Abnormal psychology

The almost daily theatrics of the Rouvikonas (Rubicon) anarchist group must be turning into an addiction for its members.

The first ever student organization for equality and  fight against all forms of discrimination, intolerance and aggression in higher education is already a fact, writes the site Huge.bg

60,000 people in Bulgaria suffer from eating disorders, according to unofficial statistics. An anonymous sociological survey among students ages 13 to 19 shows that 5% of girls have anorexia. The study is representative of the city of Sofia. At the same time, it is difficult to cover these patients, as most of them are hiding their suffering, says Monitor.

There are certain traits that have a tendency of appearing somewhere midway through almost every prime minister's tenure. First of all, there's the certain arrogance stemming from the belief that the prime minister and his staff are not holding office at the Maximos Mansion as tenants, but as owners. It seems unbelievable to them that the country can be governed by anyone else.

There were 4506 cases of aggression and harassment during the past academic year. This was announced by Tanya Mihaylova, Deputy Minister of Education at the round table "Aggression in the Bulgarian Society - A Necessity to Counteract" in the Parliament, reports sega. 

There were 402 cases of violence against children and 39 cases of violence against teachers.

Individuals with a history of “self-mutilation,” bipolar disorder, depression, and substance abuse can now apply for waivers to join the U.S. Army under a policy quietly enacted in August.

USA Today reported on Sunday that the policy was enacted without announcement.

"We are so much at the mercy of Chance that Chance herself… takes the place of God," Pliny the Elder wrote 2,000 years ago. In difficult times, people's need for stability and consolation grows, as does the need to inform them of the dangers of addiction to games of chance and to substances - legal or not.

We are going through a turbulent period. Hatred, animosity, division, parochiality are constantly encouraging terrorists to launch attacks on humanity and to challenge the state. The states, too, are choosing the path of hatred, animosity and division in order to deal with terrorism. Today's statesmen want to identify the colours of terrorism before taking any action against the terrorists.

Taking part in even a small amount of exercise each week can significantly reduce the chance of suffering symptoms, researchers showed.

In the largest ever study of its kind, analysis involving more than 30,000 adults revealed 12 per cent of depression cases could have been prevented by a small amount of regular exercise.

Mental health problems are the second public health problem of the Serb population after cardiovascular disease, the Danas newspaper reported, the day before the World Health Day on 10 October.