Graham J McDougall, Ph.D., R.N. Physicians in the twentieth century, MDs were entrepreneurs, that is they were in business as solo practitioners. They seemed to value the individual, family, and community as their patients and therefore held in high esteem. This is a commentary on the article, “The social status of physicians and the quality […]
Peter J. Aspinall University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, UK Immigration and Mental Health: Stress, Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Behavior Among Immigrants and Refugees. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 350 pages. This study attempts to examine variations in suicide rates between immigrant populations and ethnic groups in Britain. Lack of recording of ethnic group […]
Dana Galler(1,2) and Leo Sher(1) 1. Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA 2. Yeshiva University, Stern College for Women, New York, New York, USA Immigration and Mental Health: Stress, Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Behavior Among Immigrants and Refugees. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 350 pages. Immigration […]
Mora-Ripoll R.Altern Ther Health Med. 2010 Nov-Dec;16(6):56-64. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this review is to identify, critically evaluate, and summarize the laughter literature across a number of fields related to medicine and health care to assess to what extent laughter health-related benefits are currently supported by empirical evidence.
Christopher R. Bailey and Allison M. Greene Time is indeed a valued commodity to all. But for young adults who choose to pursue a career in medicine, the time to pursue personal dreams is often clouded by the very real strictures of required pre-medical coursework and expected research and volunteering. As we evolve from college […]
Thiel MJ.J Int Bioethique. 2010 Sep;21(3):51-62, 88-9. Is human dignity an intrinsic value? Or is it a relative value, depending on the perception or assessment of quality of life? History had delineated some of its key features, but the advent of human rights and the Holocaust put special emphasis on this notion, particularly in the […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The “II International Congress on Dual Disorders: Addictive Behaviours and other Mental Disorders” will be held on October 5-8, 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. Miguel Casas, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Head, Servei de Psiquiatria, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, is the Congress Chairman. Researchers and clinicians from many countries including […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The 7th Baltic Symposium of Biological Psychiatry, “Neuroimmunology and Mental Disorders“ will be held on August 26-27, 2011, in Palanga, Lithuania. Professor Robertas Bunevicius, the President of the Lithuanian Society of Biological Psychiatry and the Director of the Institute of Psychophysiology and Rehabilitation of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences is organizing […]
Masahito Fushimi, M. D., Ph. D. The status of physicians is declining in Japan as well. The fact that we often see news about medical lawsuits against physicians symbolizes this trend. In addition, today one of the major issues is the shortage and uneven distribution of physicians in Japan. It is said that the absolute […]
Tatiana Elistratova, M.D., Ph.D. and Andrey Soloviev, M.D., Ph.D. In spite of pathogenetic similarity of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and idiopathic epilepsy, they are usually considered as antagonistic diseases. It is known that in PD patients, epilepsy occurs three times less often than in the rest of the population, and the development of PD in patients […]
