Mental health includes emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. Having good mental health helps us live a relatively happy and healthy life. Strong mental health isn’t just the absence of mental health problems. Rather than the absence of mental illness, mental health refers to the presence of positive…
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Antidepressants: Types, Common Side Effects & How Long Should You Take
Antidepressants are medications that help relieve symptoms of depression, social anxiety disorder, anxiety disorder, and dysthymia. When the level of chemicals in the human brain deteriorates, it causes changes in mood and behavior. Antidepressants increase the level of chemicals in the brain called neurotransmitters. Some neurotransmitters, such as serotonin and noradrenaline, are associated with mood…
Read MoreWhat Is Hypnosis? How Does Hypnosis Work?
Hypnosis is a sleep-like situation of a person in a hypnotic trance. The person does not aware of his or her surroundings and environment during the hypnotic trance. The word ‘hypnosis’ was first proposed by James Braid (1795-1860) and the practice of it dated back to Sir Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815). Mesmer experimented on his…
Read MorePsychologist vs. Psychiatrist: What’s the Difference?
If you have any kind of mental health concerns or relationship problems then you should seek professional help. But now the question arises from whom should we take it? From a psychologist or psychiatrist? Because often people consider psychologists and psychiatrists to be the same. But it is not. In such a situation, it is important to…
Read MoreHow is Depression Different from Sadness?
According to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO), India ranks first in the list of the most depressed countries in the world with over 56 million people suffering from depression. This is surprising because 17% of all the suicides committed in the world last year were from India. In such a situation, a…
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