On Being Sane in Insane Places…
It is clear that we cannot distinguish the sane from the insane in psychiatric hospitals. The hospital itself imposes a special environment in which the meanings of behavior can easily […]
Is Mood related to serotonin…
A meta-analysis of serotonin studies, conducted at the University of Amsterdam, has shown that low serotonin does not act as a depressant because when it was lowered in healthy individuals […]
What Is…
CBT is based on the cognitive model of mental illness, initially developed by Beck (1964). In its simplest form, the cognitive model ‘hypothesises that people’s emotions and behaviours are influenced […]
How Does Neuroplasticity Work…
Understanding the numerous complex processes of neuroplasticity. Reference: https://www.nicabm.com
Early imaging predictors of long-term outcomes in relapse-onset Multiple Sclerosis…
Conventional magnetic resonance imaging measures available in routine clinical practice may be useful in counselling patients with clinically isolated syndrome and early multiple sclerosis about long-term disease course and might […]
The cerebellum’s role in movement and cognition…
The below mentioned paper gathers diverse views on a variety of important roles played by the cerebellum across a range of cognitive and emotional functioning. In doing so, and whilst […]
The efficacy of psychodynamic psychotherapy?
Empirical evidence has supported the efficacy of psychodynamic therapy. For instance, patients who receive psychodynamic therapy maintain therapeutic gains and appear to continue to improve after treatment ends. Furthermore, non psychodynamic therapies may […]
Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy the current gold standard of psychotherapy?
Taking into account the number of publications/studies, academic programs, and/or practicing professionals, the authors of the below-mentioned article argue cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the gold standard of the psychotherapy field. […]
Antidepressant treatment, not depression, leads to reductions in behavioral responses to pain empathy…
Depression is a medical condition comprising of a prominent and persistent period of depressed mood and/or markedly diminished interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities that predominates the clinical […]
