Personality disorder

For better or worse, your dog's behaviours can impact your quality of life

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Martedì, Maggio 9, 2023

Personality disorder, Personality, Ageing, Quality of life, Aggression, Research, Emotion, Environment, Dog, Doctor of Philosophy, Pet, Hunting, Pharmaceutical industry

Pantro was the perfect fit for me, for being great company for long walks while also being calm and independent when left alone.

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Pantro was the perfect fit for me, for being great company for long walks while also being calm and independent when left alone.
As a researcher in the human-animal interactions field, I studied how other pet owners dealt with both positive and challenging dog behaviours.

Benefits and challenges

Dog ownership has several benefits for people’s psychological and physical health.
Undesired dog behaviours such as aggression and barking are the leading reason people give up their dogs.

Personality, attachment and well-being

This was to assess the extent to which personality characteristics and attachment are linked to young adults’ well-being.
I found that aspects related to young people’s personality, as well as factors related to their attachment towards the dog are key to understand young people’s well-being in the context of dog ownership.
Characteristics related to young people’s personality seem to be more relevant than aspects related to their dog’s personality to explain well-being among young dog owners.

Quality of life

Coping with pet behaviour

Participants were asked about their perceptions, feelings and coping styles when the dog misbehaves to explore how young dog owners cope with challenging dog behaviours.
The interviews revealed that participants’ coping styles and emotions vary, but overall, they were able to manage challenging and stressful situations with their dogs.
The findings suggest a preference for more proactive coping styles, mostly focused on positive reinforcement and work with trainers, when needed.

What this means

My research findings illuminate some of the factors associated with both positive and challenging relationships between young people and their dogs which might, in turn, support young people’s well-being.
The results also clarify the link between behavioural issues in dogs, young people’s quality of life in the context of dog ownership, and coping styles used by dog owners when their dogs misbehave.

South County Psychiatry Welcomes Dr. Mark Zimmerman as Chief of Ambulatory Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

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Lunedì, Maggio 1, 2023

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CRANSTON, R.I., May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- South County Psychiatry (SCP) would like to welcome Dr. Mark Zimmerman to South County Psychiatry as Chief of Ambulatory Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. Dr. Zimmerman received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University, and his medical degree from Chicago Medical School—where he graduated first in his class. He completed his postgraduate training at the Medical College of Pennsylvania, and he held an academic appointment as assistant professor at the same time he was a resident in psychiatry.

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South County Psychiatry (SCP) would like to welcome Dr. Mark Zimmerman to South County Psychiatry as Chief of Ambulatory Psychiatry and Behavioral Health.
CRANSTON, R.I., May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- South County Psychiatry (SCP) would like to welcome Dr. Mark Zimmerman to South County Psychiatry as Chief of Ambulatory Psychiatry and Behavioral Health.
Dr. Zimmerman received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University, and his medical degree from Chicago Medical School—where he graduated first in his class.
Under his leadership as Chief of Ambulatory Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, we will be creating state-of-the-art programs that will be delivered far and wide."

What Alone Australia tells us about fear, and why we need it

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Martedì, Aprile 25, 2023

Food, Intuition, Hypothermia, Survival, Fear, Personality disorder, Emotion, Attention, Loneliness, Nature, Knowledge, Wilderness, Research, Environment, Whaling, Entertainment, Marketing, Hunting, Medical device

From one perspective this seems like a foolish thing to do – participants must be crazy or fearless.

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From one perspective this seems like a foolish thing to do – participants must be crazy or fearless.
Why else would anyone choose to be uncomfortable, alone and without a supermarket for weeks?
Based on the US reality TV show of the same name, participants are dropped off in remote Tasmania where they need to survive alone.
The contestants film themselves throughout the ordeal with the person who remains the longest in the wilderness winning A$250,000.

Fear as a messenger and guide

Rather than remaining at the same level of intensity at all times, it depends on both internal and external factors and relates to fluctuating levels of danger.
This does not come from a mindset whereby one is in competition with nature, but from being attuned to nature.
Intuition, like any other sense, triggers bodily responses to fear before clear factual data is brought into cognitive awareness.

