Insight into Therapy for Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Is it possible to treat narcissistic personality disorder? Some say no and others say it depends upon the degree of the disorder and the therapeutic …
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Do I Have Postpartum Depression? Symptoms & Checklist
After giving birth, hormone levels drop and the mood swings commonly kick in, resulting in what many dub “the baby blues”. However, some …
Continue ReadingUnderstanding Hypomania Symptoms: Insight into the Symptoms of Hypomania
Hypomania is a state characterized by a persistent and pervasive elated or irritable mood. What are the symptoms of hypomania, and how do they …
Continue ReadingAnhedonia Treatment: An Insight
Anhedonia is the inability to experience joy and can indicate the presence of mental illness. Anhedonia is often treated with psychotherapy including …
Continue ReadingBorderline Personality Disorder Criteria and Treatments
Treating borderline personality disorder is complex for the therapist and often challenging for the patient. This article discuss the goals of …
Continue ReadingDepression Medications: An Overview
Depression medications refer to a broad category of psychotropic drugs used to treat symptoms of depression. The various types differ from one another …
Continue ReadingWhat Are Benzodiazepines?
Have you been prescribed a benzodiazepine and are wondering what are benzodiazepines, how do they work and what are they prescribed for? If so, here …
Continue ReadingEssential Books on Personality Disorders
Personality disorders are a class of personality traits and behavioral tendencies that are pervasive, relatively inflexible and are often associated …
Continue ReadingFacts About Seasonal Depression: Causes, Treatments and Alternative Medicine
If your case of the “winter blues” begins in the fall and ends in the spring, you may have seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. A type of …
Continue ReadingTherapeutic, Pharmacological, Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Personality Disorders
Personality disorders are a pervasive and relatively inflexible group of thoughts, beliefs and behavior that may lead to impairments in individual …
Continue ReadingThe Benefits of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder
Treating borderline personality disorder, a condition characterized by its long-term patterns of erratic emotions, can be a challenge to mental health …
Continue ReadingEvolutionary Depression: Evolutionary Approaches to Depression
Depression is something of an evolutionary mystery. Such a dangerous disorder should have been weeded out by natural selection. That it hasn’t …
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