Helping People with Sexual Problems

Helping physicians with alcohol problems.

A public health item in CMAJ pointed out that although the precise prevalence of problems with alcohol and other drugs among physicians is unknown, it is probably similar to that in the general population. Single and colleagues’ estimate of 9% was quoted. This estimate applies to current drinkers who have experienced any of a list of specific problems at least once in the past year; these indiv...

Helping people help themselves

Helping people with schizophrenia to quit smoking.

Present illness The patient developed schizophrenia in his mid-20s when he was working as a shop assistant in a busy supermarket. He was increasingly unable to concentrate, felt that he was laughed at by his colleagues and customers, and started seeing a psychiatrist after he heard voices and felt he was no longer able to control his body by his will. He has had two brief hospitalisations in th...

Moral Judgments: Studying People with Helping Professions

While a considerable amount of research is done in the field of moral psychology, to our best knowledge, no systematic study of moral judgments made by professional groups who make moral decisions as part of their occupational duties exists (e.g. firefighters, medical doctors, midwives, police officers). By their training and practice, such professionals are expected to exhibit differences in m...

Helping Computers Understand People

Recommender systems are new types of internetbased software tools, designed to help users find their way through today’s complex on-line shops and entertainment websites. This paper describes a new recommender system, which employs a genetic algorithm to learn personal preferences of users and provide tailored suggestions.