How to Get Healthier Dopamine Highs
Humans aren’t big fans of the status quo. We yearn for new experiences and rewards, whether by seeking a new meal, job, or creative project. Such diverse behaviors are spurred by a chemical in the brain called dopamine. Call it the motivation molecule.
In the modern world, though, dopamine has a dark side. Substances that give us great pleasure, from coffee to cocaine, can raise dopamine levels too high. And digital technologies, such as video games and social media, may affect us similarly.
Because our brains are wired to restore balance, peak levels of dopamine can be followed by painful crashes, marked by cravings...
Source: TIME: Health - March 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matt Fuchs Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
A new start after 60: ‘I became a psychotherapist at 69 and found my calling’
Having worked as an architect and photographer, run a bookshop and brought up four children, Bryony Harris has always sought new challenges. But becoming a therapist, she says, felt like coming homeAt 65, Bryony Harris withdrew her pension in a lump sum and enrolled on a psychotherapy course. “I like that I used my pension to train for a new career,” she says. Now, at 74, she has a thriving psychotherapy practice in Fredrikstad, Norway. “I just knew it was the right time, and I felt equipped to do it. It was the very best thing I ever did for myself.”The four-year course was in Jutland, a peninsula on the west coas...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 7, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Paula Cocozza Tags: Life and style Health & wellbeing Psychology Source Type: news
Polyuria, Polydipsia and Possible Diabetes Insipidus?
Discussion
The body is smart. It has mechanisms for maintaining balances within the body in a closely controlled manner but allows for a variety of states. This is very true for fluid balance in the body which is highly controlled between almost all of the major body organ systems. When fluid is low, the sensor sends signals for us to drink, and conserves fluid until we can. When the fluid is high, the kidneys excrete the excess and sends signals not to drink. Usually it works very well. While there are many pathological states that can cause polyuria and/or polydipsia, the most common reason is excessive fluid intake beca...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - March 7, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Effectiveness of positive psychotherapy on depression and alexithymia in women applying for a divorce - Khalili D, Khalili N, Jafari E.
BACKGROUND: The new therapeutic approach of positive psychotherapy has successfully treated severe mental disorders such as depression and mood disorders. However, existing research has not sufficiently measured the usefulness of this treatment in reducing... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 2, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Personal growth initiative as a buffer against suicide ideation severity in psychotherapy outpatients with depressive symptoms - Robitschek C, Cukrowicz K, Brown SL, Ciavaglia A.
OBJECTIVE: Many people who die by suicide experience major depressive disorder (MDD), but most people with MDD do not die by suicide and many do not report thoughts of death or suicide. This cross-sectional study examined the potential of personal growth i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
Do sleep disturbances improve following psychoanalytic psychotherapy for adolescent depression? - Sch ønning T, Dahl HSJ, Hummelen B, Ulberg R.
Sleep disturbance is often a prominent symptom in adolescents diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD). Recent evidence indicates that short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy (STPP) for depression may have an effect in reducing co-occurring sleep dis... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 21, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Theories of change and mediators of psychotherapy effectiveness in adolescents with externalising behaviours: a systematic review - Mestre JM, Taubner S, Mota CP, Rangel Henriques M, Saliba A, Heinonen E, Ramos S, Moreno-Peral P, Volkert J, Adler A, Barkauskiene R, Conejo-Cer ón S, DI Giacomo D, Ioannou Y, Mucha Vieira F, Røssberg JI, Sales CMD, Schmidt SJ, Stepisnik Perdih T, Ulberg R, Protic S.
BACKGROUND: Externalising behaviours are becoming a remarkably prevalent problem during adolescence, often precipitating both externalising and internalising disorders in later adulthood. Psychological treatments aim to increase the social functioning of a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 4, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
5 Things I ’ll Miss About the Pandemic When It Ends
When the COVID-19 pandemic vanishes into history (which, to be clear, isn’t happening yet), no one in the world will mourn its passing. But that’s not to say every single change we’ve made to accommodate the crisis has been a bad thing. Here are five COVID-related practices we’ve learned to live with—and that I’ll miss if they go.
Wearing masks on public transportation
Public transportation may be environmentally friendly, but it’s no friend to those of us who don’t want to get sick. According to the American Public Transportation Association, in 2019, the last year before th...
Source: TIME: Health - February 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Predictive factors for the outcome of emotional and/or behavioural disorders in 18- to 48-month-old children after parent-child psychotherapy: protocol of a European prospective cohort study - Herv é MJ, Maurice V, Gamon L, Rusconi Serpa S, Trojan D, Guedeney N, Tereno S, Guedeney A, Myquel M, Fernández A, Raynaud JP, Poinso F, Maury M, Purper-Ouakil D, Picot MC.
This article presents a short synthesis ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 16, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Despite the Stigma, ECT Remains a Gold Standard Despite the Stigma, ECT Remains a Gold Standard
A large-scale retrospective study showed that hospitalized patients undergoing ECT had lower rates of suicide and comparable risk of serious medical events as peers receiving psychotherapy and medication.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - January 12, 2022 Category: Neurology Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Psychotherapy motivation in refugees: the role of alexithymia, stigmatization, self-esteem, and psychotherapy expectations - Schlechter P, Wagner U, Morina N, Hellmann JH.
OBJECTIVE: Despite elevated mental health problems, refugees tend to hold more negative attitudes toward psychological help seeking than residents of receiving countries. Therefore, we examined variables expected to be related to different aspects of psych... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 3, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Nursing people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder: 'we all need to be on the same hymn sheet' - McCarrick C, Irving K, Lakeman R.
The diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD) has been found to carry stigma and poor hope of recovery. More recently, it has been regarded as a treatable condition through psychotherapy. Despite this, patients often experience lengthy hospitaliza... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 31, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
The effectiveness of integrative psychodynamic group psychotherapy on Ego Function in depression desorder - Hojjati A, Mojtabaei M, Sarafraz MR.
One of the problems of depressed people is the inability to self-knowledge and one of the possibly effective treatments in this field is therapies based on a psychoanalytic approach. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of integrated psy... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 31, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
Themes and techniques in cycles of change in the psychotherapy treatment of women who experienced violence: an exploratory study - Zamora JC, Curia BG, Ruoso A, Lig ório I, Dias V, Habigzang LF.
The aim of this study was to identify and analyze cycles of change present in the psychotherapeutic treatment of women with a history of intimate partner violence. The sessions were audio-recorded and transcribed with the aid of the software TCM. Then, The... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 29, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
A mechanism-based approach to anti-aggression psychotherapy in borderline personality disorder: group treatment affects amygdala activation and connectivity - Neukel C, Bertsch K, Wenigmann M, Spie ß K, Krauch M, Steinmann S, Herpertz SC.
Aggression is highly prevalent in borderline personality disorder (BPD). Previous studies have identified specific biobehavioral mechanisms underlying aggression in BPD, threat sensitivity being among them. We composited the mechanism-based anti-aggression... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 27, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
