Salvia Divinorum or Diviner’s Sage belongs to the salvia genus. It has got dissociative effects. Salvia divinorum is a latin name which means “sage of the seers”.

It is used as visionary states of consciousness in spiritual healing by Mazatec shamans. Normally found in parts of Oaxaca, Mexico. It grows well in shaded, isolated and moist plots. It’s length is normally over one meter. It’s physical appearance is hollow square stems, large...

In today's world, there are a majority of people who are suffering from great depression. There are several reasons behind the depression including work load at office or home, exam stress, tough competition in professional fields, business decline etc. To say in one word, the word ‘depression’ is present all over the world. Depression is a chronic disorder that not only affects a person’s mind but also his body. Sometimes depression leads the person to some extreme...

Do you experience pleasure from pain? Do you find fulfillment in being beaten or delight in suffering at the hands of others? If you said “yes” to the previous questions, it’s possible you’re a masochist.

“Sexual masochism refers to recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving the act (real, not simulated) of being beaten, bound, or otherwise made to suffer. Blindfolding, spanking and humiliation in the...

Opium is a narcotic formed from the latex released by lacerating the immature seed pods of opium poppies. It contains up to 12% morphine, an opiate alkaloid, which is most frequently processed chemically to produce heroin for the illegal drug trade. The resin also includes codeine and non-narcotic alkaloids, such as papaverine, thebaine and noscapine.

At the moment the word “opium” may not strike as much fear in the hearts of concerned parents – after...

Anxiety attack, also known as panic attack, is one of the most frightening experience a person can go through. During a full blown anxiety attack, the person will feel:

-Chest pain, akin to a heart attack
-Dizziness
-Difficulty in breathing
-Overall feeling like your going to die and YOUR SURE OF IT!

Anxiety attack can happen to anyone and it can occur anytime, anywhere. It can strike for no apparent reason, causing confusion and fear for first time...

Depression can hit anyone at any age. Depression is not something people make up. The symptoms of depression can be at a low level or be very severe. You may feel nearly paralyzed in everyday life and unable to function normally.

Depression can cause a multitude of symptoms and be derived from various factors. If you are experiencing depression, your appetite may be affected, either decreasing or increasing. You may lose interest in things you once loved to do or lack energy to do...

The Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Institute (DDPI) has been formed to allow therapist to become appropriately trained and certified as practitioners and/or consultants of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy(DDP). The DDPI has a certification process to become a certified practitioner of DDP and to become a certified consultant of DDP.

Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, which is an effective and evidence-based treatment (Becker-Weidman & Hughes, 2008) has been...

Teen depression can have detrimental effects on your child's life. The first step to helping is to identify the difference between sadness and true depression.

Interestingly, there are differences between teen depression and adult depression, which makes it a bit more difficult to tell when a teen is depressed.

Irritable or angry: this quite often is the most common result of depression and might play out as being grumpy, hostile, easily frustrated or...

The gruesome massacre by arson of 20 children with the modal age of 10years in this century at Budo Junior School in Uganda on the 14th April 2008 is unbelievable. Everybody should condemn this brutality and be in solidarity with the most affected kin of the deceased.  It is only these young angels who will enlighten our mind to accept what they went through. My prayer is that they bring quick and soothing intervention to the...

Children and adults with Asperger Syndrome are all different and it would be quite difficult to find two alike. They symptoms from one person to another will vary with some people have quite severe symptoms and showing all the symptoms, while other people will only have a few symptoms and those may be quite mild. Because of the large variance of symptoms from one person to another it is difficult to define the Asperger Syndrome Behavior.

The behavior of children with...