Farah Mahmood

Past research has linked both emotion regulation and impulsivity with the development and maintenance of addictions. However, no research has investigated the relationship between emotion regulation and impulsivity within young adults. In the present study, we analyzed 194 young adults (27.8% female; 21.3 ± 3.32 years old; 91.8% single; 85.1% Caucasian), grouping them as low, average, or high emotionally dysregulated, and compared self-reported impulsivity, impulsive behaviors (such as alcohol and substance use and gambling) and cognitive impulsivity. We hypothesized that those with high levels of emotion dysregulation would score higher on self-reported and cognitive impulsivity, and report more impulsive behaviors. Analysis indicated that compared to low, the high emotion dysregulation group scored significantly higher on two self-report measures of impulsivity, harm avoidance, and cognitive reasoning. No significant differences were found between groups in impulsive behaviors and cognitive impulsivity. Overall, this study highlights the relationship between emotion dysregulation and impulsivity, suggesting that emotion regulation may be an important factor to consider when assessing individuals at a higher risk for developing an addiction. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3334448/

Conduct disorder (CD) represents the most common childhood psychiatric disorder found in community and mental health clinics. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the neurobiology of CD; specifically, neurological and neurochemical correlates. Converging evidence suggests that neurological profiles of individuals with CD, compared to peers, are characterized by reduced P300 brain wave amplitude, deactivation of the anterior cingulated cortex and reduced activation in the left amygdala in response to negative stimuli, and reduced right temporal lobe volume. The neurochemical profiles of individuals with CD are characterized by reduced serotonin and cortisol levels (i.e., decreased HPA axis function), as well as attenuated autonomic nervous system functioning. Popular theoretical frameworks cited within the CD literature are limited in their ability to explain and consolidate the neurological and neurochemical findings. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272735809000683

Which disorders can manifest delusions and hallucinations? Can psychopaths also experience some sort of delusions?

Do attachment styles affect personality? Which attachment style my result in anti-social personality disorder?

It has been postulated that obsessive compulsive disorder(OCD) lies in a continuum between schizophrenia and the neurotic disorders. Patients of pure OCD develop psychotic symptoms when there is a transient loss of insight or there is emergence of paranoid ideas.

How do you put your feelings aside to assess patients objectively?

How can we possibly help a loved one with a personality disorder? Can a specific meditation change the brain's neurochemistry?

Abuse and trauma can make people paranoid, thinking there is danger while there is no potential danger. It can make the person more prone to get bullied or abused. How can it possibly be treated?

Can't psychopaths easily fake the psychometric assessment results? I have recently been watching a lot of crime investigation documentaries. In a documentary, I couldn't help but notice how a serial killer effortlessly results negative on a lie detector test.

How to instantly boost a psychopath's ego/self-esteem when they are actively directing their hostility towards you?

How to react when a psychopath is black mailing you while looking you in the eye?