Fear is pragmatic

Aside from being a source of rapid information relay, fear has the pragmatic function of integrating senses, thoughts and actions, so that dangers can be addressed immediately.
Fear is a force which demands a sharpened focus of attention toward the source of danger in preparation for action, such as escaping.

Fear as a guide

Fear is a benevolent force or guide which is often felt in the context of high adventure.
In adventurism, fear is a friend, an essential companion, not something to fear.

From Trump to Winnie the Pooh: how we use diagnosis as a narrative tool to make sense of dysfunction and deviance

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Lunedì, Aprile 17, 2023

Being diagnosed with COVID makes sense of symptoms, determines what we should do about them, and shapes our collective responsibility to the community.

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Being diagnosed with COVID makes sense of symptoms, determines what we should do about them, and shapes our collective responsibility to the community.
You have symptoms, the doctor examines or tests you, you get a name for what ails you.
Even a diagnosis as seemingly clear-cut as COVID is more than just a label stuck to a virus.
Read more:
COVID testing led to new techniques of disease diagnosis: progress mustn’t stop now

Diagnosis as storytelling

Diagnosis is so important to understanding our lives and those around us that it’s often applied outside of the health setting.
TV shows such as House use diagnostic mysteries to underpin plots – less Whodunit and more Whatisit.
A diagnosis is a story, in and of itself.
You have an infection of your lungs, probably caused by bacteria or a virus and possibly triggered by that cold you had last week.

Stories and deviance

Diagnostic stories are explanations of deviance.
By “deviance” we mean the sociological sense of the term: an inability to meet social expectations of behaviour, belief or experience.
To explain deviance, we often defer to diagnosis.
More than 150 scientific authors have thrown themselves at finding a diagnosis to explain his deviance.

Medicalising experiences

These stories say more about us, the diagnosers, and our contemporary views, than the lives of those they seek to describe.
By using diagnosis to explain people, we medicalise our experience of the world and shut down other avenues of explanation.
Just as explaining an imaginary character via diagnosis means we’ve lost faith in stories.

Not doomed: How the right coping mechanisms can save trauma victims from PTSD

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Mercoledì, Aprile 12, 2023

This singular ordeal does not, as is often believed, mean that it is impossible to live, but generally forces people to live in a very different way.

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This singular ordeal does not, as is often believed, mean that it is impossible to live, but generally forces people to live in a very different way.
To describe the mechanisms at work, health psychologists have coined the concept of “coping”, which is closely linked to that of adaptation.

Forms and styles of coping

The results revealed that there are two main forms of coping: problem-focused and emotion-focused.
Emotion-focused coping refers to the set of efforts to mitigate and cope with the emotional states triggered by the stressful situation.
Problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping are not two perfectly separate processes: in a given situation, one can use either one or the other, or both together.

Emotional coping strongly linked to post-traumatic stress disorder

Furthermore, academics have noted victims of violence crime showing symptoms of acute stress disorder for more than one month tend to develop PTSD.
The results obtained showed that the type of coping was a factor to be taken into account in order to explain why acute stress disorder does not systematically turn into PTSD.
Thus, it appears that trauma victims who adopt an avoidance-oriented coping strategy (or a low-problem-oriented coping strategy) are more likely to develop PTSD over time.
Conversely, recent research has shown that problem-focused coping reduces the stress experienced by the individual by eliminating (or mitigating) the stressor.

The importance of the subject’s hold on the situation

In controllable situations (or perceived controllable situations) problem-focused coping appears to be more effective than emotion-focused coping, as it is associated with less subsequent distress.
Such an effect is reversed in uncontrollable situations, where the subject’s repeated efforts to control the situation are useless and exhausting.

Adopting the most appropriate coping strategy

People who are able to use different coping strategies are better able to adapt to life-threatening situations.
However, it is important not to leave it at that, and then to find ways of coping with these clinical conditions.

