https://obrela-journal.gr/index.php/obrela/issue/feed Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience & Mental Health 2024-07-29T18:40:56+03:00 Orestis info@obrela.gr Open Journal Systems <p><img src="/public/site/images/panton/ojnlogo2017.jpg"></p> <p>Welcome to the quarterly issued Journal Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience &amp; Mental Health, the official Journal of the “obrela”.</p> <p>The Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience &amp; Mental Health (DCNMH) Journal is an open-access peer reviewed international online journal, published by obrela. It aims to publish high quality articles in the areas of Psychiatry, Mental Health, Clinical Neuroscience, Medical Psychology, and Neurology. The DCNMH welcomes varied article types such as Original Submissions, Research Articles, Review Articles, Short Reports, Case Reports, Letters to the Editor, Editorials and Guest Editorials. The DCNMH also features studies that focus on negative results, failure to reproduce, tools and methods, as well as on new theories or hypothesis.</p> <p>The DCNMH Journal welcomes manuscripts on the following fields : Brain Research, Addiction, Adolescent Development, Anxiety and Depression, Aging, Alzheimer’s Disease &amp; Other Dementias, Brain Plasticity, Brain and Evolution, Biological Rhythms and Sleep, Brain Wellness, Demyelinating Disorders, Developmental Disorders, Drug Discovery and Development, Drugs of Abuse and Addiction, Emotion, Epilepsy, Ethical and Policy Issues in Neuroscience, Food Intake and Energy Balance, Games and mental health, Psychiatric Genetics, Glial Mechanisms, History of Neuroscience, Memory Formation, Motivation and Emotion, Network Interactions, Neuroimaging, Neuroimmunology, Neuroendocrinology, Neurotoxicity, Neuroprotection, Pain, Public Awareness of Neuroscience, Stress and the Brain, Schizophrenia &amp; Bipolar Disorder, Pharmacology, TeleCare, e-Health, m-Health, Virtual reality therapy, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmaceutical Innovation, Rehabilitation, Prevention programs, Psychoeducation, Psychometry, Trauma therapy.</p> https://obrela-journal.gr/index.php/obrela/article/view/285 The Sexual-Self: Phenomenological approaches to Gender Identity and Sexuality 2024-07-29T18:40:56+03:00 Orestis Giotakos info@obrela.gr The fluidity of gender along with sexual fluidity and flexibility indicate that sexual attraction may exist and vary within a spectrum or a flux changing during the life. On the other hand, scientists distinguished two understandings of the ‘self’, the self as “Me” and the self as “I”. “Me” corresponds to the self as an object of experience, while “I” reflects the self as a subject of experience. The phenomenology of human sexuality provides a trans-disciplinary basis where we can create a synthesis of the various perspectival approaches to the subject. We suggested a ‘Sexual-Self’ model, comprised from the ‘Sexual-Me” component, corresponding to ‘Gender Identity’, and the ‘Sexual-I’ component, corresponding to ‘Sexuality’ - including ‘Sexual Preference and Orientation’. We also suggested different scientific concepts and domains that can help understanding the existence and the processes of ‘Sexual-Self’ throughout the life. 2024-07-29T00:00:00+03:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://obrela-journal.gr/index.php/obrela/article/view/286 Quality of life, psychological and cognitive sequelae of patients with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) 2024-07-29T18:40:56+03:00 Sonia Marín Reala info@obrela.gr Alicia Hernández Torresa info@obrela.gr Elisa García Vázqueza info@obrela.gr Aychel Elena Roura Pilotoa info@obrela.gr Jose Antonio Herrero Martíneza info@obrela.gr Encarnación Moral Escuderoa info@obrela.gr The fluidity of gender along with sexual fluidity and flexibility indicate that sexual attraction may exist and vary within a spectrum or a flux changing during the life. On the other hand, scientists distinguished two understandings of the ‘self’, the self as “Me” and the self as “I”. “Me” corresponds to the self as an object of experience, while “I” reflects the self as a subject of experience. The phenomenology of human sexuality provides a trans-disciplinary basis where we can create a synthesis of the various perspectival approaches to the subject. We suggested a ‘Sexual-Self’ model, comprised from the ‘Sexual-Me” component, corresponding to ‘Gender Identity’, and the ‘Sexual-I’ component, corresponding to ‘Sexuality’ - including ‘Sexual Preference and Orientation’. We also suggested different scientific concepts and domains that can help understanding the existence and the processes of ‘Sexual-Self’ throughout the life. 2024-07-29T00:00:00+03:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://obrela-journal.gr/index.php/obrela/article/view/287 The impact of Dr Barry Sears’s diet on employee sleep duration 2024-07-29T18:40:56+03:00 E. Gkiolia info@obrela.gr A. Ktenidis info@obrela.gr P. Darvyri info@obrela.gr Sleep is essential for people's health and well-being, contributing not only to the restoration of their energy and the consolidation of their memory, but also in maintaining the balance of their immune system. Diet can affect the quality of people's sleep, especially that of employees. The main objective of this semi-experimental study was to investigate whether Dr. Sears’s diet affects employees’ sleep duration. Data were collected from a sample of 100 employees who were employed by different companies in the broader area of Attica, once a week, for a period of three weeks. Of those who participated in the study 56% were male and 44% were female. The results showed that Dr Sears’ diet had a beneficial effect on the participants’ sleep duration, which sleep duration started to increase from the 2nd week of intervention and then stay at normal levels. Sleep duration was considered as the dependent variable, while the duration of the Zone Diet (3 weeks) and the demographic characteristics in relation to the other dependent variables were considered as independent variables. 2024-07-29T00:00:00+03:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement##