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2 October 2020

MHR art contest ● medication ● schizophrenia

“Pascu Paraschiva is killing me!”

If her aunt was in a good mood, Aura would sometimes let her sit with her in her parents’ bedroom and watch a film or TV series together. Her small child’s body lay sprawled on the bed, propped up by a heap made of big, firm pillows stuffed with goose feathers...

11 July 2020

personal story ● therapy ● eating disorders ● anorexia ● bulimia

How eating disorders stole my adolescence

It's well known that the teenage years, when we all 'blossom' and try to discover our qualities and who we really are, can come with certain disadvantages. It's a time when we're developing both mentally and physically, making certain decisions that seem normal but can end up scarring us for life...

15 June 2020

mindfulness ● personal story ● therapy

Online therapy in pandemic times

How did the therapeutic process and the intimacy between patient and psychologist change during the pandemic? During the pandemic, therapists moved all office sessions online, on Skype or WhatsApp Video. So patients either continued with online sessions or dropped out. We asked psychologists how intimacy changes in...