Recent studies are showing that vagus nerve stimulation reduces the symptoms of resistant depression. The improvement is significant among patients who do not respond to conventional treatments. Where psychotherapy and drugs are not effective, this technique based on electrical stimulation is changing the lives of these patients. For those whoContinue Reading
Some days we experience the sound of our alarm clock in the morning as a real torture. We find it so hard to get up that we say “Ten more minutes”, we go around in circles 1, 2, 3 times until the next alarm goes off, which sounds like aContinue Reading
Anger and depression are two realities that often go hand in hand. The stereotype tells us that a person is depressed when they appear sad, depressed, and more or less encapsulated in their feelings of unhappiness. However, this is not the case. This is one facet of depression, but notContinue Reading
Sleep learning, or hypnopedia, has been widely promoted. There are many advertising messages claiming that all you have to do is let the lesson “play” while you sleep and when you wake up you will have acquired a set of knowledge. Is this true? What does science say about it?Continue Reading
Some people try to trick the psychologist into giving a diagnosis that interests them based on the simulation of symptoms. We are talking about a serious problem and one that psychologists are often helpless against: in their actions they rely on the honesty of the patient. Now, what can they doContinue Reading
An estimated 417 million people under age 50 worldwide have the herpes simplex virus. But what does this have to do with cognitive decline? A lot. A study reports that certain chronic viral infections, including the herpes simplex virus, may contribute to cognitive decline in otherwise healthy older adults. Herpes isContinue Reading
Panic disorder in children is not substantially different from panic disorder that an adult may suffer from. Perhaps the most differentiating element is the different interpretations of the symptoms that each person may have. But first of all, let’s see what panic disorder is. Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder. AnxietyContinue Reading
Many people do not show a level of life satisfaction that is in line with their living conditions. We could say that they have their needs covered and yet it is very difficult to see a smile on their face. We are talking about chronic dissatisfaction. Living in complaint is one ofContinue Reading
It happens suddenly. You feel your heart beating at full speed. All the alarm bells go off. – Oh, oh, what’s happening to me? Am I dying? – Panic washes over you and you start breathing faster and faster. You feel like you’re short of breath. – Am I going to drown?Continue Reading
She feels disappointed, she is no longer happy with him, and she does not recognize him … She is immersed in a love disappointment. Where is that person who made her fall in love? Why does he behave like this, with that indifference that hurts her so much? Because there is nothingContinue Reading