Internet has become an integral part of the life of millions of people in the Western countries and in the developing world. Millions of people search for mental health information on the Internet, and there is a lot. Multiple web sites offer a plethora of information on different topics. Recent research suggests that Internet may […]
The 9th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry was held on June 28-July 2, 2009, at the Palace of Congresses (Le Palais des Congrès de Paris) in Paris, France. The new leadership of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) was elected on July 1, 2009. Prof. Florence Thibaut (France) is the new President […]
María Dolores Braquehais Conesa, M.D., Ph.D. was born in 1974 in Mallorca (Spain) and currently lives in Barcelona. She is the Clinical Director of the Inpatient Unit of the Barcelona Integrated Care Program for Sick Physicians and Nurses. Dr. Braquehais Conesa also works in the Liaison Psychiatry Program of the Vall d’Hebron Hospital. Dr. Braquehais […]
Suurvali H, Cordingley J, Hodgins DC, Cunningham J.Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada.J Gambl Stud. 2009 Jun 24. This literature review summarizes recent empirical research on obstacles preventing problem gamblers from seeking treatment for their gambling problems. Relevant databases and bibliographies were searched for English-language papers and reports published since 1998. The […]
When you set out on your journey to Ithaca, pray that the road is long, full of adventure, full of knowledge. The Lestrygonians and the Cyclops, the angry Poseidon — do not fear them: You will never find such as these on your path, if your thoughts remain lofty, if a fine emotion touches your […]
María Dolores Braquehais Conesa, M.D., Ph.D. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900) was one of the first thinkers who started to critique reason as the will to instrumental power. The French Philosopher, Michel Foucault (1926-1984) also believed that knowledge was inextricably linked to power 1. More recently, Jürgen Habermas (1929- ) has stated that scientists tend to […]
Dr. Neumeister is a Professor of Psychiatry and Radiology and the Director of the Molecular Imaging Program for Mood and Anxiety Disorders, New York University Langone Medical Center (NYULMC). Prior to joining NYULMC, he was Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Vienna in Austria. In 2001 he was recruited to the Mood and […]
Acupuncture has been used for the treatment of alcohol and drug use disorders for many years. Recently, scientists from the Department of Neuropsychiatry, Hospital of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, reviewed studies of the use of acupuncture for the treatment of alcohol dependence.
An interesting study by German experts revealed that men who marry younger women enhance their chances of longevity, and those who tie the knot with older women meet a premature death. The analysis was carried by a research group at Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany. The researchers looked at the deaths […]
An Air France airliner disappeared from radar early Monday morning (June 1, 2009). The airliner, carrying 228 passengers, disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean as it was traveling from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil to Paris, France. Air France flight 447 was supposed to arrive at Charles Degaulle Airport just after 11:00 in the morning on June […]
