By means of parental questionnaires, sleep disturbances were assessed in 79 schoolchildren with epilepsy (mean age 10.12, range 5-16 years) for comparisons with 73 healthy control children matched for gender and to within a maximum of 6 months of age. The daytime behaviour of the children with epilepsy was also assessed by questionnaire. The children with epilepsy were considered representative...

The author discussed some points regarding the process of differentially diagnosing ADHD from antisocial personality disorder with antisocial behaviors, such as the use of amphetamines, theft, and violence, and borderline personality disorder with eating disorder, self-harming, overdose, and domestic violence. Firstly, the characteristics of ADHD are a lack of interest in criminal activity, cun...

Konu?ma kayg?s?, konu?man?n verdi?i/verece?i bunalt?d?r. Yayg?n bir kayg? türü olan konu?ma kayg?s? nitelikli ileti?imin önündeki temel engellerden biridir. Bu çal??mayla ya?ayan ortaokul ö?rencilerinin kayg?lar?na yönelik görü?lerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanm??t?r. çal??ma nitel türde olgubilimsel desende gerçekle?tirilmi?tir. Çal??ma grubunu amaçl? örneklem yöntemlerinden tipik durum örnekleme i...

The absence of compassion, argues the author, is not the cause of healthcare failures but rather a symptom of deeper systemic failures. The clinical encounter arouses strong emotions of anxiety, fear, and anger in patients which are often projected onto the clinicians. Attempts to protect clinicians through various bureaucratic devices and depersonalization of the patient, constitute as Menzies...