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The long awaited second edition Psychopharmacology: A mental health professional’s guide to commonly used medications by Herbert Mwebe

The Critical Blog

Whilst there are various alternative interventions to managing moderate to severe mental health presentations, psychotropic medications remain the mainstay interventions used in various clinical settings. haloperidol or clozapine) might either worsen or improve the person’s physical, mental and psychological wellbeing.

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5 Myths About Eating Disorders

MQ Mental Health

Although the number of people affected by an eating disorder rises each year, there are still misconceptions that can harm those affected and slow early interventions. Although eating disorders typically involve an unhealthy focus on calories, weight or shape, these illnesses have biological, psychological and sociocultural roots.

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Costume, Cosplay and Dressing Up: Fashion and Mental Health

MQ Mental Health

Clothing and Psychology The power of costume is apparent in all of our lives. Researchers began using the term “ enclothed cognition ”, to refer to the way clothing influences people’s psychological processes. Just like an inmate in a prison, those who experience inpatient psychiatric care also might experience a costume of sorts.

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Getting Better Outcomes from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatments

Society of Clinical Psychology

Augmentation can include pharmacological treatments, psychological treatments, or novel or emerging treatments such as exercise, acupuncture, or art therapy. High levels of co-morbid problems can interfere with recovery. Combining any first-line pharmacological or psychological treatments. Accelerate the fear extinction process.

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Am I Going Through a Nervous Breakdown?

Beautiful Voyager

A nervous breakdown, also called mental breakdown, refers to the inability to perform functions of daily life due to intense psychological distress. Symptoms of a Nervous Breakdown Various physical, psychological, and behavioral symptoms are present when someone is dealing with a breakdown.

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Do Beliefs about Biology Matter for Mental Health?

Society of Clinical Psychology

by Kate MacDuffie and Tim Strauman about their newly published article in Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. Would it speed your recovery, or slow it down? Rearing environment, exposure to stress, medications, and even diet all can influence the inherently malleable brain circuits involved in psychiatric disorders (Bale et al.,

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

The Center for Deployment Psychology will be hosting a 90-minute webinar entitled “Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure.” This resource from the American Psychiatric Association provides expert responses to common questions pertaining to PTSD. . June 21, 2022.

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