Delusion or Obsession: Clinical Dilemma

Chronic Bronchitis: Diagnosis or Delusion

"'THE syndrome has its philosophical basis not in specific disease factors but in a chain of physiological processes, interference of which at any point produces the same impairment of bodily function. The same syndrome may thus arise from many different causes. This newer view inspires a far more catholic concept of xetiology and renders pointless many existing controversies." SIR HAROLD HIMSW...

autoimmune hepatitis or wilson’s disease, a clinical dilemma

Cotard's delusion or syndrome?: a conceptual history.

This report offers an account of the historical construction of Cotard's syndrome showing that by délire des négations the French author meant a subtype of depressive illness. Subsequent debate led first to the belief that it was just a collection of symptoms associated with agitated depression (anxious melancholia) or general paralysis, and later to the view that it might after all constitute ...

Fitting Gravitational Lenses: Truth or Delusion

The observables in a strong gravitational lens are usually just the image positions and sometimes the flux ratios. We develop a new and simple algorithm which allows a set of models to be fitted exactly to the observations. Taking our cue from the strong body of evidence that early-type galaxies are close to isothermal, we assume that the lens is scale-free with a flat rotation curve. However, ...

Low-income Homeownership: American Dream or Delusion?

This paper is a critical analysis of recent US policy to promote low-income homeownership. It examines the ideology and assumptions buttressing this policy, evidence on the effects of low-income homeownership and the viability of homeownership as a strategy for low-income families. Evidence suggests that the prospect for sustained growth in low-income homeownership may be limited. Research does...