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Tag: psychology
Our Naples psychiatrist on the difficulty of convincing her patients that no, sometimes a nice cup of chamomile tea won’t fix everything.
Our Naples-based Dottoré teaches the art of “double volunteering” to one of her bipolar patients.
Our Naples-based psychiatrist laments the state of Italy’s treatment of autistic patients.
New Year’s Eve can be challenging for her patients, but our Naples-based psychiatrist puts a sunny spin on end-of-year wishes.
A patient tells our Naples-based psychiatrist about his questionable plans for Christmas dinner.
In the wake of Giulia Cecchettin’s death, our Naples-based Dottoré remembers one of her old patients, a victim of domestic abuse.
Our Naples-based psychiatrist talks one of her patients through the possible source of his wife’s discontent.
Our Naples-based Dottoré gets mildly insulted by a well-meaning patient.
Last winter, many Ukrainians believed the only factor delaying the war’s end was the weather. A year later, the country faces a very different situation, with a stalled counteroffensive ahead of the coming cold days creating fertile ground to lose precious national unity.
While many young people have shaken off the social and emotional shackles of their parents’ years, they must now resist the pressures of their own peers to constantly experiment, and never settle for anything or anyone.
Argentines readily discuss their moods and states of mind — and that’s a good thing, as long as we don’t pretend to actually diagnose each other, writes a psychologist.
Italian philosopher Umberto Galimberti says it is a tragedy to photograph a life into existence rather than living it.
The Germany-made thriller has made it to the “top 10” list of the streaming platform in more than 90 countries by breaking away from conventional tropes and mixing in German narrative techniques.
Our psychologist discusses schooling struggles and deep inequalities with her Neapolitan patients.
The Ukraine war is not just physical — it’s also being fought on a psychological front. Russian soldiers are subjected to complex psychological pressures at home and abroad.
Our Naples-based psychiatrist offers a short-and-sweet exchange with a patient, on what it means to feel “different”.
The U.S. Congress recently held a public hearing about “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” (previously known as UFOs), partly because of intense public interest on the matter. But what is it that makes Americans so prone to believe in aliens and conspiracy theories?
From the work of Dostoevsky, all the way to modern-day psychology’s concept of resilience, the idea that human beings can adapt to any event or situation persists in popular thought. But biology and history itself show it’s not quite the case.
A patient has an extra-conjugal/religious question for our Naples-based psychiatrist.
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Of Earthquakes And Men
“Oh, to sleep as soundly as a man,” marvels our Naples-based psychiatrist.
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No Smoking When The Dottoré Is In
Our Naples-based Dottoré puts out an argument with patients during a night shift at a psychiatric ward.
Passive aggression gets a bad rap. It was once even classified as a personality disorder. But in today’s world, it can serve a distinct purpose.
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Take It As A Neapolitan Compliment
One woman’s Neapolitan insult is another woman’s compliment.
We’ve always expressed our nightmares through images. So one Italian writer fed her dreams to AI-powered Midjourney platform, producing images of her own consciousness.
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They Grow Up So Fast
Our Neapolitan psychiatrist on Italy’s eternal “mammoni” …
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All Insurance Scam Roads Lead To Turin
Of financial hardship, staged accidents — and calcio rivalry.
The war in Ukraine has been going on for a year. Many have died, fled or been traumatized — day after day and night after night. Such harrowing experiences leave deep wounds. But there are ways to overcome traumatic experiences.
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The Problem With Easter
Not all holidays are celebrated equal. Why’s that? wonders our Neapolitan psychiatrist.
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The Sea Beyond, The Sea Within
“Everything has a cost, and even rights have to be paid for — and I’m tired of that.”
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Don’t Look Back In Depression
“I did it all because basically, I’m an idiot.”
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A Woman’s Work Is Never Done
… unless she’s a famous influencer?
It has long been assumed that psychotherapy can do no harm at worst. But new research makes clear that for some people, it can have very serious, even life-threatening, consequences.
“There is no Napoli on common sense?”
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The Way To A Doctor’s Heart
Our Neapolitan psychiatrist ponders the meaning of professional recognition, and lasagna.
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Facing The Shame, Sharing The Blame
Our Neapolitan psychiatrist is faced with the inadequacy of the Italian health system, and a mother’s helplessness.
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A Newborn Dies, A Mother’s Blame
Our Neapolitan psychiatrist reacts to the public blame directed at an exhausted Italian mother, after she fell asleep while breastfeeding her newborn son at a Rome hospital .
Two patients walk with our Naples-based psychiatrist on that fine line between freedom and insanity.
“And then they say that there’s no crisis?”
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On The Couch And On The Lam
Our Dottoré looks back on an entertaining session with a witty runaway convict.