“Daca vrei ca ceilalti sa te asculte, vorbeste-le pe limba lor” Dr. Taibi Kahler Pentru descoperirea PCM (1971) dr. Kahler a primit in 1977 prestigiosul premiu stiintific “Eric Berne” si a fost onorat de specialistii clinicieni din cincizecisidoua de tari, modelul sau de comunicare fiind considerat “cea mai semnificativa descoperire stiintifica din domeniul psihologiei”. In [...]
Stress from social isolation, combined with a high-fat diet, increases levels of a brain neurotransmitter — neuropeptide Y, or NPY — in mice that then promotes obesity, insulin resistance, and breast cancer risk, say researchers.
Scientists have conducted the most comprehensive study to date of how cocaine users respond to drug-related and other emotional stimuli, making use of comparisons with a matched control group and exploring the effects of recent cocaine use and abstinence.
In small, early clinical trials, adults and children with autism and Fragile X syndrome have shown improved communication and social behavior when treated with acamprosate, according to new research.
Whilst welcoming Justice Secretary Ken Clarke’s £5 million plan to divert mentally ill offenders from prison mental health campaigners say the money would be better spent on diverting them from offending rather than waiting for them to be convicted. “It’s like providing sticking plasters for everyone who trips on an uneven step…
New research shows that binge-drinking teens risk lasting brain changes that could affect their lives as adults.
Researchers have determined that people with autism concentrate more brain resources in the areas associated with visual detection and identification, and conversely, have less activity in the areas used to plan and control thoughts and actions. This might explain their outstanding capacities in visual tasks.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has launched a new website on schizophrenia and published a new brochure on the medical condition which affects more than 2.4 million American adults each year. Onset of schizophrenia often strikes men in their late teens or early twenties, while appearing in women in their late twenties or early thirties…
A study of consumer experiences after implementation of the New York State mental health parity law in 2007 found many consumers uninformed about the change in mental health care benefits…
Amphetamines are drugs which stimulate the CNS (central nervous system) – they are psychostimulant drugs – when overused they can be psychologically and physically addictive. As well as giving the user an enhanced feeling of wakefulness and focus, they also reduce appetite. The recreational drug, “speed” refers to types of amphetamines…
