Jigsaw Therapy

29/04/2019

Interesting perspective very much in line with the hopes of psychoanalysis's fore-parents, such as Anna Freud and DW Winnicott.

"I am not proposing talking as a cure-all. What I am saying is that anyone who thinks introspection is the same as solipsism, or pictures a world in which many more people undergo psychotherapy as a self-indulgent, Beverly Hills nightmare, is wrong. A country in which reflection and curiosity about oneself is encouraged would be a wiser, kinder place."
--Susanna Rustin, The Guardian

With one in four teenage girls being depressed, it’s clear that there is no shortage of people needing help, says Guardian writer and editor Susanna Rustin

06/03/2019

Indefinite browsing mode?

28/02/2019

Epigenetics and Child Development: How Children’s Experiences Affect Their Genes.

An interesting read!

Scientific research shows that experiences can affect whether and how genes are expressed. Nature vs. Nurture is no longer a debate—it's nearly always both!

28/02/2019

Some humor ;)

30/11/2018

Extraordinary and really moving programme - "An exploration of postpartum psychosis through the stories of three women whose lives were profoundly impacted following childbirth"

The stories of young women who have suffered from postpartum psychosis.

27/11/2018

Discussion on the impact of parental conflict on children with educational psychologist Laverne Antrobus

Life after campaigning, Annabel Abbs, parents who argue, and haircuts after splitting up

27/11/2018

For those of you concerned about parental conflict, research into its impact on children, and tools on how to tackle it:

The Reducing Parental Conflict Hub is for local leaders, commissioners, practitioners and researchers who are looking to reduce the impact of parental conflict on children.

16/11/2018

A new study by researchers from Ohio State University used MRIs to compare overall brain volumes of 20 self-injuring teenage girls with those in a control group. They found that those who cut themselves had clear decreases in volume in parts of the brain called the insular cortex and inferior frontal gyrus -- areas of the brain that are involved in regulating emotion.

It won't be a surprise to most mental health professionals that decreases in volume of the insular cortex and inferior frontal gyrus are also seen in the brains of those diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder.

The good news is that in other research certain types of meditation have been shown to thicken the insular cortex. If you know of a teenager who cuts themselves, recommending that they do daily meditation can help change their brains, and may be a life saver.

Self-injuring adolescent girls exhibit insular cortex volumetric abnormalities that are similar to those seen in adults with borderline personality disorder - Theodore P. Beauchaine, Colin L. Sauder, Christina M. Derbidge, Lauren L. Uyeji

09/11/2018

The effects that psychotherapy can have on the brains of people that suffer with depression!

By Alex Fradera. Understanding the neural correlates of psychotherapy could help enhance its effectiveness.

15/08/2018

Your experiences, behaviors, thinking, habits, thought patterns, and ways of reacting to world are inseparable from how your brain wires itself.

“In depression, there’s nothing fundamentally wrong with the brain. It’s simply that the particular tuning of neural circuits creates the tendency toward a pattern of depression. It has to do with the way the brain deals with stress, planning, habits, decision making and a dozen other things — the dynamic interaction of all those circuits. And once a pattern starts to form, it causes dozens of tiny changes throughout the brain that create a downward spiral.”

29/07/2018

People are amazing
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