What protects us from developing a mental disorder?
Safe parenting, healthy lifestyle habits, socialization, cultivating a tolerance to frustration and having a purpose in life are important in reducing the occurrence of mental disorders
Safe parenting, healthy lifestyle habits, socialization, cultivating a tolerance to frustration and having a purpose in life are important in reducing the occurrence of mental disorders
It’s key to make sure past diagnoses were correct, evaluate past attempts and get to know different evidence-based treatments. An integrated approach is fundamental, rather than one based exclusively on pharmaceuticals
The definition of trauma has changed over time to encompass more kinds of subjective experience. Has this expansion strengthened the concept’s usefulness as a diagnosis, or weakened it?
Studies have shown that symptoms tend to decrease with time, but persist in 40% to 50% of those affected
Don’t confuse it with normal mood swings, intense emotional reactions, or unstable personalities