In improvised performances, two Australian psychologists took turns playing the roles of therapist and client on successive ...

A lack of self-esteem can produce anxiety, that feeling of helpless fear, or depression, that feeling of self-hate. A lack of self-concept—not knowing who we are—can produce other horrors, such as a ...

So what actually is a narcissist? Let’s turn to the real experts (avoiding the many who claim to be). The term derives from ...

It’s ever-present and so extreme that it interferes with their ability to relax, concentrate, and enjoy activities. Phobias in general are highly treatable because people are typically aware of their ...

Practices Act, 2024 was notified in March last year. The Act defines ‘healers’ in sweeping terms, opening up the possibility ...

Background: Although clinical trials involving psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy have not observed short-term increases in the risk of death, limited data exist on mortality associated with ...

Menopause can worsen symptoms of bipolar disorder. In rare cases, it may trigger bipolar disorder. Menopause is a factor when ...

While there's no formal definition of treatment-resistant depression, it typically refers to depression that has not responded adequately to two or more treatments with medication. Despite the name, ...

The lack of a clear definition exists because “we don ... In a phase 2 study, a single dose of psilocybin, along with psychotherapy, led to significant reductions in core symptoms of TRD ...

Rather, it is (to follow vulnerability researcher Brené Brown's definition) "the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love and belonging".

Institutional betrayal describes the harm that institutions perpetrate upon people who are dependent on them. It also encompasses the failure of institutions to prevent or appropriately respond to ...