Psychotherapy for Gender Identity Disorders – Dr Az!

This is an abstract from the article by Dr Az Hakeem on Psychotherapy for Gender Identity Disorders. It describes a special adaptation of group psychotherapy as a psychological treatment for people with a variety of gender identity disorders. Group psychotherapy can be used as an alternative to or concurrently with hormonal and/or surgical interventions for … Continue reading →

Shopaholism or compulsive buying disorder!

Is compulsive buying a valid mental illness? Dr AZ Hakeem talks on compulsive buying Excerpt transcribed from the Weekend Sunrise TV programme in Australia. Compulsive buying disorder or shopping addiction as it reappeared in psychiatric literature this month is nothing new. In the 1950’s ‘oniomania’ (has nothing to with onions) was entered as shopaholism or compulsive … Continue reading →