We all need friends T he idea that the intestinal content can cause a number of physical and psychological ailments is very old (1). Remedies to clean the bowel were used in ancient Egypt, probably inspired by the peculiar behaviour of the ibis bird, as stated by Plinius (23Á79 A.D.): 'The bird which is called the ibis and which is a native of Egypt, by means of its hooked beak, laves the insid...

The present study examined to what extent the number of friends and their social and personal characteristics were related to peer victimization in adolescence. Participants were 2,180 adolescents (1,143 girls), aged 11-18 (M = 14.2), who were classified as victims, bully-victims, or non-involved (i.e., adolescents who neither bullied others nor were victimized by others). Three types of friend...