Interest in arid ecosystems as a source of food supply for rapidly increasing population of the world, on the one hand, and the problems pertaining to the climatic characteristics, water shortages and soil sensitivity for the inhabitants in such areas, on the other have prompted efforts at both national and international levels to develop a better understanding of these problems as well as to f...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is well-known for the end organ diseases (EODs) it causes following viraemic dissemination in immunocompromised hosts. These are termed the direct effects of CMV, where a diagnosis can be made in an individual patient. In addition, CMV is associated with indirect effects where populations can be seen to be disadvantaged compared to those without CMV. These indirect effects...

Cet article est la traduction et l’adaptation en français d’un de Jonathan Shedler, psychologue clinicien universitaire américain connu pour ses travaux sur les psychothérapies psychanalytiques. Shedler propose dans cet écrit une introduction aux psychanalytiques (ou psychodynamiques) rédigée initialement à destination des étudiants néophytes matière. Un propos préliminaire replace ce texte son...