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Selected AbstractsOestrogen withdrawal associated psychosesACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA, Issue 5 2001V. Mahé Objective: Oestrogen withdrawal has been hypothesized as playing a causal role in puerperal psychoses. However, oestrogen withdrawal exists in conditions others than puerperium. We searched the published case reports where a decrease in oestrogen levels not occurring during puerperium was associated with a psychotic disorder, in order to evaluate the relevance of this hypothesis. These cases were defined as oestrogen withdrawal associated psychoses. Method: A systematic research of the literature was conducted for the period 1960,2000. Results: We identified 26 observations reporting an association between a psychotic disorder and a phase of oestrogen withdrawal. Psychotic episodes were short and reversible with recurrences reported when oestrogen withdrawal recurred. Puerperal psychosis was frequently reported in the history of patients. Conclusion: The oestrogen withdrawal hypothesis can be extended to certain psychotic episodes not occurring during in puerperium. This provides an additional argument for the clinical relevance of oestrogen withdrawal in puerperal and related psychoses. [source] Goldenhar syndrome and neuroblastoma: a chance association?ACTA PAEDIATRICA, Issue 10 2003C Michel-Adde Oculoauriculovertebral dysplasia, also called Goldenhar syndrome, includes several anomalies: epibulbar dermoids or lipodermoids, microtia, mandibular hypoplasia, vertebral, skeletal, cardiac and kidney anomalies, among others. Tumours have also been observed in patients with oculoauriculovertebral dysplasia. We report the first case of oculoauriculovertebral dysplasia associated with a neuroblastoma. This tumour consists of cells identical to early migratory neural crest cells in the embryo. Several theories have been proposed regarding the pathogenetic explanation of oculoauriculovertebral dysplasia. Currently, some researchers have suggested a deficiency in mesodermal formation or defective interaction between neural crest and mesoderm as a possible aetiology. Conclusion: It is suggested that the case reported here is an additional argument for an anomaly in neural crest cell migration or interaction with the mesoderm in the pathogenesis of oculoauriculovertebral dysplasia. [source] EXPENDITURES ON CHILDREN AND VISITATION TIMEFAMILY COURT REVIEW, Issue 2 2004A Reply to Garfinkel, McLanahan, Wallerstein In their critique, Garfinkel, McLanahan, and Wallerstein raise concerns about the representativeness of the authors' sample, benchmark approach methodology, and historical review of guidelines, all of which lead them to discount the evidence presented opposing the cliff-model assumption of father expenditures on children, and to laud instead child support guidelines that give little monetary credit or adjustment for visitation. This article presents evidence that (a) this sample is at most little biased, and remains trustworthy for the main implications presented; (b) although only a beginning, the benchmark approach is highly useful and most of the concerns raised about it are ill founded or implausible; and (c) the historical review suggesting that current guidelines assume zero visitation expenses is indeed accurate for the vast majority of states, according to the foremost authority. Thus, notwithstanding the critique, these findings have merit and importance and should be considered by policy makers. The authors also comment on the additional arguments against continuous and generous adjustments for visitation, finding them based on a weak foundation of evidence and reasoning. [source] Denying equality: an analysis of arguments against lowering the age of consent for sex between menJOURNAL OF COMMUNITY & APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, Issue 3 2002Sonja J. Ellis Abstract This paper takes a human rights approach to lesbian and gay oppression and critically explores the arguments used to oppose equality in debates about the age of consent for sex between men. A thematic analysis of Hansard and newspaper reports produced in Britain during the 1990s showed that opponents of a proposal to equalize the age of consent countered with three key arguments: (1) principles of right and wrong take precedence over equality; (2) principles of democracy take precedence over equality; (3) principles of care and protection take precedence over equality. Two additional arguments (concerning the health risks of anal intercourse and escalating demands for gay rights) are also outlined. Our findings are discussed with reference to debates on other lesbian and gay rights issues and we consider the ways in which these arguments might best be resisted. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] | ||||||||||