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What are the Advantages of Being an Only Child?

What are the Advantages of Being an Only Child?

There is often a stigma attached to being an only child: other people immediately assume that because you are the only one, you must have been spoilt and pampered by your doting parents. But this is not necessarily the case and could just as easily apply to those growing up with multiple siblings, so what […]

How do you Know if you are a Narcissist?

How do you Know if you are a Narcissist?

Most of us are blessed with some narcissistic traits and this is perfectly normal, but for some, their narcissism is a full blown disorder and they exhibit many (or all) of the traits of a true narcissist. Sadly people with this degree of narcissism are unlikely to be sitting here wondering if they are a […]

Can Coffee and Cigarettes Cause a Delirium?

Can Coffee and Cigarettes Cause a Delirium?

If you are the type of person who can’t function in the morning without your daily fix of nicotine washed down with a strong cup coffee, you might be wondering if your drugs of choice have the potential to cause psychosis in the long term.

What is Delayed Ejaculation Syndrome?

What is Delayed Ejaculation Syndrome?

What is delayed ejaculation syndrome? Delayed ejaculation is a fairly common problem amongst sexually active men and it is defined as an inability to achieve climax inside a woman’s vagina, although the man typically does not have a problem ejaculating through masturbation or other means. The condition is listed in the DSM-IV as a sexual […]

What is the Difference between Expressive and Receptive Language Disorder?

What is the Difference between Expressive and Receptive Language Disorder?

There are two main types of language disorder: receptive and expressive and both are types of learning disability. So what is the difference between expressive and receptive language disorder and what is the prognosis for a person diagnosed with a language disorder? For a child or adult to be diagnosed with a language disorder, they […]

How to Improve your Decision Making Skills?

How to Improve your Decision Making Skills?

Making the right decision is not always easy, but the longer you dither over it, the less effective you are, and in the competitive cut-throat world of business, learning how to improve decision making skills could spell the difference between a successful career in upper level management and a dead end job stacking shelves. However, […]

How to Become a Licensed Counsellor?

How to Become a Licensed Counsellor?

Counseling is one career path in the field of mental health worth considering if you have a strong desire to help people, so if this sounds like the type of role you might be good at, find out how to become a licensed counsellor. What is a counsellor? Anyone can offer advice to those in […]

Can Ritalin get you high?

Can Ritalin get you high?

Ritalin is normally prescribed to treat the symptoms of ADHD, but because it contains methylphenidate and is related to the amphetamine family of drugs, some people abuse Ritalin for the euphoric affect it is capable of producing. In some circles, Ritalin is used by students as a “study aid” because it can help to focus […]

Hearing Voices in Schizophrenia

Hearing Voices in Schizophrenia

Hearing voices in your head is not that unusual—many people hear voices and think nothing of it. But if the voices inside your head are disturbing, or they are telling you to do things that go against what you believe in, you may be suffering from a form of schizophrenia referred to as paranoid schizophrenia. […]

What is Paranoid Schizophrenia?

What is Paranoid Schizophrenia?

What is paranoid schizophrenia? Paranoid schizophrenia is a sub-type of schizophrenia, a serious mental health disorder affecting around 0.5% of the global population. The DSM-IV contains five sub-types of schizophrenia and paranoid is one of them. Ask any person on the street: what is paranoid schizophrenia and they will probably conjure up an image of […]

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