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Altering the understanding of Alters: Dissociative Identity Disorder

MQ Mental Health

Unlike The Hulk’s Intermittent Explosive Disorder or Iron Man’s PTSD , Moon Knight brought childhood trauma and a much misunderstood mental illness Dissociative Identity Disorder into the spotlight. There are many types of dissociative disorder, DID being just one. There were pros and cons to this effort.

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Positive Autobiographical Memories in the Context of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Society of Clinical Psychology

Trauma exposure takes a toll on societies and individuals, leading to the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for a sizable minority of individuals (Magruder et al., Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.). Psychological theories of posttraumatic stress disorder. 2015; Kilpatrick et al.,

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How do we know when posttraumatic stress disorder is getting better?

Society of Clinical Psychology

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) causes a great deal of mental and physical distress, and can significantly reduce a person’s quality of life. Defining response and nonresponse to posttraumatic stress disorder treatments: A systematic review. Targets and outcomes of psychotherapies for mental disorders: An overview.

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Types of Therapy and Mental Health Providers

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Psychiatrists are medical doctors who have specialized in psychiatry. Along with psychotherapy, they can dispense medication if needed to help with the overall course of therapy. DBT is especially effective for borderline personality disorder, trauma history, bipolar disorder, and may be used in the treatment of eating disorders. .

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2022 International Women’s Day

MQ Mental Health

Dr Bronwyn Graham Dr Bronwyn Graham from the University of New South Wales in Sydney used her MQ Fellowship to investigate the effect of hormones on anxiety disorders in women. Since then Bronwyn has become an Associate professor and has received the Aubrey Lewis Award from Biological Psychiatry Australia. “I

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Is travel good for your mental health?

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Travel Psychiatry The relatively new term ‘travel psychiatry’ expresses how someone with mental illness might find travelling abroad both challenging and a positive experience. It was not my choice to develop clinical depression or anxiety disorders, eating disorders, CPTSD or to be sectioned under the mental health act.

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Compassion-Focused Therapy Strongly Improves Mental Health Outcomes: A Series of Meta-Analyses

Society of Clinical Psychology

Remarkably, CFT has found application in treating various mental health difficulties, including depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. link] Discussion Questions Which mental disorders are most greatly impacted by shame and self-criticism? Iranian Journal of Psychiatry , 8 (3), 113.