“I was born in a small town Batala, in northern India and am currently living in Minnesota, USA. I completed my medical school in 2003 from Pune, India. Pursuant to my immense interest in learning the complexities of human brain and behaviour, I did my psychiatry residency from King George’s Medical University in India from […]
Chan VK.School of Business, Macao Polytechnic Institute, Rua de Luis Gonzaga Gomes, Macao, People’s Republic of China. J Gambl Stud. 2009 Jul 11. This article describes the use of neural networks (a type of artificial intelligence) and an empirical data sample of, inter alia, the amounts of bets laid and the winnings/losses made in successive […]
Dr. Paul Quinnett graduated from Washington State University in 1970 in clinical psychology and is currently the President and CEO of the QPR Institute, an educational organization dedicated to preventing suicide. Author of seven books and an award-winning journalist, he is also Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the […]
Suicidal behavior is a critical problem in the military, among civilians during a war and among returning war veterans. Millions of people around the world were involved in many wars and military conflicts during the past 100 years. Nowadays, suicidal behavior is a critical problem among Soldiers and Marines deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), […]
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 […]
