Behavioural sciences

In an exploration of juvenile delinquency, Aris Spiliotopoulos examines the distinct paths that young offenders take, revealing a complex interplay of psychological, social, and biological factors. For some children, continued delinquent behavior into adulthood seems inevitable, while for others, illegal actions cease upon reaching maturity.

The urgent need to set up a public legal entity for the regulation of the psychology profession in Greece, as is the case in most EU countries, was highlighted at a conference held at Panteion University in Athens by the Hellenic Psychological Society.

The year 2023 has witnessed a striking trend in appointments to psychologists and psychiatrists in Türkiye, reflecting a collective response to challenging times, such as the devastating earthquakes witnessed last year and ongoing economic hardships.

In Bulgaria, a pressing concern looms over the scarcity of psychiatrists, with less than 500 specialists available to address the mental health needs of the population. Dr.

A Turkish mental health association will bring together its members and world-renowned psychologists in online training to help repair the psychosocial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

On June 17, Canadian psychologist Paul Bloom gave online training on "The Pleasure of Suffering and the Search for Meaning," the Mental Health Association said in a statement.

Many hospital beds are full. Waiting lists for outpatient treatment are bulging. And teens and adults seeking help for eating disorders are often finding it takes months to get an appointment.

The worries over coronavirus infection, the exhaustion from remote learning and the parents' fear of digital devices dependence of their children's are some of the biggest problems that psychologists from Varna have outlined since the beginning of the pandemic to this day.

Turkey has formed a second science board to tackle the social impacts of the measures taken in the fight against the coronavirus, the health minister has announced, informing that the new board will include experts in the field of psychology of religion, sociology of religion, statistics, sociology and psychology.

However, he reminded Kosovo Prime Minister that everything that results from mere force is even less worth, as was the case with Kosovo's seizure from Serbia by NATO aggression.

52% of Bulgarian teenagers aged 14-19 have been exposed to extreme content online, according to a nationally representative survey, part of a national "Find another way" campaign aimed at promoting critical thinking and civic engagement among young people. About 30% of them came across such content by accident, the survey shows.