few days after going through a panic attack. Everyone feels anxious from time to time.
Be it a celebrity or an ordinary person, we often find people around us saying that they have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder because they like their surroundings clean and organized. This is because of the lack of awareness that people have OCD
Mental illnesses are a global public health concern. As first-line treatments, pharmacotherapies and psychotherapies are advised. But research suggests that a number of Butter flaws in clinical trials—such as publication bias and inadequate control conditions like waiting lists—may have exaggerated
Children are most frequently afflicted with the highly contagious salivary gland viral infection known as the mumps. The most noticeable symptom is enlargement of the salivary glands, which gives the person’s face a “hamster-like” appearance. The parotid glands, often known
In 2018, there were twice as many deaths linked to the drug “pregabalin” compared to previous years. Some press reports published that this is like “the opioid crisis in the US”, where many people were harmed by addictive drugs. We
“Comorbidity” refers to the coexistence of many diseases or conditions in a single patient. When a patient has one or more psychological disorders in addition to their primary ailment, this is referred to as comorbidity in psychology. The term “primary