Coral Club Announces Launch of Metastick, Next-Generation Solution for a Healthy Body

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Venerdì, Marzo 17, 2023

Coral Club focuses on health and creating solutions inspired by nature, backed by scientific research.

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Coral Club focuses on health and creating solutions inspired by nature, backed by scientific research.
People's well-being and body functions depend on their intestinal health.
Most of these bacteria have a positive effect on a person's health and contribute to the body's natural processes.
Introducing the newest way to support digestion and immunity - metabiotics from Coral Club in the form of easy-to-use single-portion sticks.

Global Psychiatry Partnering Deal Trends, Players and Financials Directory/Report 2016-2023 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Martedì, Marzo 14, 2023

The "Global Psychiatry Partnering 2016-2023: Deal trends, players and financials" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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The "Global Psychiatry Partnering 2016-2023: Deal trends, players and financials" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
The report takes readers through the comprehensive psychiatry disease deal trends, key players and top deal values allowing the understanding of how, why and under what terms companies are currently entering psychiatry deals.
Chapter 6 provides a comprehensive directory of all psychiatry partnering deals by specific psychiatry target announced since 2016.
In addition, a comprehensive appendix is provided with each report of all psychiatry partnering deals signed and announced since 2016.

SOFAR Expands Contribution to Poland Net-zero Future with Latest Product Portfolio at ENEX 2023

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Venerdì, Marzo 10, 2023

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Ever since SOFAR first entered the Polish market in 2014, it has been one of the most popular inverter manufacturers known to local customers.

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Ever since SOFAR first entered the Polish market in 2014, it has been one of the most popular inverter manufacturers known to local customers.
By virtue of its outstanding product performance, SOFAR was awarded TOP Brand PV Inverter in Poland by EuPD.
To provide better experience, SOFAR has set up a local branch office with professional team members responsible for timely service.
In line with the fully upgraded brand image, SOFAR brought the new 100-125KTL-G4 designed for C&I applications to Poland's biggest RE trade fair.

The Global Antipsychotic Drugs Market to Register Growth at a CAGR of ~7% by 2027 | DelveInsight

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Giovedì, Febbraio 2, 2023

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DelveInsight's Antipsychotic Drugs Market Insights report provides the current and forecast market analysis, individual leading antipsychotic drugs companies' market shares, challenges, antipsychotic drugs market drivers, barriers, and trends, and key antipsychotic drugs companies in the market.

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LAS VEGAS, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DelveInsight's Antipsychotic Drugs Market Insights report provides the current and forecast market analysis, individual leading antipsychotic drugs companies' market shares, challenges, antipsychotic drugs market drivers, barriers, and trends, and key antipsychotic drugs companies in the market.
As per DelveInsight estimates, North America is anticipated to dominate the global antipsychotic drugs market during the forecast period.
Furthermore, increased awareness resulted in increased adoption of these drugs in key countries, significantly increasing antipsychotic drugs market growth in key countries.
However, the high cost of drug development and launch, addiction caused by antipsychotic drugs, and the stringent regulatory approval process may stall the antipsychotic drugs market growth.

New Clarity Clinic Location Brings Mental Health Services to Chicago Suburb

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Martedì, Dicembre 13, 2022

The new 5,640-square-foot clinic in Mokena is the sixth Clarity Clinic location in Illinois.

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The new 5,640-square-foot clinic in Mokena is the sixth Clarity Clinic location in Illinois.
The new clinic is located at 9715 W. 191st Street, Mokena, IL, southwest of the Chicago metropolitan area and positions Clarity Clinic as one of the top mental health practices with comprehensive psychiatry and therapy services in the Chicagoland area.
"My mission is to provide access to exceptional mental health care services and bring awareness of the prevalence of mental health and how mental health symptoms affect all of us, regardless of ethnicity or socio-economic classification," said Dr. Pavan Prasad, Founder and CEO of Clarity Clinic.
Clarity Clinic is redefining mental health care through a leading network of mental health providers, who thoughtfully guide the whole person on their journey to find clarity and mental wellness by providing exceptional psychiatric and therapeutic care.