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Risk factors of suicidal behaviour

Suicidal behaviour has a large number of underlying causes. It is associated with a complex array of factors that interact with each other and place individuals at risk. These include:   psychiatric factors such as major depression, schizophrenia, alcohol and other drug use, and anxiety disorders; biological factors or genetic traits, such as a family history […]

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Alcohol aggression and violence

 Alcohol is strongly associated with violent crime, and research suggests that it contributes to aggression. The strength of the relationship seems to be culturally dependent, and the pattern of drinking seems to play an important role in causing violence. Thus, both the environment and the characteristics of the drinker infl uence the effects of alcohol. […]

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Relationship between alcohol and schizophrenia

The studies show that there is relationship between alcohol and schizophrenia. A person with alcohol dependence is more likely to have schizophrenia and a patient with schizophrenia is more likely to exhibit alcohol dependence, than is the general population. Most clinical studies, patient reports and anecdotal clinical observations suggest that excessive use of alcohol leads […]

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Alcohol and suicide risk

The relationship between alcohol consumption and suicide or attempted suicide is well established among heavier drinkers. The risk of suicidal behaviour in this group increases with psychiatric comorbidity. Suicide rates are also found to rise with increased per capita consumption. The suicide rate for younger people seems to be more signifi cantly related to per […]

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Alcohol and depression research

The research indicates a close relationship between alcohol consumption and depression. Heavy drinking can lead to depression, and depression can lead to hazardous and harmful drinking and alcohol-use disorder. Studies of people in treatment have shown that one of the effects of long-term high alcohol consumption is an increase in depressive symptoms, which tend to […]

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How to make yourself happy?

How to make yourself happy?General under the dictionary definition of happiness is mostly: a sense of satisfaction and happiness. German philosopher Kant that: ” happiness is our needs are met “.You might think that if happiness is natural. But the latest research shows that people can play a more subjective initiative to change their attitude […]

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How to treatment of panic disorder

Cognitive behavioural interventions Some of the most successful treatment programmes for panic disorder have been based onClark’s aetiological model. Clark et al. (1994), for example, developed a two-phase treatment approach. The first phase involved teaching clients the cognitive model of panic. The second involved three elements: relaxation to reduce physiological arousal at the time of […]

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Aetiology of panic disorder

Genetic factors Evidence that panic disorder has a genetic component can be found in studies such as that by Kendler et al. who found concordance rates of 24 per cent between MZ twins, and 11 per cent between DZ twins. These and other data placed within a meta-analysis by Hettema et al. indicated that panic […]

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What is panic disorder?

A panic attack is a period of intense fear or discomfort that reaches a peak within ten minutes, and is associated with at least four symptoms including breathlessness, palpitations, dizziness or trembling, nausea, and tingling sensations in the arms and fi ngers. As noted earlier, this may be a severe element of a phobic response. […]

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What causes bipolar disorder?

The latest research suggests that there is no single cause of bipolar disorder, but that several key factors interact with one another. Genetics,childhood development, life stress and brain biology all appear to have a significant role in the development of the illness. Current knowledge suggests the emergence of a model that encompasses both ‘nurture’ and […]

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