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Artificial intelligence and mental health: what you need to know before using it

AI promises accessible psychological support around the clock. What do studies really say about chatbots, what are their limits, and how can you use them safely?

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Autophobia: understanding and overcoming the fear of being alone

Autophobia is an intense, irrational fear of being alone. Its symptoms, possible origins and the therapeutic approaches that can help overcome it.

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Body dysmorphic disorder: understanding this body image disorder

Body dysmorphic disorder is a psychiatric condition in which preoccupation with an imagined or minor physical flaw becomes obsessive. Clinical definition, symptoms, causes and effective treatments explained.

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Brainspotting: Understanding This Eye-Position-Based Therapy

Created in 2003 by David Grand, brainspotting uses the position of the gaze in trauma work. How it works, how it differs from EMDR, and what studies do, or do not yet, say.

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Cacophobia: Understanding the Irrational Fear of Ugliness

Cacophobia is a rare, excessive and irrational fear of ugliness perceived in other people. Its possible origins, symptoms, impact on daily life and the approaches that can help.

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Chionophobia: understanding and overcoming an intense fear of snow

Chionophobia is an intense and disproportionate fear of snow, close to a specific phobia. Symptoms, causes, impact on daily life and treatment of this winter-related fear.

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Chronophobia: Understanding and Overcoming the Fear of Time Passing

Chronophobia is an intense fear of the passage of time, with no diagnosis of its own. Its symptoms, possible causes and the approaches that can help people regain a sense of control.

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Climacophobia: Understanding and Overcoming the Fear of Stairs

Climacophobia, an irrational fear of stairs, can turn every building into an obstacle. Its symptoms, possible causes, and approaches that may help overcome it.

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CBT: understanding cognitive behavioral therapy and how it works

CBT is a brief, structured psychotherapy that has been extensively studied in anxiety, depression and OCD. How it works, its techniques and what the studies say.

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Cognitive bias: when our brain plays tricks on us

Systematic distortions of judgment, cognitive biases influence every one of our decisions without our being aware of it. Discover their definition, their origin and the mechanisms that make them universal, even among experts.

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Confirmation bias: how our beliefs filter reality

Confirmation bias leads us to favor information that validates our convictions. How it shows up, what it costs decisions, including clinical ones, and how to limit it.

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The Dunning-Kruger Effect: How Incompetence Fuels Overconfidence

The Dunning-Kruger effect is a paradoxical cognitive bias in which the least skilled people believe themselves to be among the most qualified. Scientific origins, mechanisms, concrete examples and strategies to move past it.