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Is postpartum depression? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), only one type of depression, with more than six months duration and is characterized by symptoms such as pain, sadness or low self-esteem. This is reason for consulting a psychologist or a psychiatrist. It can be confusing because reactive, ie, activated as a result of some event, such as loss of a spouse, work, and in this case, after an abortion.

However, in the medical literature has described the “post-abortion syndrome” (also known by the acronym PAS). It refers to a pathological picture that includes a symptom complex physiological, psychological and spiritual, triggered after the completion of a procured abortion (voluntary). Therefore, affects mostly women who had abortions, but also true (to varying degrees) in all the others who have been involved in the incident.

The symptoms of this syndrome are directly related to the reasons for aborting, the time of pregnancy, the relationship between parents, the steps have been taken to make the decision and the influences that have suffered during the traumatic period of the decision.

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When we sleep, our brain is still working and maximizing performance. Recent studies confirm that improves memory and even moments of genius occur during sleep.

According to research conducted by German scientists during sleep and the best ideas are born until the genie appears. The explanation is that neuronal activity is most effective and economical when we sleep deeply and long enough.

Sleep involves brain activity. Allan Hobson of Harvard Medical School (HMS) in Boston, USA, the “dream is caused by the brain and benefits.”

This is coupled to another theory on the role of deep sleep, which says that during the same neurons produce new contact areas that use energy. At this stage the body rejects the synapses or contacts that do not need and sets new, for which the brain needs to develop a synchronous activity, which is long in brain waves of deep sleep.

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For your body and mind can function as best as possible, experts recommend sleeping 8 hours daily. During sleep, the body and brain rest and restore energy and increase productivity. If you do not get enough sleep, the brain does not respond properly and therefore the motor and mental activities can not be done in the best manner possible. Also, if Read the rest of this entry »

There is a basic emotion that is played in this type of disorder: sadness. This emotion is present at all, but now the possibility of depression at some point of life is 20%, in other words in five people suffer spring a depression at least once in life.
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