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An East Meets West Approach to the Understanding of Emotion Dysregulation in Depression: From Perspective to Scientific Evidence

Ye, Jiajia, Cai, Shuhe, Cheung, Wai Ming, et al.
www.frontiersin.org Summary & key facts 2019 33 citations

This is a theoretical review that looks at depression from both Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). It says depression is an emotion regulation disorder and is common worldwide. The paper reviews ideas from both systems and suggests possible brain and body pathways that could link TCM concepts of…

Mental Health Research Topics Stress Responses and Cortisol Tryptophan and brain disorders

A scoping review on innovative methods for personality observation

Lucia Luciana Mosca, Grazia Isabella Continisio, Natascia De Lucia, Elena Gigante, Carmela Guerriera, Nelson Mauro Maldonato, et al.
Frontiers in Psychology Summary & key facts 2023 3 citations

The authors reviewed recent research that uses new and unusual ways to study normal personality. They searched scientific databases for papers published between 2011 and 2022 and selected 18 studies. The studies used four main approaches: observing the body and movements, analyzing the words people write including on social media…

Mental Health Research Topics Personality Disorders and Psychopathology Personality Traits and Psychology
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