Could there be a link between childhood maltreatment, depression, and emotion recognition? Researchers Kristine Kahr Nilsson, et al investigated this question by comparing the emotion decoding abilities of major depressive disorder (MDD) patients with and without a history of childhood maltreatment. The results of their study suggests that individuals who have experienced childhood maltreatment and suffer…
Read MoreWhat Do Boundaries Have To Do With Emotional Wellbeing?
October is Emotional Wellness Month. Emotional wellness, which is also known as emotional health or emotional wellbeing, is a person’s ability to handle their emotions and the varied experiences they encounter in life. Enjoy this Guest Blog Post By Derya Ozes, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Operational Leader & Executive Coach As a therapist, organizational…
Read MoreUnderstanding and Managing Anxiety, with Derya Ozes, LMFT
Humintell’s Sayaka Torra recently sat down with Derya Ozes to discuss understanding and managing anxiety. Derya is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at DeryaTherapy and has been in practice for over 10 years. During their 25 minute conversation, they discussed how the pandemic has affected anxiety management, their personal experiences with anxiety, and more.…
Read MoreMental Health and Deception Detection
Are we confusing cues of low credibility with atypical behavior of people with mental health issues? Re-published with permission from Evidentia University. Friends of the Nonverbal Communication Blog, this week we present the paper “Atypical behaviors found in some mental health conditions negatively affect judgements of deception and credibility” by Lim, A.; Young, R. L.…
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