Seishin / Mental (Soda Kazuhiro, Japan) (European Premiere) Berlinale 2009, Forum Monday, February 9 Read the Forum synopsis The patients who visit Chorale Okayama have profound illnesses – schizophrenia, severe depression – many are self-abusive, some are suicidal. Through several deftly filmed consultations and other encounters, we learn Dr. Yamamoto Masatomo’s original, thoroughly humanistic, and […]
The politics of being Asif Zardari
Since the announcement of Asif Ali Zardari as the candidate till this date, on the eve of the presidential election, the newspapers are full of verbal vitriol against the man who is going to be most likely voted as the next President of Pakistan. The elite writers of this country and elsewhere love to have […]
METHOD OF PSYCHOLOGY
METHOD OF PSYCHOLOGY The primary method of investigation in empirical or phenomenal psychology is introspection or reflective observation of our own mental states. This is the ultimate source of all knowledge of mental facts; even the information gathered immediately from other quarters has finally to be interpreted in terms of our own subjective experience. Introspection […]
Phony Rockefeller Suspected of Abducting Daughter
Clark Rockefeller, who divorced his wife, Sandra Boss, in December, allegedly kidnapped their seven-year-old daughter, Reigh Storrow Boss, during a supervised visit July 27. Rockefeller, who friends believed was a member of the prestigious Rockefeller clan, may be a pathological liar with remarkable abilities of persuasion. On separate occasions, he convinced two unsuspecting individuals to […]
Alcoholism
It is now generally recognized that alcohol like the opium products is a narcotic. But alcoholism constitutes a special problem because of the wider use of alcohol and because of its entrenchment in the social customs. Alcoholism is a condition in which the individual has lost control over his alcohol intake in that he is […]
India: Two Million Research Labs Shut Down by Government
The owners of privately-owned pathological laboratories in India’s western province of Gujarat have reacted angrily to their provincial government’s decision in April to begin shutting all but a handful down. 3,000,000 or more privately-run pathology laboratries operate under lax government regulation in India today. Only a small percentage are believed to be properly staffed and inspected. Seventy labs have attained government […]
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