Monday Dec 10th, 2012
A deep-sea microorganism and the origin of eukaryotes
There are only two kinds of organisms on Earth: prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Prokaryotes include the Bacteria and Archaea and consist of structurally simple cells that are generally a few micrometers (1 µm= 1/1,000 mm) in size and lack a nucleus. Eukaryotes include animals, plants, fungi, etc. and consist of structurally complex cells that are nearly 10,000 times the volume of prokaryotic cells and have a nucleus enclosed by a double membrane in… read more »
Friday May 17th, 2013
American psychiatry is morally challenged
Michael A. Taylor on the influence of money in psychiatry
Thursday May 16th, 2013
Personality disorders in DSM-5
Dr. Donald Black reflects on the classification of personality disorders in the newest iteration of the DSM
Wednesday May 15th, 2013
The classification of mental illness
What does the DSM tell us about the way we view psychological problems?
