by lamsa.org | Jan 15, 2019 | LAMSA, Mental health
What Are Neurotransmitters? By LAMSA Reading Time: 1 minute Neurotransmitters (NT) are molecules acting as chemical messengers of the nervous system (central (brain) and peripheral), to transmit messages, either between neurons (nervous cells) or between...
by lamsa.org | Jan 8, 2019 | LAMSA, Mental health
What Is The Mechanism Behind The Depression Induced By Bullying? By LAMSA Reading Time: 1 minute Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) is the protective barrier that lays between the brain and blood vessels. Normally, BBB is permeable only to oxygen and nutriments...
by lamsa.org | Dec 28, 2018 | LAMSA, Mental health
Can Psychosis Be Linked to Other Illnesses than Schizophrenia? By LAMSA Reading Time: 1 minute Although associated with schizophrenia, psychosis exists to varying degrees in other mental illnesses like bipolar disorders, depression, drugs-induced,...
by lamsa.org | Dec 26, 2018 | LAMSA, Mental health
What is Psychosis? By LAMSA Reading Time: 1 minute Psychosis is a condition that affects the mind. It is not an illness by itself, but it is a symptom which can denote an underlying disease, the most frequent being schizophrenia. Psychosis is some loss...
by lamsa.org | Dec 14, 2018 | LAMSA, Mental health
What is Peer Pressure? By LAMSA Reading Time: 2 minutes Peers are people who are part of the same social group. “Peer Pressure” is the influence that peers can have on each other, by interfering with the “making decisions” process. Thus, if you are doing...
by lamsa.org | Dec 13, 2018 | LAMSA, Mental health
What is Mindfulness-Based-Stress-Reduction? By LAMSA Reading Time: 1 minute Mindfulness-Based-Stress-Reduction (MBSR) is an 8-week program medically proven to improve symptoms of anxiety and decrease stress. It consists of a daily mindfulness and...
