The stigmatisation is high, but this should not stop people from seeking professional help. Personality disorder refers to adverse patterns of feelings, thinking, and behaviour. It involves observable and internal perception patterns. People living with personality disorder find it difficult to live a normal life. The Project Air Strategy has developed the Australian diagnosis and […]
People with a personality disorder do not have to live with emotional pain. We are all unique. The pattern of feelings, thoughts, and behaviours makes us different. These aspects form our unique personality. However, people with mental illness are stigmatised. In Australia, there is a rising crisis of discrimination in mental health. People with personality […]
It’s a challenge to live with a personality disorder. Giving support to a person with a personality disorder can be life-saving. However, it requires commitment and sacrifice. Caring for personality disorder patient can be stressful. At times, the caregivers have to deal with patients who are abusive to them. Caregivers need to have relevant knowledge […]
“The journey to recovery, above all other factors, starts with you.” More often than not, the effects of bipolar disorder can leave a person feeling dejected, abandoned, and having a feeling of despair. This mixture of emotions is what pushes people to the extremes of committing suicide. Just like any other patients, people with bipolar […]
It is necessary for everyone to be on the lookout for the symptoms of bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder in men and women It is noticeable that some symptoms of this condition are similar to both men and women, while others are gender biased. Intermittent sleep, having a low and irritated mood, elevated self-esteem, talkativeness, racing […]
There is a remedy for bipolar disorder in technology. Previous Digital Efforts in Bipolar Treatment In this new era of digital tools, quantified self-movement, and precision medicine, we’ve experienced the progress in minimising bipolar cases. Several trials have been undertaken in a bid to treat this condition. The breakthrough by a German psychiatrist, Emil Kraepelin, […]
That regular depression, anxiety, and irritability is a red light for the existence of a bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder that causes abnormal shifts in thought, mood, energy, and behaviour. The mood swings can last for hours, days, weeks, or months. It is also known as manic depression, meaning it alternates between […]
She has always been constantly shocked by the many myths and misconceptions people have about Schizophrenia. Although Alice recalls struggling with depression from the age of 16, she had never imagined that she could ever be having Schizophrenia. To her, it somehow feels like the Schizophrenia was simply an escalation of depression. The first time […]
Things are not always as they seem. The idea that Schizophrenia is a distinct disease has been disputed for a while now. According to a research study by C. Robert Cloninger, MD, PhD of Washington University School of Medicine, Schizophrenia is not a distinct disease but rather a combination of eight disorders. Scientists attribute this […]
To respond, you first have to understand. Understanding someone with Schizophrenia can be very difficult, especially when they are in a state of psychosis. Nevertheless, this is an important step towards offering care and support to these individuals. So what is it truly like in the mind of a Schizophrenia patient? What does he hear? […]