Dr Ladouceur appeals for a return to artful care, in which evidence does not interfere with clinical judgment. I remind Dr Ladouceur that evidence-based care occurs at the intersecting triad of clinician judgment, best available evidence, and patient values and preferences, all of which underlie the shared decision-making paradigm.22 In mourning the loss of a pointless and potentially harmful r...

I NVITED TO REFLECT ON THE RELATIONSHIP between theology and ecology, and to explore why that relationship might seem to have 'lost its appeal', I decided to look at the Christian theological tradition and the demands that a fruitful and appropriate relationship with ecology might make on it. Do theology's anthropological postulates encourage the kind of theological freedom needed to respond to...

A new book on Mental Health Review Tribunals puts the present system and procedure on trial.

Platycoelia lutescens Blanchard (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anoplognathini), a species that occurs in the Andes Mountains of South America, is redescribed. Platycoelia albescens (Bates) and P. baronis (Ohaus) are considered new synonyms of P. lutescens. A lectotype is designated for P. albescens. The use of this species as a food source by the people of the Ecuadorian highlands is discussed. RESU...