The purpose of this article was to describe the phenomenon of a new disorder called orthorexia nervosa. This paper proposes a theoretical framework for the definitions, prevalence, diagnostic criteria, method and treatment of orthorexia. This disturbing behaviour concerns the pathologic obsession for healthy nutrition. In contrast to eating disorders, people with orthorexia are obsessed with fo...

Stem cell terminology has entered the lexicon of medical practitioners even though the application of harvesting stem cells to treat diseases other than haematological disorders is not yet a reality in clinical practice. All branches of medicine will be affected by the new technology, more so those related to regenerative cell-based therapy for disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's...

Progressive research in the past decade converges to the impact of PHLPP in regulating the cellular metabolism through PI3K/AKT inhibition. Aberrations in PKB/AKT signaling coordinates with impaired insulin secretion and insulin resistance, identified during T2D, obesity and cardiovascular disorders which brings in the relevance of PHLPPs in the metabolic paradigm. In this review, we discuss th...

The book is divided into twenty chapters and its major contribution lies in the fact that after an introduction, twelve chapters are devoted to the psychoneuroses and allied phenomena before the psychoses are treated, completely reversing the procedure followed in most texts on the subject. The text opens with a discussion of hypnotism, following which are presented the theories of Janet, Freud...

Further exploration This book has everything for the neurosurgeon, oncologist, physicist, and allied health professionals involved in the delivery of intracranial radiosurgery. It covers all the common (and not so common) indications for its use ranging from vascular malformations, benign and malignant tumors to functional disorders and less common indications such as ocular disorders. For thos...

Inspired by an article on 50 terms that, in the interest of clarity in scientific reasoning and communication in psychology, psychiatry, and allied fields, "should be avoided or at most be used sparingly and only with explicit caveats,"(1) we propose a list of terms to avoid or think twice about before using when writing for the International Journal of Eating Disorders (IJED). Drawing upon our...

Family support and involvement are fundamental in supporting a patient through their recovery journey. The Eating Disorders Unit at The Royal Melbourne Hospital offers a range of family support programs in different forums as a means to provide support and education to family members. We recognize that families come in a range of forms including parents, siblings, cousins, work colleagues and f...

Although many genes predisposing to autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have been identified, the biological mechanism(s) remain unclear. Mouse models based on human disease-causing mutations provide the potential for understanding gene function and novel treatment development. Here, we characterize a mouse knockout of the Cntnap2 gene, which is strongly associated with ASD and allied neurodevelopm...

Two of the most common diseases of the basal ganglia are Huntington’s disease (HD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD). In this article we compare and contrast the aetiology, pathogenesis and movement disorders associated with HD and PD, as a basis for deriving a framework for physiotherapy practice for people with basal ganglia dysfunction. Although much has been written about therapy for PD, little ...

Since 1980, twenty-two controlled studies of long-term cognitive-behavioural family interventions integrated with optimal drug and case management have shown substantial additional benefits for people with schizophrenic disorders. These include 14 random-controlled comparisons carried out with sound scientific methods, that document the significant clinical, social and economic advantages of th...