Jerzy Pobocha Abstract Based on the analysis of the literature, the paper discusses problems of impulse control disorder diagnoses, coded in ICD-10 as the F63, and the results of epidemiological studies on the prevalence of these disorders. In 2009, 169 patients diagnosed with F63 were hospitalized in Poland, including 143 pathological gambling, 5 kleptomania and…
Marta Wiszniowska-Majchrzyk Abstract Love and death – these two opposite and seemingly separate poles are interwoven though unequally acknowledged in different societies – from predominance to expulsion and marginalization. The paper reviews their unequal roles in psychology, art, modern culture and consumer society, beginning with Epicurian philosophy, through Darwinian theory of evolution, Freudian drives and…
Zdzisław Majchrzyk Abstract The present paper takes up the problem of stalking, a phenomenon topical in law, psychology and sociology. Stalking is, among others, persecution, harassment. It is considered as aggression. From the offender’s view point , it is analyzed as pathology of emotions, sentiments, and love; but also as dysfunctional dependence upon a person.…
Alvydas Navickas, Vita Danilevičiūtė, Eugenijus Laurinaitis, Eglė Biliūtė, Ilona Ulevičiūtė Abstract In the scientific and clinical community, there is a high focus on hi-posexuality, hypersexuality remains on the sideline. Studies have found that hypersexuality (compulsive sexual behavior) occurs in 3-6% of the USA population. Sexual addiction is considered as a chronical disorder, the person is…
Georgij Vvedensky, Farit Safuanov, Maksim Kamenskov, Igor Kozlov, Aleksej Nikolaev Abstract In article results of research of 93 men of sexual offenders are analyzed. Methods: psychopathological, sexological, psychophysiological. Absolute and relative contraindications to application of polygraph examinations in diagnostics of paraphilias at persons with a mental diseases are established. Article in Russian doi:10.5200/sm-hs.2012.035 Keyword(s): polygraph, paraphilia…
Ramunė Mazaliauskienė, Alvydas Navickas Abstract Suicides in the course of schizophrenia are a widely recognized problem, yet the suicides during the First Episode Psychosis (FEP) are not much discussed in the literature, though in many cases it is due to a suicide that the patients gets into a contact with mental health services. Suicide is…
Rytis Leonavičius, Virginija Adomaitienė Abstract Compulsive buying (oniomania) is a behavioral disorder, manifesting as inexorable desire to shop mostly absolutely needless goods. It causes for individual and society (either its part – community, family) adverse consequences. The syndrome is presented by initial tension period, state of failing to resist the temptation to buy, and relief…
Eglė Zubienė Abstract The creators of attachment theory are psychoanalist John Bowlby (1907- 1990) from Great Britain and development psychologist from Canada Mary Salter Ainsworth (1913- 1999). The internal working model is the main concept of this theory. Acording to it, every baby is seaking to conect to the primier person (mother). The bond varrants…
Benjaminas Burba, Aistė Dovydaitytė, Viktorija Grigaliūnienė, Raimonda Eglė Jusiūtė Abstract Psychosexual disorders is an area that nowadays increasingly ine-rests both scientists and clinical psychiatrists as a very important couse of plenty of psychosocial problems. One of these disorders is transsexualism. In the current classification in Lithuania ICD-10-AM transsexualism is described as a desire to live…
Rimantas Stukas, Valerij Dobrovolskij, Ramunė Žilinskienė, Ieva Lukošiūtė Abstract Physically active students are a special group of young people, which is characterized by greater attention for their health status, increased physical activity, increased daily rhythm of life, thus the correct diet and appropriate use of dietary supplements is extremely important. Overall aim of study was…
Alvydas Navickas, Jan Hilbig, Vita Danilevičiūtė, Algirdas Dembinskas, Sergejus Glebovas Abstract Although the high and only slowly decreasing level of suicide rates in Lithuania is well known, little data has been gathered about the prevalence and character of suicide intents and attempts. However such knowledge is imperative when seeking to implement efficient measures of prevention…
Józef Kocur, Wiesława Trendak Abstract Human and social capital plays a significant role in the development of modern civil societies. When the structure and quality of the society deteriorates, one can observe concurrent social and human capital deficiency. In this work the author made an attempt to evaluate the causes, conditioning and the results of…
