PURPOSE OF REVIEW To survey recent developments in phenomenological psychopathology. RECENT FINDINGS We present the concept of embodiment as a key paradigm of recent interdisciplinary approaches from the areas of philosophy, psychology, psychiatry and neuroscience. This requires a short overview on the phenomenological concept of embodiment; in particular, on the distinction of subject and ob...

Since the development of the phenomenological method by Husserl, a variety of thinkers and researchers have contributed to an intense debate regarding the ontological and epistemological bases of Phenomenology, as well as its applicability to the inquiry of the human condition. This dialogue has spun an area of phenomenological research known as existentialphenomenological psychology, which has...

A combined model on the basis of generalized Field-Colgate and Terlevich-Melnick models are proposed for QSOs. Using LBQS data, it seems that the predictions of the model is confirmed by observations. The behavior of comoving density versus redshift is consistent with LDDE for QSQs. Considering the cosmic evolution of SFR, a unified aspect for origin and evolution of QSOs and ordinary galaxies ...

background: pain, as a crucial subsequence of joint hemorrhages in hemophilia patients, is chronic, debilitating, and distracting. this study aimed to describe and interpret pain experiences of hemophilia patients in their lives. methods: this qualitative study with hermeneutic phenomenological approach was conducted on fourteen hemophilia patients who had been referred to a hemophilia center a...

conclusions the results of the present study showed that people with psoriasis experienced many challenges in order to cope with this disease, and accurate identification of these challenges and real understanding of their experiences by health professionals, and reflecting positive experiences such as spiritual promotion via their disease to other patients are recommended. results after analys...

background: all women experience similar changes in the postpartum period, but some special factors make these experiences unique and sometimes cause stress and anxiety. understanding these experiences is essential for providing appropriate postpartum care. this study investigated the meaning and nature of mothers' experiences and their daily life in this period. methods: this is a qualitative ...

A possible extension of the theory of categories to the structural-phenomenological domains of science is presented. Notions like phenomenological categories with phenomenological objects and morphisms and structural-phenomenological categories with objects formed both of structural and phenomenological parts are introduced. Concerning the functors, the most important are those between structur...