Famous 1848 Case Of A Man Who Survived A Terrible Brain Injury Has Modern Parallel
Poor Phineas Gage. In 1848, the supervisor for the Rutland and Burlington Railroad in Vermont was using a 13-pound, 3-foot-7-inch rod to pack blasting powder into a rock when he triggered an explosion that drove the rod through his left cheek and out o...
The Influence Of Genes On Psychological Well-Being
Genes play a greater role in forming character traits - such as self-control, decision making or sociability - than was previously thought, new research suggests. A study of more than 800 sets of twins found that genetics were more influential in shapi...
Shared Risk Factors For Child Behavior Problems Revealed For U.S., Great Britain
New research from North Carolina State University shows that the United States and Great Britain share common risk factors that increase the likelihood of behavioral problems in children - and that Britain's broader social welfare programs don't appear...
Experts Recommend Overhaul Of Psychiatry’s Diagnostic Manual
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), long the master reference work in psychiatry, is seriously flawed and needs radical change from its current "field guide" form, according to an essay by two Johns Hopkins psychiatrists pu...
61 anni, nata al nord e figlia del sud. il disturbo cosiddetto bipolare e' stato diagnosticato dal 1992. si ripresenta sempre sotto forma appunto di e...continua a leggere...
ritengo che la depressione mascherata sia solo un autodifesa contro il potere sociale senza basi organica a parte qualche casocontinua a leggere...