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From real blood-sucking vampires to people who believe they are zombies: Clinical psychologist reveals the shocking conditions behind your favourite movie monsters

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No matter how scary a horror movie might be, there is always the comforting fact that it’s ‘just a movie’.

But psychologists have found that the truth behind the films like Nosferatu or American Werewolf in London is no less strange and terrifying.

According to clinical psychologist Brian Sharpless, some classic movie monsters can actually be explained by rare psychological conditions.

From the real vampires compelled to drink human blood to people who believe they are zombies, these conditions are

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Transgender psychologist warns of ‘emotional blackmail’ used by collegues in their treatment of minors

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A clinical psychologist, who is transgender herself, is sounding the alarm on the approach many of her colleagues have taken in recent years regarding medical and social treatment for gender dysphoria among children and teens in the United States. 

Erica Anderson told Fox News Digital that health professionals need to explore all the factors related to what is going on with a child and “not to dissuade them of their assertive gender, but to understand how other things might be

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Who SHOULD have won Love Island? Psychologist weighs in after Kai and Sanam take home the £50k prize

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Love Island has kept us glued to our TV screens every night at 9pm for the last two months, and last night the winning couple was finally crowned.

Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan, both 24, stole the nations hearts after bonding over their shared desire to work with children and ‘make a difference’ in the world.

The aim of the game is to find love, and viewers must decide whether the islanders’ feelings for each other are genuine, voting to

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Psychologist reveals the consequences of overnight fame on Love Island stars

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Now that the stars of this year’s series of Love Island have re-entered the real world, you may assume that a life of luxury is what awaits them.

With all relationship dramas left in the villa and swathes of lucrative brand deals sitting in their DMs, it seems like any pre-fame problems must have disappeared.

However, all may not be as it seems, as their summer of love could have opened them up to a brand new set of challenges

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Who should win Love Island 2022? Psychologist claims Indiyah and Dami are the most ‘genuine’ couple

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It has been the most watched series to date of the reality TV series Love Island – but who will take the crown next week?

The contestants on the ITV2 dating show have been watched closely by fans since the beginning of June, who have been voting to save their favourites.

But with a cash prize at stake, it is not always easy to tell who has the most ‘genuine’ connection. 

MailOnline asked relationship psychologist Dr Audrey Tang to analyse

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HBO doc uncovers Beatrice Six: Wrongly confessed to rape and murder, convinced by psychologist

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Six Nebraska residents who were wrongly convicted of the brutal rape and murder of a local widow are having their heartbreaking stories brought to light in a new HBO docuseries that explores the twisted tale of how they ended up confessing to the horrific crime – despite insisting that they had no memory of it whatsoever. 

The so-called killers, who were known as the Beatrice Six, take center stage in the new Nanfu Wang-directed documentary, entitled Mind Over Murder, which

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