We often find people withdrawn and unwilling to befriend others. This may be the result of a system that has led us to focus only on our lives and pay little attention to having a social life. However, it is important to differentiate if the person does not want to have friends, or if […]
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Who can provide mental health services?
Most Hispanics who call me to request the services of a mental health professional ask if the person who will see them is a psychologist. In many Spanish-speaking countries, it is common to relate mental health services with a psychologist or a psychiatrist. Although psychologists and psychiatrists are highly trained professionals to provide these […]
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What is Schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia is a medical illness that affects about 2.2 million Americans. Usually the first signs of schizophrenia emerge in adolescence or between the ages of 20 and 30 years. This disorder of the brain interferes with the individual’s ability to think clearly, control his/her emotions, make decisions, and relate to others. Many people with […]
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What is Psychotherapy?
Every healthy individual can feel, think and act. The interaction of these functions will often determine how much happiness or how much pain a person experiences in life. The term psychotherapy can be defined as the communication process between a person trained to evaluate and suggest changes in an individual (i.e., a mental health […]
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What is Mental Health?
There are countless definitions of mental health, and some are accurate. One is “Having the ability to think, act, and behave appropriately in all situations, whether socially or at home. It is the ability to acquire a satisfactory balance in relationships and to be emotionally stable. ” Mental health involves the willingness and the […]
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How does the fear of the deportation of a parent affect children?
There is no doubt that this situation, which is faced by many Hispanic families in our community, tends to increase stress levels to a point where emotional and psychological imbalances can occur. The fact that many families are being separated due to their immigration status often has devastating results. In children, this situation can […]
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Envy is Harmful
Do you know someone who has made your life impossible because of envy? Have you ever felt threatened by the comments of an envious person? If you answered yes, you will want to read this. Envy is a psychological phenomenon where the person experiencing it suffers and can often make others suffer, too. Sometimes […]
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Emotional Abuse
It is not easy to define what emotional abuse is, but we can recognize it when we see certain actions and behaviors. Often an abused person feels devalued and less than others, affecting his/her thoughts and feelings. Unfortunately cases of emotional abuse around the world are not scarce. We often hear people complain about […]
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Drugs Kill
The news of the death of Whitney Houston was a devastating blow to many of her followers around the world. But if we look at her history of drug abuse, we can certainly say that Whitney was swimming in dangerous waters. You may remember how her behavior began to change in the late 1990s when […]
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Why did she leave? When alcohol leads to relationship breakdown.
A few days ago I received a phone call from a gentleman. He sounded very agitated and cried like a child whose favorite toy had been taken away. He began by saying that he was depressed and needed to talk to a psychologist urgently. Then he told me how much he loved his wife, […]