Psychology / Psychiatry Stories
- Hypnosis has been around for hundreds of years, but what does it do to the brain?
- Stress affects our bodies in lots of obvious ways, like making us hungry or sweaty, but other reactions are much stranger than that.
- About one in 100 people is a psychopath, and not all of them are violent murderers.
- The terms "narcissist" and "psychopath" have been used interchangeably. However, there are key differences between both the disorders.
- What you name your child could influence everything from their future success and popularity to how well they perform in school.
- Shyness isn’t a bad thing, but it’s always good to learn ways to overcome your mental barriers to social interactions in order to make new connections.
- Mindfulness therapy, such as yoga, may be a solution for children with anxiety disorders.
- Unusual thoughts, suspiciousness, and impaired social functioning may all predict future psychosis.
- Researchers show why we help out all family members. Even the distant ones.
- Music can evoke many emotions, but how can sad songs make us happy?
- Body identity integrity disorder is a strange and very distressing condition. A shift towards treating it as a neuroscientific problem could be the key to a cure.
- Nearly four in 10 analyzed news stories focusing on mental disorders connect psychiatric illness with violence toward others.