in traditional societies and tribes, a particular attention has been paid toward adolescence. it was referred to as a former stage of being adult and included the facts such as bearing and accepting commitments, responsibilities and special credits. a ceremony was held under special conditions in order to make the society recognize the adolescent. these ancient ceremonies have been gradually fo...

OBJECTIVE . The purpose of this study was to examine beliefs about responsibilities of an adult child to an older stepparent or parent who has remarried later in life. We also investigated the effects of relationship quality and acuity of needs on perceived responsibilities to parents and stepparents. METHODS We obtained a sample of 487 men and 571 women from across the United States by using...

A survey was conducted of a sample of AAPL members to determine their opinions on the inclusion of controversial ethical guidelines for forensic psychiatry. Members appear to appreciate the need to consider traditional Hippocratic values as at least one consideration in their functioning as forensic psychiatrists. They appear to balance their duties to an evaluee with duties to society and the ...

A human-rights-based analysis can be a useful tool for the scientific community and policy makers as they develop codes of conduct, harmonized standards, and national policies for data sharing. The human rights framework provides a shared set of values and norms across borders, defines rights and responsibilities of various actors involved in data sharing, addresses the potential harms as well ...

a characteristic of modern-time is incorporation of man family life in his individual and social identity, one of the consequences of which is evaluation of family rights with criteria provided in the civil code. while islamic philosophers believe that family has an eminent position, and, to manage it, these philosophers suggest principles which are exclusively applied to family and are differe...

Research on the neurobiological and behavioral effects of oxytocin (OT), as well as on its possible therapeutic applications, has intensified in the past decade. Accurate determination of peripheral OT levels is essential to reach meaningful conclusions and to motivate, support and inform clinical interventions. Different, but concordant, methods for measuring plasma OT have been developed over...