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NIMHANS Study Explores Role of Childhood Trauma in Psychiatric Disorders

A NIMHANS study has recently found that temperamental traits and negative childhood experiences may cause psychiatric vulnerability, leading to disorders in adults. The researchers examined four broad dimensions of adult temperament along with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). The research found

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Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Psychiatric Disorders: What Research Shows

Everything that performs a function requires energy. From the devices used in everyday life and the complex systems that sustain the human body. The brain is particularly demanding of energy. The adult brain consumes approximately 20% of the body’s energy, while

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The Role of Gut Microbiota in Mood and Mental Disorders

The human gut microbiota consists of about 100 trillion microorganisms (including bacteria, viruses, fungi and other microorganisms). It is huge and complex, with more individual cells than the human body, and so active that it can be considered to be

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Visual Agnosia and Achromatopsia: Understanding the Brain’s Visual Disorders

Imagine walking up one Sunday ready to begin your day. It seems like a regular day, and you reach for your favourite newspaper… just to realise that suddenly you can’t read it. No matter how hard you try, words have lost

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Emotional Dysregulation as a Core Mechanism in Personality Disorders

We often confess to reacting in an overwhelmed way, shouting in anger, uncontrollable crying and impulsive behaviours. This affects our daily routine, work, relationships, and mental health. Emotions are a way of expressing our feelings strongly and help us to

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What to Expect From an Online Master of Science in Nursing in Becoming a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Choosing to become a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner is something noteworthy. If this is a career you’d like to pursue, hats off to you. For one, it’s not the easiest thing to study, but more than that, the reason

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Mood Swings vs. Mood Disorders: Know the Difference

Everyone experiences emotional ups and downs, feeling happy one moment and irritated the next. These shifts are often referred to as  Mood Swings, and they are a natural part of being human. However, when emotional changes become intense, persistent and

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Depiction of Psychological Disorders in Bollywood

Bollywood, being one of the world’s biggest movie industries, has tremendous clout in influencing the public’s attitude towards the most sensitive subjects, including mental illness. Its depiction of psychological illnesses, over the years, has been a chancy mix of ridiculous

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The Psychology of Conduct, Impulse-Control, and Disruptive Disorders in Males

Conduct and disruptive disorders are major child and adolescent psychiatric disorders, with a male predominance. They are diagnosed by aggression, defiance, and noncompliance, with CD usually presenting as a more malignant course of ODD. The clinical presentation becomes complex when