It is increasingly common to read in the daily press that mental illness is on the rise in the population. Environmental experts know that statistics on mental illness are not meaningful as long as environmental sufferers and people with previously unexplained multisystem illnesses are counted among the mentally ill. What is true, however, is that … Mental Illness: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Thinking disorders can be divided into formal and content thinking disorders. They do not represent independent diseases, but occur in the context of mental disorders, neurological diseases or individual syndromes. The therapy of the thought disorder depends on the underlying disease. What are thought disorders? Thinking disorders represent mental abnormalities that can occur in the … Thinking Disorders: Causes, Treatment & Help
Again and again, headlines like this appear: “Caregiver kills nursing home resident” or “Scandal in nursing home – residents tortured and underserved”. Each time there is an outcry from the population, each time politicians and experts make statements. But what leads to violence against people in need of care? Murder and manslaughter are not the … Violence in Nursing
The word aggression is often used in a judgmental way in everyday life. In contrast, psychological definitions provide a purely descriptive fact. Aggressive behavior is not primarily to be understood as a disease. Note: This article discusses “aggression” as a natural bodily process in humans, for example as a defense and defensive reaction in a … Aggression: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
Aggression, in whatever form, scares people. It has many faces and can turn against the person, things, objects and things of all kinds. Deliberately causing harm to someone or something is aggression. The countless reports and news give the appearance and suggest that aggression is steadily increasing in our society. What are aggressions Causes of … Aggression: Causes, Treatment & Help
All stimuli that are received by our perceptual organs reach our brain directly via the nerve pathways. In the central nervous system, the brain thus has the most important task. All incoming stimuli are further processed and responded to here. Receptors in the various perceptual areas pick up stimuli and send them directly to the … Stimulus Overload: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
The term inferiority complex was adopted from literature by Alfred Adler and today describes serious psychological problems. Unfortunately often used as a prejudice, complexes are a mental disorder in which the sufferer feels inferior and inadequate. Therapy is provided with psychotherapeutic intervention. What are inferiority complexes? Individuals burdened with feelings of inferiority suffer from a … Inferiority Complexes: Causes, Treatment & Help
Insular giftedness is the modern technical term for a particular intelligence profile formerly known by the discriminatory name “idiot savant” or the misleading term savant. Insular giftedness occurs when there is an uneven spectrum of aptitude. Thus, insularly gifted individuals do not have a balanced, evenly distributed intelligence; rather, they have insular gifts; they are … Insular Giftedness: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
More and more people do not want to enter into a fixed and long-term commitment. When the first infatuation disappears and unpleasant characteristics of the partner come to light, many flee back into single life. Attachment disorder is a typical characteristic of today’s society. Is that why most singles are relationship-disordered? What is attachment disorder? … Attachment Disorder: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Mefloquine is the name of an active ingredient used to treat and prevent malaria. Due to its severe side effects, the manufacturer has stopped selling the drug in Germany. What is mefloquine? Mefloquine was jointly developed by Swiss pharmaceutical company F. Hoffmann-La-Roche AG and a U.S. Army institute to treat the tropical disease malaria. Prevention … Mefloquine: Effects, Uses & Risks
Statistically, about one percent of German citizens suffer from psychosis at least once in the course of their lives. However, the term itself is very complex and must not necessarily be confused with schizophrenia, but this happens very often. At the same time, a psychotic illness does not have to mean a devastating diagnosis nowadays. … Psychosis: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Escitalopram is a drug that belongs to the group of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). It is used primarily in the treatment of depression. What is escitalopram? Escitalopram is an antidepressant that belongs to the group of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). It is used in the treatment of depression, generalized anxiety disorder, social phobias, … Escitalopram: Effects, Uses & Risks
