Manifestations of addictive behaviour among the child players of the Minecraft game from the perspective of quantitative research

doc. Mgr. Kamil Kopecký, Ph.D., PhDr. René Szotkowski, Ph.D.

Psychiatr. praxi 2018; 19(2e)  

The paper focuses on the analysis of online addictive behaviour among the players of the popular Minecraft game, using the quantitative researchconducted at the turn of 2016 and 2017 in the Czech Republic. Over 2 300 players participated in the survey (n = 2 331). The authors focus primarilyon the phenomena of excessive play of this game on the psychological, physiological and behavioural plane.

Health and social boundaries – why do we need each other?

Ing. Miluše Balková

Psychiatr. praxi 2018; 19(2e): e14-e20 | DOI: 10.36290/psy.2018.033  

Case studies illustrate the need for mutual cooperation between health and social services in the field of mental health. The case report describesthe case of a woman with a mental illness who finds herself in a bad life situation and the effort of health and social services to supportand improve this situation.

Court-ordered complusory treatment of women in the Psychiatric Hospital Horní Beřkovice: The creation and practice of the therapeutic programme

PhDr. Viktória Ženková, PhD., MUDr. Katarína Hánělová, Mgr. Petr Ptáček

Psychiatr. praxi 2018; 19(2e): e21-e26 | DOI: 10.36290/psy.2018.034  

In 2015 a new specialized ward for the treatment of women under compulsory court-order was established at the Horní Beřkovice PsychiatricHospital (PNHoB). Its concept of treatment and the uniqueness of this facility occupy an exceptional place in the organization of the psychiatrichealthcare system in the Czech Republic. This article aims to provide a brief overview of the methodologies established by health professionalsat PNHoB to set up a new system and therapeutic programme for the patienats at the facility. It is our aim to address the challenges we hadto face and to contributo to the professional discussion on the organization of the psychiatric...

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