BACKGROUND The fourth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV) distinguishes schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder and brief psychotic disorder only according to the duration of the illness. Thus, the validity of these nosological concepts sounds uncertain. AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity of the DSM IV concepts schizophrenia, schizoph...

The main goal of this article is to suggest some processes by which the behavioral interactions of an abusive couple can be developed and maintained. A summary of these processes as they have been adapted from the animal analog and human research follows. First, the pairing of abuse (punishment) with love and affection (reinforcement) could indicate that the battered woman responds to the reinf...

We examined the idea that adolescents' perceptions of their mothers as using parental conditional positive regard (PCPR) to promote academic achievement are associated with maladaptive self feelings and coping. A study of 153 adolescents supported the hypothesis that PCPR predicts self-aggrandizement following success and self devaluation and shame following failure, which then predict compulsi...

The coeLiac affection occurs among children of all financial grades of the population, making its appearance some time between the ninth month of life and the end of the second year. Its incidence has been on the increase since before 1939, partly, no doubt, due to a more frequent recognition of its features. The war cannot be entirely blamed as, both during hostilities and since, food rationin...

We use insurance behavior as a context to study affective influences in seemingly purely monetary decisions. We report two related findings. First, people are more willing to purchase insurance for an object at stake, the more affection they have for the object, holding the amount of compensation constant. Second, if the object is damaged, people are also more willing to go through the trouble ...

This is an exploratory study based on a qualitative approach. The objective was to investigate why HIV positive pregnant women do not follow the treatment which is recommended by the Health Ministry during the prenatal period. The individuals participating of this investigation were seven HIV positive women who, during their pregnancy, did not follow the prophylaxis treatment currently recommen...