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Why Do Adolescents Engage in Self-Harm or 'Cutting'?

Why Do Adolescents Engage in Self-Harm or ‘Cutting’?

Self-harm behavior among teenagers is a concerning phenomenon that requires understanding, compassion, and effective intervention. It’s crucial to delve into the symptoms, underlying causes, and treatment options to address this complex issue. In this blog, we’ll explore self-harm behavior in teens, including its symptoms, potential causes, the role of neurochemistry, and various treatment options with …

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Self Harm in Teenager and Adolescent

Self-harm occurs when someone intentionally damage themselves to cope with painful or powerful emotions. It’s a means of attempting to get control over or relieve from negative emotions. Self-harm is a strategy for some people to try to heal themselves by attempting to control or halt their feelings. Others self-harm in order to ‘feel something,’ …

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Mental Health and Learned Helplessness

Mental Health and Learned Helplessness

Martin Seligman and Steven F. Maier, psychologists, accidently developed the notion of learned helplessness. They had first noticed such behaviour in dogs that had been trained to expect an electrical shock when they heard a tone. The dogs were eventually placed in a shuttlebox with two chambers separated by a modest barrier. One half of …

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What is Schizophrenia - Dr. Rameez Shaikh, MD

Schizophrenia Treatment In Nagpur

What is Schizophrenia ? Schizophrenia is a serious mental condition in which people have an aberrant interpretation of reality. Schizophrenia can include hallucinations, delusions, and profoundly disturbed thought and behaviour that interferes with everyday functioning and can be debilitating. In most of the cases treatment is required  for the rest of their lives. Early therapy …

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