Literature
Borsboom, D. (2017). A network theory of mental disorders. World psychiatry, 16(1), 5-13.
American Psychiatric Association [APA]. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
BrainBuddy Homepage 2.0
We believe in the core values of peace, love and equality. All colors are beautiful. Life is valuable and we are all created equally. Unfortunately, this equality is sometimes hard to be found in everyday life. Everyday struggles can cause stress, a useful survival mechanism. When stress becomes chronic however, it can make people feel bad.
Our goal is to improve quality of life by reducing stress levels, and providing evidence for changes in perceived stress and quality of life. Therefore, perceived stress and quality of life are measured before, during and after treatment in a scientific and evidence based way. Before we talk about measurements and statistics, let’s talk about stress.
Life is full of stressors: events, thoughts or feelings (“stimuli”) that increase our stress levels. Sleep deprivation, financial issues and discrimination for example can increase stress levels. Stress is an adaptive survival function and basically activates survival mode in all of us. This survival mode can prevent us from thinking rationally and making the choices we want to make. Preventing us from being who we want to be.
In order to free ourselves from these stressors, it is important to sometimes decrease stress levels. Therefore we believe in the healing power of relaxation. Everyone has ways to ease their mind, this can be done for example through music, arts, sports, reading, gaming, (mindful) meditation, or watching Netflix/TV.
We believe that the current approach to psychopathology is limited. Research covering evidence based practice (EBP) focuses on the best results on group level. The science behind EBP is based on the best average results. However, we believe psychiatric symptoms are too complex to convey in the diagnostic categories presented in the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders (APA, 2013) as currently described. As an alternative we would like to introduce you to the network approach to psychopathology (Borsboom, 2017).
To Be Continued…
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<p>Borsboom, D. (2017). A network theory of mental disorders. <em>World psychiatry</em>, <em>16</em>(1), 5-13.</p>
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<p>American Psychiatric Association [APA]. (2013). <em>Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders</em> (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.</p>
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<p>We believe in the core values of <strong><em>peace</em></strong>, <strong><em>love</em></strong> and <strong><em>equality</em></strong>. All colors are beautiful. Life is valuable and we are all created equally. Unfortunately, this equality is sometimes hard to be found in everyday life. Everyday struggles can cause stress, a useful survival mechanism. When stress becomes chronic however, it can make people feel bad.</p>
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<p>Our goal is to <strong><em>improve quality of life by reducing stress levels</em></strong>, and providing evidence for changes in perceived stress and quality of life. Therefore, perceived stress and quality of life are measured before, during and after treatment in a scientific and evidence based way. Before we talk about measurements and statistics, let’s talk about stress.</p>
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<p>Life is full of <strong><em>stressors</em></strong>: events, thoughts or feelings (“stimuli”) that increase our stress levels. Sleep deprivation, financial issues and discrimination for example can increase stress levels. Stress is an adaptive survival function and basically activates <strong><em>survival mode</em></strong> in all of us. This survival mode can prevent us from thinking rationally and making the choices we want to make. Preventing us from <strong><em>being who we want to be</em></strong>.</p>
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<p>In order to free ourselves from these stressors, it is important to sometimes decrease stress levels. Therefore we believe in the <strong><em>healing</em></strong> <strong><em>power of relaxation</em></strong>. Everyone has ways to ease their mind, this can be done for example through <strong><em>music</em></strong>, <strong><em>arts</em></strong>, <strong><em>sports</em></strong>, <strong><em>reading</em></strong>, <strong><em>gaming</em></strong>, <strong><em>(mindful) meditation</em></strong>, or watching <strong><em>Netflix</em></strong>/<strong><em>TV</em></strong>.</p>
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<p>We believe that the current approach to psychopathology is limited. Research covering evidence based practice (EBP) focuses on the best results on group level. The science behind EBP is based on the best average results. However, we believe psychiatric symptoms are too complex to convey in the diagnostic categories presented in the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders (APA, 2013) as currently described. As an alternative we would like to introduce you to the <strong><em>network approach to psychopathology</em></strong> (Borsboom, 2017).</p>
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