Psychogenic Vaginismus and Dyspareunia
Vaginismus is a complex sexual disorder, because it is both a psychological and physical condition:
Month of Mother’s day: The Special Role of a Mother
A mother is a person that knows, accepts and understands her child like no one ever will. “Mom” is a universal yet unique title. The world is full of loving mothers that are each considered the most important person to their children. The relationship between a mother and her child is full of warmth and…
A Healthy Parent-Child Relationship
From the moment parents hold their newborn child for the first time, they sense the huge responsibility of child-rearing. Every parent’s desire is to establish a healthy family relationship filled with love, care and happiness. The relationship between the parents and the child is very essential because it is one of the lifelong social ties…
Cohabitation
It is very common today, to find couples who favor cohabitation over marriage as their first living together experience. Cohabitation is a living arrangement where an unmarried couple live mutually in a long-lasting relationship which can resemble marriage. Couples who decide to cohabitate were very often stigmatized by some as “living in sin”, because they…
Don’t get shocked. It’s cultural shock
Every human being belongs to a culture that orients, supports and frames their life. The expression culture has been heavily discussed in social sciences due to its vast complex concept. In general, culture has been understood as attitudes, values, beliefs and behaviors shared by members of a society.
The Psychological Effects of the Importance of Virginity in Women in the Middle East
In traditional societies such as the Middle East, sexuality is usually the topic that parents and educators tend to skip. The lack of open discussions on sexuality led it to morph into a taboo and a source of fear. In turn, this taboo on sexuality invested itself in the huge importance of maintaining one’s virginity.…
Pre-Wedding Anxiety
It’s summer time and the wedding invitations are starting to arrive in dozens !
Baby Blues and Post Partum Depression are not the same thing !
Baby blues is a mild and transient (usually ends in a few days) condition that could affect up to 75-80% of mothers shortly after childbirth . Symptoms don’t last long: typically from a few hours to a few days only, with symptoms such as mood swings, crying, some anxiety and feeling down. Baby blues is…
Eating Disorders: when nutrition and psychology come together
Many psychiatric/psychological disorders affect the patients’ metabolism even before treatment. For instance, Depression and Schizophrenia are a risk factor for Diabetes Mellitus. When pharmacotherapy is needed, the patients’ metabolism is made even worse. Diabetes, hyperlipidemias as well as other metabolic problems start to bombard the psychiatric patient.
Phobia of dogs
Cynophobia is the irrational fear from dogs. It is a type of Animal Phobia (Zoophobia). By definition, phobia is the irrational fear from something that usually isn’t a source of great danger. Even though phobia of dogs is by far less common than phobia of snakes and spiders, it still is very common in Lebanon.…