A depression is a clinical condition in which a series of symptoms, mainly emotional, occur together, which have no known or sufficient external cause, but which cause life to lose interest for the person who suffers from it. We still do not know exactly, beyond hypotheses and theoretical models, the neurophysiological reasons that cause these … Read more
Bullying is a type of physical or psychological mistreatment towards minors, exercised by other classmates. New technologies and the easy access to them have influenced the increase of cases. The consequences can be fatal for children, leaving them with lifelong consequences. Hence the importance of detecting cases of bullying in time, to take action and … Read more
Mobbing is a type of violence systematically exercised on a worker in his or her work environment. For some time now, mobbing has been a recurring theme in debates and has even had an impact on both labor and criminal legislation in some countries. There have been cases so serious that it has even been … Read more
Mobbing, or psychological harassment in the workplace, is a situation in which a person exerts extreme psychological violence on another person or persons in the workplace. It falls within the specialty of psychiatry and is considered a public health problem by the UN and is currently a crime in the Spanish Penal Code. What is … Read more
The person concerned may consider the possibility of suffering from depression when he/she becomes aware that he/she is suffering from a series of symptoms that have no clear explanation, or that do not justify them with the intensity with which he/she experiences them. The experience of not being the same person as always, of having … Read more
The psychiatric expert report is an increasingly requested element in the judicial field, and this is so for diverse and varied reasons. Reasons for requesting a psychiatric expert’s report In the first place, the psychiatric expert report, in a generic way, is necessary because the legal system requires it when the judge must be informed … Read more
From a legal point of view, an expert is a person who possesses a series of scientific, technical or artistic knowledge, and on the basis of this knowledge, informs and advises judges and courts in those matters that are within his competence and for which he has been called. On the other hand, forensic comes … Read more
An expert report is the name given to the final document resulting from a series of analyses called “expert findings”. It is a document containing information resulting from an expert’s investigation and analysis. By means of the expert’s report, facts are verified, the causes that produced them, as well as their effects or consequences. The … Read more
Prior to the 1950s, services focused on care during old age were almost non-existent. From 1958 onwards in the United Kingdom, there was a growing interest in the care of the elderly. Today, the importance of psychogeriatrics is becoming increasingly important. This is due to the benefits and improved quality of life it brings to … Read more
Addiction is defined as the inability to curb a repetitive seeking behavior with the goal of consuming a substance or a rewarding behavior, even though it is causing physical and psychological harm. Addictions are a chronic problem capable of causing serious problems both to the person who suffers from them and to his or her … Read more