‘Public Health’ at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life

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Are People Getting Better While the World is Getting Worse?

Last updated 4th May 2009

Where does it go wrong? It seems to me that we know how to help individuals heal from trauma. It seems to me that we even know how to enable individuals to live more fulfilling lives. But this doesn’t transfer neatly and naturally into making the world a better place.

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One Hundred Years — And Counting

Last updated 3rd March 2009

I’d like to say that it is an essential part of psychotherapy to contribute to making the world a better place.

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A Quality Life, Part 2

Last updated 21st January 2009

Numbers are important, but it’s easy to mix up quantity and quality — especially when it comes to quality of life. The quality of our lives is partly determined by our own values and preferences, our sensitivity and the disciplines we pursue.

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A Quality Life, Part 1

Last updated 20th January 2009

It is often argued that quality is subjective, but I am convinced this line of thinking is wrong. I can enjoy reading trash and listening to schmaltzy music, but I don’t think that the trash is as good as Shakespeare or the schmaltz as good as Bach. I can separate quality from enjoyment.

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Weight Loss Drug Acomplia Yanked from Market Over Psychiatric Risks

Last updated 3rd November 2008

With the psychiatric side effects of rimonabant (sold as Acomplia in Europe and as Zimulti elsewhere) turning out to be even worse than originally thought, and the effectiveness of this new weight loss drug turning out to be pretty minimal, Sanofi-Aventis has yanked it from the market following a decision by European regulators to suspend marketing approval.

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