Sections:
- Mental health
- Mental suffering
- Psychiatry? So scary...
- Mental health
- Mental suffering
- Psychiatry? So scary...
Mental Health
Despite the lack of a shared definition of what "mental health" is for an individual, we often refer to it as a state of wellbeing and/or affective, emotiona, neurobiological, mood, cognitive, behavioural balance.
Some of the characteristics which are traditionally associated to mental health are the possibility to develop satisfactory relationships with other people, showing adjustment capabilities, being aware of oneself, of one's own emotions and relational attitudes.
In few cases, lucky individuals find themselves, according to the previously presented description, in a state of mental health.
Some of the characteristics which are traditionally associated to mental health are the possibility to develop satisfactory relationships with other people, showing adjustment capabilities, being aware of oneself, of one's own emotions and relational attitudes.
In few cases, lucky individuals find themselves, according to the previously presented description, in a state of mental health.
Mental suffering
It is possible that in some moment of one's life a person finds herself in a state of transient psychic distress, that could be for instance a reaction to a life events that proves to be especially stressing or painful (like moving abroad, facing an illness, a grief, a divorce).
This state may be originated by an environmental, external cause, the reaction that a person may have to it can have a significant impact on the quality of life of the person suffering it.
This suffering may recede spontaneously with time, or it may create a fracture with the personal life of whois experiencing, reaching a significant interference to social, working, relational aspects with many symptoms like: loss of sleep or appetite, anxiety, worrying, irritability, loss of capability to focus on things, loss of enthusiasm, incapability to feel one's own emotions.
It is not rare that the same symptoms appear without an apparent environmental explanation. Sometimes, these very symptoms may be the first sign of an illness that affects other organs. Just to make some clear exaples, a loss of energy and an extreme somnolence can be both symptoms of a depression or a thyroid dysfunction. Everytime a change from nuisance to symptom is perceived it is important to talk with a professional (such as the general practitioner or a specialist) so that what is commonly referred to as organic causes can be excluded.
This state may be originated by an environmental, external cause, the reaction that a person may have to it can have a significant impact on the quality of life of the person suffering it.
This suffering may recede spontaneously with time, or it may create a fracture with the personal life of whois experiencing, reaching a significant interference to social, working, relational aspects with many symptoms like: loss of sleep or appetite, anxiety, worrying, irritability, loss of capability to focus on things, loss of enthusiasm, incapability to feel one's own emotions.
It is not rare that the same symptoms appear without an apparent environmental explanation. Sometimes, these very symptoms may be the first sign of an illness that affects other organs. Just to make some clear exaples, a loss of energy and an extreme somnolence can be both symptoms of a depression or a thyroid dysfunction. Everytime a change from nuisance to symptom is perceived it is important to talk with a professional (such as the general practitioner or a specialist) so that what is commonly referred to as organic causes can be excluded.
PSYCHIATRY? So scary...
Traditionally, a distrust has accompanied the role of psychiatrist and psychotherapist. The former, with the accusation of clouding people's minds with drugs, and the latter with the accusation of selling something with no real benefits
However, in the last forty years things have quite changed in the field of mental health, even though to be honest these changes have not been received and accepted by all professionals.
Nonetheless, years of clinical research in neurobiology, genetics, neuropsychopharmacology have clarified, not yet explained, the complex mechanisms underlying psychic suffering. in some cases, we know that some types of psychotherapy can be of help or solve some disorders (for instance, some types of depression or some anxiety disorders). In other cases, it has been demonstrated how some disorders are consequences of a strong genetic and biological predisposition, so that a pharmacological approach is due, and can be accompanied by adjunctive psychoterapies providing they're evidence-based: this is the case of recurring depressions, of bipolar disorder, of schizoaffective disorder or schizophrenia.
In few cases, a psychic disorder may be sound an alarm bell for a severe or potentially lethal physical illness, as in the cases of depressive episodes that anticipate a Parkinson's disease or can be present while an oncologic process is acting.
A psychiatrist, medical doctor must carefully evaluate each case, operate a precise differential diagnosis, find a compromise between a patient's expectancies and the severity of the situation to propose the best treatment for that very person (pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, physical therapy, combination therapy...).
A psychitherapist must propose to her patient an evidence-based psychotherapy for the specific distress reported by the patient.
All professionals in Studio Athena constantly research and study in order to propose the most modern, most effective solutions.
However, in the last forty years things have quite changed in the field of mental health, even though to be honest these changes have not been received and accepted by all professionals.
Nonetheless, years of clinical research in neurobiology, genetics, neuropsychopharmacology have clarified, not yet explained, the complex mechanisms underlying psychic suffering. in some cases, we know that some types of psychotherapy can be of help or solve some disorders (for instance, some types of depression or some anxiety disorders). In other cases, it has been demonstrated how some disorders are consequences of a strong genetic and biological predisposition, so that a pharmacological approach is due, and can be accompanied by adjunctive psychoterapies providing they're evidence-based: this is the case of recurring depressions, of bipolar disorder, of schizoaffective disorder or schizophrenia.
In few cases, a psychic disorder may be sound an alarm bell for a severe or potentially lethal physical illness, as in the cases of depressive episodes that anticipate a Parkinson's disease or can be present while an oncologic process is acting.
A psychiatrist, medical doctor must carefully evaluate each case, operate a precise differential diagnosis, find a compromise between a patient's expectancies and the severity of the situation to propose the best treatment for that very person (pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, physical therapy, combination therapy...).
A psychitherapist must propose to her patient an evidence-based psychotherapy for the specific distress reported by the patient.
All professionals in Studio Athena constantly research and study in order to propose the most modern, most effective solutions.