Mental health, brain and nerves

Psychology is mostly concerned with feelings and emotions, while psychiatry and neurology deal with mental abilities, features and disorders. Feelings and emotions are difficult to grasp. For this reason, many different types of treatments are available to treat mental illnesses.

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    Schizophrenia

    People with schizophrenia have episodes of psychosis, where they lose touch with reality. They may have delusions, hear voices or feel like they're b...

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

    Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

    We often hear about things like serious accidents, natural disasters, or sexual abuse in the news. These traumatic events can have a great impact on ...

  • Fibromyalgia

    Fibromyalgia

    The main symptom of fibromyalgia is chronic (long-term) deep muscle pain in different parts of the body. It is now known that fibromyalgia has someth...

  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder

    Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

    People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) may constantly wash their hands because they are afraid of germs, or may not be able to stop counting...