Adolf Meyer (English)

¿ Who is Adolf Meyer ?. Adolf Meyer was a swiss psychiatrist founder of a school of thought called: Psychobiology. That concept has had a notable influence on

Psychologic dependence in addiction to drugs

Did you know that….. Psychologic dependence is characterized by a desire to repeat the administration of the drug to produce pleasure or avoid disconfort

Heinz Hartmann and the Ego (English)

Did you now that….. Heinz Hartmann (1894-19729), the American psychiatrist, defines the EGO as the substratum of the personality ?. Hartmann defines the

The physician’s role and the patient compliance

Topic : The physician’s role and the patient compliance. Making a correct diagnosis and establishing a good treatment marks the beginning of all therapeut

Schizophrenia (English)

Topic: Schizophrenia Schizophrenic disorders are a type of mental disorder that is characterized by its tendency to chronicity, the deterioration of the individ

Havelock Ellis and Human Sexuality

Who was Havelock Ellis ?. Havelock Ellis was a British physician (1859-1939) . He was pioneered  the study of human sexuality, and the results of his researchs

Heroin and Hypodermic Needle

Did you know that….. the invention of the hypodermic needle played an important role in the story of addiction to drugs ?. In 1853 an Scottish physician,

The Use of Cocaine Ages the Human Brain

Did you know that ….. according to a recent study the use of cocaine ages the human brain ?. So says an investigation conducted by Karen Ersche entitled &

Hermine Hug-Hellmuth Biography

Topic: Hermine Hug-Hellmuth Biography Hermine von Hug-Hellmuth (1871-1924), actually her name was von Hug Hugenstein, was a pioneer in child psychoanalytic ther

Important development events in children (English)

The most important development events in children are: One and a half year old : Can climb stairs holding on to an adult, speaks about ten words, and partially

Mentally Retarded Individuals and Degrees of Disability

Topic : Mentally Retarded Individuals and Degrees of Disability   Mentally retarded individuals need special care from infancy to old age. The psychologist ca

Classification of Mental Deficiency

Did you know that….. In 1959 The American Association on Mental Deficiency proposed some modifications in the classification of the degree of mental retar