Stalking, mental disease, imputability: Thoughts on 20 cases

Se p 20 03 Thoughts on the Riemann Hypothesis

The simultaneous appearance in May 2003 of four books on the Riemann hypothesis (RH) provoked these reflections. We briefly discuss whether the RH should be added as a new axiom, or whether a proof of the RH might involve the notion of randomness. New pragmatically-justified mathematical axioms that are not at all self-evident A pragmatically-justified principle is one that is justified by its ...

Assessing violence risk in stalking cases: a regression tree approach.

Advances in the field of risk assessment have highlighted the importance of developing and validating models for problematic or unique subgroups of individuals. Stalking offenders represent one such subgroup, where fears of and potential for violence are well-known and have important implications for safety management. The present study applies a Classification and Regression Tree (CART) approa...

Stalking and mental health: do we need guidelines?

Stalking of mental health professionals: an underrecognised problem.

Doctors and mental healthcare professionals are at greater risk of being stalked than the general population, particularly by their patients. Despite causing significant psychological distress, stalking remains underrecognised and poorly managed. Healthcare organisations should ensure appropriate policies are in place to aid awareness and minimise risk, including the provision of formal educati...

Necrotizing enterocolitis report of 20 cases

Necrotizing enterocolitis is a disease of unknown origin. Epidemiological observations emphasize the potential roles of  infection, enteric feeding and local vascular compromise of the Gastrointestinal tract in the pathogenesis of this disease. Clinical findings include signs of sepsis , plus abdominal distention , vomiting, bloody stool and occasionally , signs of intestinal perforation and pe...