Four randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and one RCT metaanalysis are featured in the Journal this month. The latter is a review of trials of newer-generation antidepressants and cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) for adolescent depression (Dubicka et al, pp. 433–440). In an area of clinical practice plagued by controversy, the authors of this review were able to contribute the finding that ad...

We report a family with co-occurring disorders including neuroblastoma in the first child conceived by in-vitro fertilization with history of sodium valproate use by the mother during pregnancy and mosaic trisomy 22 in the third child. We discuss the possibility of an association between the disorders but conclude that no firm aetiological connection can be established between the different dis...

Three papers in the Journal this month consider issues related to measuring, understanding and treating mental ill health in childhood. Baron-Cohen et al (pp. 500–509) undertook a study to establish the prevalence of autism-spectrum conditions in Cambridgeshire using two case ascertainment methods. First, a survey of individuals on the Special Educational Needs register and second, a screening ...

لقد سيطر المغول على منطقة جغرافية واسعة، حيث إلتقوا بحضارات مختلفة، لذا حاولوا إنشاء جسر للتواصل مع أصحاب تلك الحضارات، فإستفادوا من النتاج الحضاري لتلك الأمم، وعلى أصعدة مثل الزراعة والصناعة وكذلك الطب، جرت ترجمة العديد الكتب الطبية، الى لغات مختلفة العربية الفارسية والعكس، ومنها ترجمت اليونانية يد اليهود، وقد وجدت أدوية تعود مرجعيتها الإسلام والمسيحية واليهودية (Abbasi,2007,p2-3)، في المناطق ...