The ancient Greeks, as usual, had a word for it, ου με πείσεις καν με πείσης — “You are not going to persuade me, even if you give me evidence to persuade me.” Established beliefs bring comfort and a sense of emotional certainty. They persist long after proven false and harmful by new evidence. Here are…
An updating synthesis Objective: Incorporating recent findings in the current concepts of Major Mental Disorders (MMDs) . Namely; bipolar disorder schizophrenia, OCD, the anxieties, and ADHD. Method: Enumerate and consider the collective significance of…
We have car care, house care, job care. They are all schedules and reminders to attend to certain tasks for the needs of the car, house, job etc…etc. Yet, most of us do not have a program of personal care; a dedicated schedule -program that is in place for attending the maintenance care of our…
Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA was born in Salonica Greece (09/24/1928 ) and was raised in Crete. He received his medical education from the Aristotelian University, Salonica, Greece 1954, and his specialty in Psychiatry at the University of Colorado medical school at Denver, Colo. in 1962. He taught at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and…
Chroniclers of the Soul 