Mental & Health
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What makes a relationship / marriage work?
By Dr Marcel de Roos, Psychologist PhD, the Netherlands One of the most complicated things for two people is to…
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The double illusion of the DSM
By Dr Marcel de Roos, Psychologist PhD, the Netherlands The psychiatrist’s bible, the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders”…
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Grossly exaggerated prevalence figures of bipolar depression
By Dr Marcel de Roos (Psychologist PhD, the Netherlands). A mental disorder like bipolar depression (or for example “ADHD”) is…
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Bipolar Madness
By Dr Marcel de Roos (Psychologist PhD, the Netherlands) Almost every week new clients come to my office who were…
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Health Care Waste Management: Transforming Lives and Livelihoods
In 2019, the National Audit Report on Health Care Waste Management (HCWM) pointed out that health care waste and solid…
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Manipulations with antidepressants-research
Dick Bijl, a Dutch medical doctor and epidemiologist, has been for 22 years the chief editor with “Het Geneesmiddelenbulletin”. This…
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The serious drawbacks of cognitive behaviour therapy
Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) has become the dominant psychological treatment in the past decades. In the late 1960-ies it spread…
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Tips for a fair fight with your spouse
Almost everybody dislikes having arguments. But it’s part and parcel of being in a relationship: even in the best marriages…
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Prioritize investments in primary health care for universal health coverage: WHO
Noting that primary health care (PHC) plays a crucial role in addressing people’s health needs close to where they live…
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“The Secret” and other nonsense about “happiness”
By Dr. Marcel de Roos, Psychologist PhD, the Netherlands Bestseller writers like Norman Vincent Peale (“The power of positive thinking”,…
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