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Women Working In Mental Health Research

MQ Mental Health

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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How Do I Know If I Have An Eating Disorder?

MQ Mental Health

Some emphasis can be misplaced upon physical symptoms and that might, to those suffering, feel like a negation of the psychological symptoms. Weight and shape can be a strong focus or distressing obsession for someone with anorexia and tied to their sense of self-worth. But not all eating disorder symptoms are physical.

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Tricky, sticky habits: what are body-focused repetitive behaviours?

Lawson Psychology

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. People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety, ADHD, and autism may be more likely to struggle with BFRBs. appeared first on Lawson Clinical Psychology.