Abstract Much has been written in the secondary literature on Freud's aggression-release perspective vis-à-vis competitive sports. Very little has been written, however, on Freud's own explicit contribution to play, games, and sport. That is likely the result of Freud's reluctance to take up them-especially from the gamesman's and sportsman's points ...

It has recently been suggested by Shaw (2007) that the distinction between voluntary active euthanasia, such as giving a patient a lethal overdose with the intention of ending that patient's life, and voluntary passive euthanasia, such as removing a patient from a ventilator, is much less obvious than is commonly ...

Iceland is heading for a fight with the European Union by flouting mackerel quotas.

Practitioners and investigators often view clinical trials from very different perspectives-the former in terms of individuals and the latter in terms of groups. The following whimsical dialogue highlights the philosophical foundations of these contrasting perspectives and illustrates their potential impact on patient care and public policy. The title alludes to ...

Antiviral coverage is defined by the proportion of the population that takes antiviral prophylaxis or treatment. High coverage of an antiviral drug has epidemiological and evolutionary repercussions. Antivirals select for drug resistance within the population, and individuals may experience adverse effects. To determine optimal antiviral coverage in the context of ...

Phenylketonuria is discussed from an European perspective, addressing the need of common definitions of terms commonly used, the need of a world-wide guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of phenylketonuria, the differences between existing European guidelines, and day-to-day care, further directives for the near future, and changing the concept from ...

In this article we report relevant data that shed light on the topic of hope and patients' expectations in the use of DBS, for standard, approved, and established indications, based on a broader qualitative study on the ethical and social challenges that healthcare providers face in the field of DBS.

Discussing Dr. Robert Prince's clinical case example, the author presents a relational psychoanalytic perspective on working with the traumatized patient. She considers the presentation of his work with a Holocaust survivor from a relational perspective with particular attention to the dyadic interaction, the intersubjectivity and co-creations of patient and analyst, ...

From a surgeon's perspective, the AJCC 6th edition is the staging system of choice due to its simplified clinicopathologic schema, discriminatory accuracy, extensive external validation, widespread geographic reproducibility, and applicability to both the resection and transplantation patient population with hepatocellular carcinoma.

AIM: Limitations of vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) include frequent monitoring, dietary restrictions and drug interactions. This study conducted an indepth exploration of perspectives of VKA therapy in respondents with atrial fibrillation or venous thromboembolism. METHODS: A total of 60 respondents, recruited from the UK, USA and Spain, were interviewed on ...

This study triangulated the extrinsic risk factors for inpatient falls from incident reports and nurse's and patient's perspectives. Similar perspectives were shared on the patient-room-design-associated factors. Patients' concerns focused on their needs not being met in time. Fall prevention should have a priority on addressing patients' needs.

The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study was to examine contemporary treatment approaches for psychological trauma from the perspective ofpeacekeepers. Data were collected via audiotaped interviews with 10 contemporary peacekeepers who had been deployed to Somalia, Rwanda, or the formerYugoslavia. The participants were asked to describe their experience with various ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the usefulness of perspective-filet view for polypoid lesions in paediatric patients in comparison with conventional virtual colonoscopy (VC) analysis and optical colonoscopy. METHODS: Sixty-one patients (mean age 5 years old) with a previous episode of rectal bleeding were studied using a 16 slices CT scanner. All patients ...

Central nervous system (CNS) are rare neoplasms with considerable heterogeneity and variation. The most common primary lesions of CNS are gliomas. A majority of the data about the demography and management of gliomas has emerged from the west. However, there may be considerable variation in the presentation, behavior, and response ...

This thesis shall examine the representation of the modern-postmodern tension through imagery in two of Michael Ondaatje’s novels, The English Patient and Anil’s Ghost. Written in 1992 and 2000, respectively, these novels have previously undergone a thorough exploration under a conventional postcolonial framework, with critics analyzing how each novel expresses ...

Elvin Semrad was among the most influential and beloved teachers of psychotherapy in his generation. His legacy as a clinician, teacher, and mentor is still felt today, even among those who never knew him directly. What and how he taught remains as relevant as ever in the psychotherapeutic care of ...

This thesis shall examine the representation of the modern-postmodern tension through imagery in two of Michael Ondaatje’s novels, The English Patient and Anil’s Ghost. Written in 1992 and 2000, respectively, these novels have previously undergone a thorough exploration under a conventional postcolonial framework, with critics analyzing how each novel expresses ...

Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Leicester, November 2006

This chapter examines sport in Latin America in its social, cultural, and political contexts. An analysis of the development of sport in Latin America suggests that there have been a number of distinct phases influenced by the cultures of the Spanish, British and French. More recently, the games and pastimes ...

The range of pictorial depth perception was tested with four pictures from the repertoire of European art, rather than the customary line drawings or photographs. These pictures included those rendered in linear perspective and inverse perspective, as well as those with different degrees of depth. Using Pandora' Box, the subjects ...

Thesis (B.Sc)--University of Hong Kong, 1998.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2006.

What information do patients need about medicines? Partnership between health professionals and patients depends, in part, on the provision and exchange of accurate and reliable information about drugs, but who should provide it? We invited contributors to answer the question from the perspectives of patients, clinicians, and the pharmaceutical industry

This European Parliament document (Europarl) was published in 1997 in English and French, in print and on the Web. It is complimentary to the earlier two volumes (available via a link to the website of Office National des Forets (ONF) of France, who carried out the original study of forests ...

The website of FERN, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) created in 1995 by the World Rainforest Movement. The board is made up of NGO representatives from different European countries, working closely with national and international NGOs. FERN 'promotes the conservation and sustainable use of forests and respect for the rights of ...