Psychiatry

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) refers to any form of physical, sexual, psychological, or economic abuse that occurs within a current or former romantic or intimate relationship. IVP can manifest in various situations and forms. …

A parable that might even be true. A little story, which I made up for myself several years ago, touches on an important aspect of our Western civilization: a balance between traditional culture and progressive advance. And CNS active substances too! I am both a coffee lover, and a psychiatrist…

Introduction: Sleep is a fundamental aspect of human life, essential for maintaining physical and mental well-being. However, the infamous Russian Sleep Experiment, also known as the Soviet Sleep Experiment, remains shrouded in mystery and controversy. …

Despite the high development of medicine, some people still do not believe in the existence of such a phenomenon as depression. For some, it’s just a bad mood, but only until they themselves encounter this disease. Depression has long been a scourge of modern times. Once I had to deal…

Progress and challenges in mental health care — I’m a medical doctor, and although not a psychiatrist, I’ve observed that there are two kinds of people: those who are affected by mental illness, and those who will be. I’m one of those who is affected. I lost a son to suicide, my brother had a difficult-to-control bipolar disorder…

When it comes to mental health, the fields of psychology and psychiatry are often mentioned interchangeably, leading to confusion regarding…

We are all drawn to a story with a happy ending. We like to believe that the ups follow the downs, that luck is alive and kicking, that merit will always find its reward. I have delayed writing this in hope that my own fairy tale will somehow emerge from…

When I had my first placement as a trainee nurse on a psychiatric ward, I may have been more distressed than the patients. Many of them were psychotic and trapped in a hellscape created by their minds. …

Ingenuity and know-how are keys to understanding this rare youngster. Action to the STAR, authenticity to the SPHERE, and belonging to the SQUARE, have little worth to the CUBE. While those pursuits are interesting, though a bit odd to this pragmatic child, of greatest importance is competency. Feedback on how…