International Journal of Medicine and Public Health,2022,12,3,137-145.DOI:10.5530/ijmedph.2022.3.25Published:August 2022Type:Original ArticleThe Transgender Journey its Psychiatric Implications: A Case Observation Comparative Analysis between Transgenderism Clinical LycanthropyCharles Micallef Charles Independent Researcher, Malta. Abstract:Introduction: The paper deals with gender dysphoria (g...

Definition and description The term “Lycanthropy” means transformation of the man into wolf (from the Greek, Lycos, wolf, and Anthropos, man). According to popular beliefs, the metamorphosis from man to werewolf reveals itself both psychically and physically: werevolves have eyes made of glass, nails like shovels, sharp and long fangs; bushy and long haired body; they are generally considered v...

Werewolves and physicians experienced their closest contact in the context of early modern witch and werewolf trials. For medical critics of the trials, melancholic diseases served as reference points for medical explanations of both individual cases and werewolf beliefs in general. This paper attempts to construct a conceptual history of werewolf beliefs and their respective medical responses....

Paranormal phenomena - events that cannot be explained by existing science - are regularly reported in medicine. Surveys have shown that a majority of the population of the United States and Great Britain hold at least one paranormal belief. Information was retrieved by MEDLINE searches using keywords 'paranormal' and 'psychic', and from the author's own collection. Reports are predominantly by...

P rare syndromes are interesting subjects found all around the world, and we have no comprehensive model to classify them. This is partially due to the little body of knowledge that exists, and because of their rarity, we know of them mostly via case reports, which include only one or a few cases. In this report, we present a case with symptoms of 5 rare syndromes, including; lycanthropy, Cotar...