Parenting Influence Shaping Personality Traits, Confidence and Future Adult Relationships One cannot deny the tremendous influence parents exert on their child’s development. Undoubtedly, parents play a critical role in shaping their children’s personality...
In 2016, depression was still ranked as the world’s number 2 disabling disorder but it has now outranked heart disease to become the world’s most disabling disorder. According to the World Health Organisation, around 264 million people world-wide are suffering from...
What is Schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a severe brain disorder that affects a very small population of people. According to the World Health Organization, “Schizophrenia affects 20 million people worldwide but is not as common as many other mental disorders.”...
What is Impulse Control Disorder [ICD]? Impulse Control Disorder (ICD) is a heterogeneous category of psychiatric disorder affecting 10.5% of the general population. It is defined as “the failure to resist an impulse, drive, or temptation to perform an act that is...
“I couldn’t breathe!” “I felt like I was having a heart attack!” “I thought I was dying!” -People usually describe themselves in this way when they are having a panic attack-. “I feel like I am choking. I feel an urgent need to leave the area as soon as...
© Alexa Moon What is a phobia? Phobia is an effective form of anxiety disorder characterized by persistent fear, which provokes an anxiety response disproportionate to the actual threat. Unlike general anxiety disorder that involves excessive worries about several...
