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- Concepts of mental illnessIn everyday speech the word ‘illness’ is used loosely. Similarly, in psychiatric practice the term ‘mental illness’ is used with little precision, and often synonymously with ‘mental disorder’. In this context, the terms ‘mental’ and ‘psychiatric’ are also used interchangeably. A good definition of mental illness is difficult to...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 31198 Views
- Novel C. diff structures are required for infection, offer new therapeutic targetsIron storage "spheres" inside the bacterium C. diff -- the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections -- could offer new targets for antibacterial drugs to combat the pathogen. A team of Vanderbilt researchers discovered that C. diff (Clostridioides difficile) produces the spheres, called ferrosomes, and that these structures are important for infection in an animal model. The findings,...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 47242 Views
- Paranoid symptoms and syndromesIntroductionThe term paranoid can be applied to symptoms, syndromes, or personality types. Paranoid symptoms are overvalued ideas or delusions that are most commonly persecutory, but not always so (see Box 1.4, page 12). Paranoid syndromes are those in which paranoid delusions form a prominent part of a characteristic constellation of symptoms, such as pathological jealousy or erotomania. In...0 Commentarios 0 Acciones 14208 Views