MQ Mental Health

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Eating disorders can be very serious mental illnesses with symptoms that can be distressing to those experiencing the disorder and those who care for them. But not all eating disorder symptoms are physical. You might deny the seriousness of your eating disorder and think others are making a fuss about nothing.

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MQ Mental Health

MARCH 7, 2024

Women Working on Preventions and Interventions Dr Susanne Ahmari, (USA) identified brain activity related to Obsessive behaviours, the first step towards developing new treatments for OCD in 2013. Dr Ethel Nakimuli-Mpungu (Uganda) developed a highly successful intervention for remote communities living with HIV and depression in 2015.

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Blurt It Out

MARCH 22, 2024

Although obsessive thoughts can be depressing, attempting to stop them often worsens them. Continue reading to learn more about how intrusive thoughts happen, how they might affect you, and how to stop them, including natural remedies and self-care practices. What Are Intrusive Thoughts? How to deal with intrusive thoughts?

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Blurt It Out

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

These thoughts have the potential to cause an emotional reaction related to either depression and/or anxiety. Although these symptoms are not directly harmful, they can certainly affect our daily lives and those around you. Be inquisitive rather than self-critical. Replace negative thoughts. Photo: Shutterstock 1.

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Lawson Psychology

JUNE 23, 2022

But you might not realise that these sayings can be traced back to compulsive hair-pulling disorder and other body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs). This is one of the reasons why BFRBs are not considered to be a form of deliberate self-harm, and usually require a different treatment approach. How common are BFRBs?

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 28, 2024

Yes, one for depression and one for anxiety. One sibling with bipolar disorder and a parent with psychotic depression, neither one chronic. I didn't want to attract attention to myself and assumed that a hospital emergency room had bigger problems than a depressed but cooperative patient. Schizo-affective disorder?

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