To a high extent, the work of a psychotherapist consists of the treatment of the various forms of depression, so I’ve always tried to improve my understanding of this particular form of mental disorder – and of its most extreme form, the idea to commit suicide. So I’ve continuously gathered data on suicide – here […]
When I first came to Thailand, I wondered: given the healthy Thai cuisine, why are so many people – especially expats – overweight? Take a look on any street: at least one in three expats is obese. This is a high percentage, comparable only with the ‘fattest’ States in the USA, and is responsible for […]
‘One for the road…’ – pretty much everyone of us has said that at certain occations, like with friends in a cozy round or during a party. If the ‘one’ is followed by another, however, maybe even on a regular basis, a problem exists. Living in a holiday destination, too, I know just as well […]
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 […]