Dieses Buch befasst sich erstmalig mit dem in der Psychiatrie aktuellen Thema des "sozialen Netzwerks" im deutschen Sprachraum. Neben konzeptuellen und methodischen Fragen der Netzwerkforschung werden die Ergebnisse empirischer Untersuchungen zur Beziehung zwischen sozialem Netzwerk und psychischen Stoerungen vorgestellt. Dabei liegt der Schwerpunkt auf der Bedeutung sozialer Netzwerke fur die Entstehung und den Verlauf psychischer Stoerungen, der Auswirkung psychischer Krankheit auf die sozialen Beziehungen der Patienten und dem Einfluss sozialer Netzwerke auf das Krankheitsverhalten. Ausserdem wird die Anwendung des Netzwerkkonzepts in der psychiatrischen Praxis anhand mehrerer Beispiele illustriert. Das Spektrum der berucksichtigten psychischen Stoerungen reicht von Neurosen, psychosomatischen Syndromen und Alkoholabhangigkeit uber funktionelle Psychosen bis hin zu gerontologischen psychiatrischen Erkrankungen. Dem Leser wird ein reprasentativer UEberblick uber den "state of the art" der psychiatrischen Netzwerkforschung im deutschen Sprachraum vermittelt.

Richard Brill, an internationally known explorer, was made famous by Mr. Richard Bissel, writer of the Pajama Game. Mr. Bissel wrote an article about the Amazon and Richard Brill in a prestigious, famous Holiday Magazine. As a result, of this publicity a well known TV personality, with his family traveled with Amazon Explorers and Mr. Brill to the Amazon. Then, he showed the trip on his daily TV programs. This really made the Brill's company internationally known and famous. People from as far as Australia, read about us, and many of their agents booked our tours The world's richest and most influential, joined by now his well known "Green Hell Tour." A writer from Melbourne, wrote a book called "AMAZON," based on his experience, while traveling on Mr. Brill's trip. The book was published in his native Australia. Creating unbelievable amount of publicity, for the Company and for Mr. Richard Brill, the creator of the famous "Green Hell" tour to the Amazon. Mr. Brill produced several award winning travelogues, about the Amazon, Ethiopia and Timbuktu. To mention only a few. He is also listed in the WHO IS WHO in America book. Major publications throughout the world called him, "the New Indiana Brill" Or the "King of the Amazon" The stories about his explorations and the discovery, of an ancient city in the Amazon River Region made him one of the world's most famous explorers. Brill also owned and operated a large tour company called Amazon/African Explorers. He created some of the most unusual adventure trips on the globe. The best seller was "The Green Hell" Tour to the Amazon. Other Latin American tours included: The Green Paradise, Orinoco Adventure, the Jungle Railroad, Esquel, the Pearl of Patagonia. Central America on Wheels, made by local chartered bus, traveling through, six countries of Central America. A tour, never attempted by anyone, before nor after In Africa, the tours included: Come to the Kasbah-Morocco, The Land of Hannibal-Tunisia, South of Asmara- The route of the Queen of Sheba, Ethiopia. Then in Kenya, the famous Tenting Safaris. In West Africa, the famous "Ouagadougou Express" and the very unusual and difficult trip called, New York to Timbuktu The famous town, over which empires crumbled, Some said that it never existed. Or did it Only history will tell that, it really still exists. For well over forty years, Mr. Brill's Company was a very well known and successful travel enterprise. At the time, one of the most publicized in the world. Since his retirement, he writes about his exciting life and explorations around the world. He resides with his wife, in the State of New Jersey. Most of the stories, you are about to read here, are true. Some are semi true, (with some real facts in them) created and adjusted by the author. All names, times, events, as well as localities, were alerted for the continuation of the stories and to protect the innocent. Please note, many of the stories this book are interconnected with each other.

Those are mostly true stories, about the author's life. His adventures in the Jungles of the Amazon and other parts of the primitive world.. His childhood spent in a small European country. Succesful escape with his younger brother and his parents from the Nazis, during World War II. After a stretch in the Allied Army in Europe. He got an American visa and sucessfuly landed in the USA! Here he formed the famous Amazon/African Explorers. It was a new idea ! No one ever thought to travel to the Amazon or Timbuctu at the time! He started to operate his business from the garage of his house, slowly builded his little Company, to become one of the largest Tour Operators, with many offices and employees around the world. All major TV Stations and newspapers, had daily releases about the adventures of the Amazon/African Explorers Inc. Most of it was exciting news, unusual and a good reading! The press and Television loved it! Imagine, news without killings? Hundreds of American Tourists traveled with Mr. Brill on his famous "Green Hell Tour" to the Amazon! Or, to the mysterious city of Timbuctu, in West Africa. His clients visited the most primitive parts of the world, untouched by the tourists. All in a perfect safety and even with some comfort!