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Living with a facial or body disfigurement can be very difficult, and can pose a significant challenge to self-esteem, with potentially serious consequences for mental and emotional health. However, with...

Erotic transference is something that happens relatively frequently in therapy, and while it is nothing to be ashamed of per se, it does have to be dealt with quite promptly,...

We've all been on the end of insincere apologies from time to time. Sometimes, we have to make peace through gritted teeth for the sake of the greater good, whether...

Factitious Disorder is a somatic symptom disorder – also known as Munchausen Syndrome - in which the individual feigns either physical or mental illness.

Although schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder both share the same prefix, they're actually separate conditions from one another. They both fall within the criteria of psychotic disorders within the Diagnostic and...

Until recently, there has been some hesitation to provide a diagnosis for ADHD and ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). The need for a double diagnosis was seen as an unnecessary move,...

The terms psychopath and sociopath aren't definitions that you can readily find in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. And you certainly won't receive either as a diagnosis from...

The term 'Daddy Issues' is a peculiar one within psychology. It's something that isn't exactly a clinical definition – at least not according to the DSM-5. But there is a...

There’s a saying within the care industry, ‘if you’ve met someone with autism, then you’ve met one person with autism.’ There is no textbook example you can point to; no...