Essay
The golden age is… now?
The perception of the world that seems to prevail is dark, there is a sense of personal and collective confusion, even fear, a dystopian future is seen as almost certain. But the facts are different
Research
Video games as medicine: Super Mario helps fight depression
"Video game training as an adjunct to hospital treatment of people suffering from depression can lead to improvements in their clinical symptoms and visuospatial memory," explains neuropsychiatrist Moritz Bergman from the University Hospital of Bonn.
Matthew Perry
Los Angeles Police: An investigation is underway as to how the actor obtained a large amount of ketamine
Ketamine in Matthew Perry's body caused excessive stimulation of the cardiovascular system and respiratory depression, the doctor reported. Now it is being investigated how he got the ketamine
Science
Psychedelic for depression: You shouldn't lick frogs, though
Toad venom from the Colorado River region is one of the strongest psychedelics. Scientists have a great idea to prepare these substances so that they help with depression, but do not cause hallucinations
Mental health of students
Wrestling with the demands and challenges of society
Anxiety and depression are solvable problems and it is very important to start treatment as early as possible, points out doctor Dušanka Vučinić Latas and emphasizes that the most important thing is to turn to a professional for assessment, which are exclusively clinical psychologists and psychiatrists: "We should always be careful 'to whom we give soul in hands', because in our environment there are a lot of trained and fake therapists, and that can be very dangerous for a young person in development who has some psychological problem"
Mental health
Blue Monday: Making fun of depression
"Blue Monday" has been declared the most depressing day of the year. It was designed as a marketing strategy of a British travel agency. Like many cheap tricks, it contributes to making sense of the real problems that millions of people struggle with every day
Mental health
New drug for postpartum depression approved in the US
On August 4, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved zuranolone, or Zurzuvae, for the treatment of postpartum depression
Social networks and mental health
Tik Tok: Liking depression
"In our practice, we often meet young people who interpret their behavior based on videos posted on social networks. Based on that, they diagnose themselves, most often depression and bipolar disorder, because they recognize some of the symptoms in their behavior," says special pedagogue Ljiljana Marković.
Comment
Tabloids and suicide: Dangerous trampling on everyone's dignity
Such reporting on suicide, as we have in Serbia, puts those who are at risk of suicide in direct danger. The "Werther effect" is the name given to the phenomenon of an increased number of suicides when one specific case is widely and incorrectly reported
Comment
Media and Internet: Death of Krisita Kika Đukić
Kristina Kika Đukić, a twenty-one-year-old YouTuber from Belgrade, died on Thursday. Her name meant nothing to many until yesterday, until it was known that she comes from the YouTube scene and that children and teenagers know very well who she is.