Antidepressants are now the best-selling drugs in the USA – and their consumption has doubled in the last 10 years. This was established by a meta-analysis of studies from 1996 to 2005 among 50,000 children and adults and published in the Archives of General Psychiatry. Currently 10 percent of Americans – about 27 million people […]
At a conference organized by the Health Promotion Fund for a Healthy Austria, experts recently lectured on approaches to resolve critical future scenarios. One of the core points was the question of the affordability of health care. Obesity is one of the most pressing health problems and is consistent across all age and social groups. […]
Ab wann hat man nach medizinischen und psychologischem Fachverständnis eigentlich tatsächlich ein Alkohol-Problem? Da sowohl von Klienten als auch im Diskussions-Forum meiner Website diese Frage regelmäßig aufkommt, hier ein kurzer Abriß der Kriterien, nach denen üblicherweise “Alkoholismus” bzw. Alkohol-Abhängigkeit definiert wird. “Alkoholismus” stellt heute eigentlich keinen genauen wissenschaftlichen Begriff mehr dar. In der Diagnostik wird […]
Having sex every day improves the quality of men’s sperm and is recommended for couples trying to conceive, according to new research. Until now doctors have debated whether or not men should refrain from sex for a couple of days before attempting to conceive with their partner to improve the chance of pregnancy. But a […]
Can we ‘modify’ our brain structure? Until recently, the general consensus among neuroscientists was that tbe brain structure is relatively immutable after a critical period during early childhood. But new findings reveal that many aspects of the brain remain plastic even into adulthood. Neuroplasticity is a fascinating discovery referring to the ability of the brain […]
Im Diskussionforum meiner Website wurde von einer Userin dieser Tage eine Frage aufgeworfen, die ich sehr interessant fand: kann ein Fachmann (Psychiater/Psychologe/..) einen Amokläufer tatsächlich schon “vorzeitig” erkennen? Ich schicke voraus, daß ich ja nur ein “einfacher, kleiner Psychotherapeut” 😉 bin, und nicht so hochdekoriert wie mancher der Proponenten, die derartiges fordern. Als solcher aber […]
For mental illness, pretty much the same rules apply as for the body: the sooner you treat it, the better the prognosis. Researchers at the Department of Psychiatry of the RUB clinic in Bochum, Germany developed a concept for early detection and treatment of schizophrenia that already “clicks” at the first signs of the disease. […]
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by Robert Preidt THURSDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) — For children and teens who suffer violence at the hands of peers, immediate one-on-one mentoring on how to safely avoid conflict and diffuse threats reduces their risk of becoming victims again, a new study says. The study included 10- to 15-year-olds treated for assault injuries — […]