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10 Years of MQ’s American Fellows

MQ Mental Health

Ahmari investigated what happens in the brain to cause OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) specifically, whether complications in the brain’s circuits may cause symptoms. With this fascinating technique, Susanne progressed the understanding of OCD forwards and contribute to treatments. The MQ fellowship was transformational.

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Maternal Mental Health: How to Manage the Mental Health Challenges of Being a Mum

Psychological Health Care

It encompasses a range of mental health issues that can affect women during and after pregnancy, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and others. Mothers may experience stress, anxiety, and fatigue during this stage.

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Members in the News – August 4, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Marshall is a member of NASW-CT: Fort Madison’s bus policy “illegal” says social worker The Hawk Eye The Fort Madison Community School District transportation policy has been called “illegal” and “deeply inhumane” by a Washington, D.C. and Connecticut based social worker. and was born and raised in Fort Madison.

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Depression & Perfectionism

Gateway Foundation

Perfectionism personality traits aren’t considered a disorder but rather a vulnerability factor that increases a person’s chance of developing depression and other psychological problems like obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), eating disorders, and even addiction.

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

Lawson Psychology

But you might not realise that these sayings can be traced back to compulsive hair-pulling disorder and other body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs). BFRBs occur on a spectrum, and most people find they can stop before the behaviours reach a problematic level that may be considered a disorder. When do BFRBs become a problem?

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DSM-5-TR Diagnostic Criteria for Gambling Disorder

Gateway Foundation

Gambling disorder is a condition that affects millions of people around the world. The disorder can damage lives, tear families apart and lead to significant financial losses. The manual provides a standardized set of diagnostic criteria for various mental disorders , including problematic gambling.

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From Living with OCD to Working with it

Beautiful Voyager

The author Natalia Aniela Aíza My journey as an OCD therapist (and what I have yet to learn). I distinctly remember that queasy feeling of being both powerful and powerless – what I now understand to be the dichotomy of having a control disorder that is out of control. By middle school, my compulsive cutting had morphed into stealing.

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