in a sociological review of novels, the connection between structure and content of the story studied by considering the conditions and changes in society and environment in which they are created, and the modality of artistic reflection of the society in the world of the literary work is reviewed and analyzed. in this article, the authors present an analysis of the works of the famous algerian...

CASE VIGNETTE Mrs J has been working as an executive assistant for the CEO (Mr X) of a major corporation for 13 years. Mrs J and Mr X have developed a good working relationship—he is generally very nice but is known for this temper. As is often the case in such long-term working relationships, they have developed certain rituals over time. One of those rituals is the Monday morning coffee that ...

this case report describes a 34-year-old female patient who suffered from chronic vomiting. different diagnostic and therapeutic procedures were noncontributory. ëventually, psychiatric interviews specified that she has a dependent, self-hurting and attention-seeking personality. she wanted to assume the “sick role”. malingering and conversion disorder were ruled out and münchausen’s syndrome w...

CASE 1 u Sally G, age 46, has been experiencing paresthesias for the past 3 months. She says that when she is cycling, the air on her legs feels much cooler than normal, with a similar feeling in her hands. Whenever her hands or legs are in cool water, she says it feels as if she’s dipped them into an ice bucket. Summer heat makes her skin feel as if it's on fire, and she’s noticed increased sw...

CASE VIGNETTE Mrs J has been working as an executive assistant for the CEO (Mr X) of a major corporation for 13 years. Mrs J and Mr X have developed a good working relationship—he is generally very nice but is known for this temper. As is often the case in such long-term working relationships, they have developed certain rituals over time. One of those rituals is the Monday morning coffee that ...

the association of pemphigus and thymoma is real, although rare. we report a 73-year-old woman presenting with cutaneous bullac and erosions superimposed on erythematous and urticarial plaques, and a positive nikolsky sign. she. had a large mediastinal mass that proved to be a benign thymoma. her skin biopsy and direct immunofluorescence test were suggestive of superficial pemphigus.