May 17, 2021
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The impact of depression on positive and negative autobiographical memories

According to research by Dahyeon Kim and K. Lira Yoon (2020), a cognitive bias might keep a negative mood amongst individuals with depression. Individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) reported less happiness when remembering positive…

May 9, 2021
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The meaning of our dreams

Activation-Synthesis is a neurobiological theory proposed by Harvard psychiatrists J. Allan Hobson and Robert McCarley in 1977, suggesting that dreaming results from the brain's attempt to make sense of neural activity while sleeping (Hobson &…

March 21, 2021
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COVID-19 and mental well-being.

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh and Bristol conducted a study and discovered that COVID-19 impacted the mental health of specific groups of individuals. The research aimed to quantify the prevalence of anxiety, depression and…

March 10, 2021
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Facial expressions and identification of the emotions

The speed at which we produce facial expressions plays an essential role in identifying emotions in other individuals, as demonstrated in a recent study at the University of Birmingham. The research revelated that people tend…

March 3, 2021
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The impact of traumatic experiences on our dreams

Dreams commonly reflect what we feel and see while awake, so it prevails to have nightmares and anxiety dreams after a distressing experience. These disturbing dreams generally consist of similar feelings and sensations to those…

February 23, 2021
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Exposure and response prevention (EX/RP) the gold standard treatment for OCD

Exposure and response prevention (EX/RP) is considered the standard gold treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). In this approach, individuals are exposed to the feared stimuli hierarchically, starting with stimuli that evoke less anxiety and progressively…

February 16, 2021
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Mental health services available in Edinburgh

The following list includes mental health services available in Edinburgh, which you can access without necessarily seeing a GP. Living Life is a cost-free telephone service offered to anyone over the age of 16 who…

February 15, 2021
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The link between traumatic stress during childhood and the changes in the brain in adulthood.

Researchers from the University of Alberta have revealed that traumatic or stressful events in childhood may lead to tiny changes in fundamental brain structures that can now be identified decades later. A recent study showed…

February 11, 2021
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Anxiety Disorders treated using exposure-based therapy

Exposure-based therapies are highly reliable for clients with anxiety problems. However, these treatments are underutilized, highlighting the demand for additional dissemination and training. Over a quarter of the people in the United States population will…

February 9, 2021
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Anxiety and depression related to COVID – 19

One in three adults is experiencing anxiety and depression related to COVID-19, a new study shows. The finding is precisely factual for women, younger adults, and lower socioeconomic status, the researchers report. The pandemic has…