In this category, you will get information about all mental disorders, their types, symptoms, treatment, and everything related to mental disorders.
Confabulation is a type of memory error when false, misinterpreted, or distorted information is unconsciously filled into gaps in a person’s memory. People who confabulate confuse things they imagine with real memories. Those who confabulate are not lying. It is not their intention to deceive. Even when they are confronted with contradictory evidence, they are confident…
Split-brain syndrome, also known as callosal disconnection syndrome, occurs when the corpus callosum, which connects the right and left hemispheres of the brain, is severed or lacerated. Though it is unclear whether each hemisphere of the brain has some control over specific tasks, it is known that each hemisphere influences some of them. For example,…
A false memory is a reconstruction of a true event that is false or distorted. It may be completely fictitious. However, it is possible that some of the facts in those documents have been distorted by interfering information or other memory distortions. If you think you got the washing machine started before leaving for work,…
Anesthesia is a treatment carried out with the use of anesthetics. When you are under anesthesia, you will not feel pain. The practice of anaesthesia and pain management is performed by anesthesiologists. In some cases, numbing may be localized to a small area of the body. Invasive surgical procedures require general anesthesia, during which you…
Addiction is when someone cannot stop using a substance or engaging in a behavior although it is causing psychological and physical harm. According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine, “addiction involves complex interactions between brain circuits, genetics, the environment and individual experiences in life. Compulsive behaviors or substances are used by addicts. They do…