PSYCH INSIGHTS

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a chronic and debilitating form of mental illness that is characterised by behavioural, affective, cognitive and soma...

The hallmark of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is the presence of obsessions and compulsions. It has a bimodal incidence with peaks occurring in la...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of premature death and is traditionally linked to five disease risk factors: 1) Obesity...

The dopamine hypothesis stems from early research carried out in the 1960’s and 1970’s when studies involved the use of amphetamine (increases dopam...

Psychological trauma involves the witnessing of a traumatic or life-threatening event directly to your self or to others. The individual is likely to ex...

Depression has a lower prevalence in men than in women although this lower incidence may be due to the gender biases in seeking help.

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