This article, written by Sidhesh Phaldessai, provides an overview of geriatric psychopharmacology, including the epidemiology of mental health disorders in the older population, the physiological changes that occur with ageing and their impact on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and the use of psychotropic medications in older adults
How the ancient Greeks kept ruthless narcissists from capturing their democracy
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How the ancient Greeks kept ruthless narcissists from capturing their democracy
Sunday 1 October 2023, 12:15 AM
In Ancient Greece times, all Athenian men wielded power via a system of direct democracy which saw leaders change regularly [Image: Jim Niakaris on Unsplash]
Steve Taylor's book DisConnected, discusses how the essential human trait of connectedness determines our behaviour and our level of wellbeing, and what happens when it is missing. Here he delves into the original model of democracy
Ancient Greece was in many ways a brutal society. It was almost perpetually at war, slavery was routine and women could only expect a low status in so