Handedness and differences in interpersonal relations and aggressiveness were studied in 33 right-handed (M age=22.9 yr., SD=4.9) and 18 left-handed (M age=22.5 yr., SD=2.4) male soccer players who played actively in professional soccer leagues of Turkey. Hand preference on the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory and scores for destructiveness, assertiveness, and passive aggressiveness on a Turkish ...

This article surveys worldwide medical, ethical, and legal trends and initiatives related to the concept of pain management as a human right. This concept recently gained momentum with the 2004 European Federation of International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) Chapters-, International Association for the Study of Pain- and World Health Organization-sponsored "Global Day Against Pain,...

C onsent is a fundamental prerequisite for all medical treatment. Patient autonomy, respect for such autonomy and the right to information underpins this concept of consent [Barneschi et al, 1998; Madden, 2002; White, 2004]. Patients have a right to make their own decisions about their medical care, basing this decision on the information provided to them by the healthcare professionals respons...

Sir—Drawing ability could be disrupted by many neurological disorders, of which graphic neglect after unilateral brain damage (generally of right parietal cortex) is most frequent. In this disorder, patients draw preferentially on the right side of the paper, omit and deform objects on the left side, but judge their drawings to be complete. Graphic neglect can become especially evident in the w...

Results Major cross-national differences of legal regulations with relevance for clinical practice appeared for the following issues: basic conditions as well as additional criteria for involuntary admission, time periods of decision-taking, patients' right to lodge a complaint, the association between involuntary placement and treatment, regulations referring to specific involuntary treatment ...

Prologue I. Education as a Human Right: The Trojan Horse of Recolonization The Different Faces arid Facets of Education Freedom and Mobility for the Individual Professional Careers for Growth, Security and Satisfaction Cultural Survival, Enrichment, and Diversity Reform, Revamping, Radicalization The Crassly Competitive Slayers of Savage Inequalities Cultural Literacy Promoters Multicultural Li...

Sir—Drawing ability could be disrupted by many neurological disorders, of which graphic neglect after unilateral brain damage (generally of right parietal cortex) is most frequent. In this disorder, patients draw preferentially on the right side of the paper, omit and deform objects on the left side, but judge their drawings to be complete. Graphic neglect can become especially evident in the w...

Respecting and enabling an individual's right to privacy and dignity is an essential part of professional practice. Older people and their supporters face many challenges as part of the ageing process. The key role of nurses is to ensure that, as part of their therapeutic care, people can expect freedom from intrusion and be regarded as worthy of respect. This paper outlines some strategies tha...

This work briefly introduces the evaluation of the agnes zwei app, a mobile electronic patient record system for Android tablets that has been developed as working appliance for agnes zwei nurses. Such nurses are a new form of healthcare professional, working as a doctor’s right hand with a special training in case-management. The app has been evaluated during a three month field test with six ...

Recognition of the growing complexity of health information needs has led to a call for the creation of a new health care professional, the informationist. Controversy exists as to the role of such individuals and what their training should be. A library science degree, augmented with clinical background or experience, is one pathway. Another to consider is training in medical informatics. With...