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What is gambling

February 12, 2008

The Columbia Encyclopedia describes gambling as “betting of money or, valuables on, and often participation in, games of chance (some involving degrees of skill)” Compulsive, or pathological gambling is described “as a psychological disorder characterized by a persistent inability to resist the impulse to gamble. The disorder is progressive and typically results in difficulties in […]

Impulse control disorders

February 12, 2008

IntroductionImpulse control disorders are characterized by repetitive behaviors and impaired inhibition of these behaviors. Important defining criteria for these disorders include: The failure to resist an impulse to perform some act that is harmful to the individual or others; An increasing sense of arousal or tension prior to committing or engaging in the act; An […]

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Editorials

  • Suicide medical malpractice
  • Dr. Slavko Ziherl, an eminent Slovenian psychiatrist
  • Prevention of suicidal behavior in individuals with diabetes
  • National Respect Day

Research Papers

  • COVID-19 mortality in Europe and the ’Iron Curtain’ between East and West
  • Examination of depressive signs and symptoms among 803 University students in seven Universities and Colleges. Hungary, Romania, Serbia.
  • Examination of spirituality and the dimensions of spirituality among 803 students in seven different Universities. Hungary, Romania and Serbia.
  • Examination of depressive signs and symptoms among 932 students in eight different secondary schools in Hungary

Research News

  • Mortality in patients with schizophrenia: a review and meta-analysis
  • Long COVID, psychiatric disorders and suicidality
  • Mortality rates for buprenorphine versus methadone treatments
  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in combat veterans with or without a history of suicide attempt

Latest News

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Interviews with eminent psychiatrists

  • Interview with Professor Shih-Ku Lin
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Ten Years Ago

  • Plasma testosterone levels in bipolar suicide attempters
  • Teaching medical professionals and trainees about suicide prevention
  • Suicidal ideation in depressed patients with or without comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
  • Treatment of suicide attempters with bipolar disorder: a randomized clinical trial

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