Thought-Action Fusion and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Thought-action fusion (TAF) is a cognitive process that plays a significant role in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), a chronic mental health condition affecting millions of individuals worldwide. This...
Depression and autobiographical memories According to research by Dahyeon Kim and K. Lira Yoon (2020), a cognitive bias might keep a negative mood among individuals with depression. Individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) reported less happiness when...
Facial expressions and identification of the emotions The speed at which we produce facial expressions plays an essential role in identifying emotions in other individuals, as demonstrated in a recent study at the University of Birmingham. The research revealed that...
The impact of traumatic experiences on our dreams Dreams commonly reflect what we feel and see while awake, so it prevails to have nightmares and anxiety dreams after a distressing experience. These disturbing dreams generally consist of similar feelings and...
ERP: The gold standard treatment for OCD Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is considered the gold standard treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). In this approach, individuals are exposed to the feared stimuli hierarchically, starting with stimuli...
Mental health services available in Edinburgh The following list includes mental health services available in Edinburgh, which you can access without necessarily seeing a GP. Living Life is a cost-free telephone service offered to anyone over the age of 16 who...