A DISCUSSION of psychological medicine before a medical but non-psychiatric audience best starts with a differentiation of methods and aims of psychological medicine from those of general medicine and surgery. If one speaks of a diagnosis in general medicine, one means a certain pathological or etiological entity, i.e. in speaking of diabetes mellitus one has a fair idea of the pathology and ph...

Cancers are due to an uncontrolled proliferation of abnormal cells. It is not inco*1' ceivable that the matrix in which these new growths take place may be influence by factors which affect the general physical state. Such factors include the nervo115 system and endocrine glands, which in their turn can undoubtedly come unde| emotional influences. It is a speculative possibility therefore that ...

background : drivers are vulnerable to musculoskeletal and psychological disorders because of substantially harmful agents in this stressful occupation. this study aims to investigate the influence of driver’s physical and psychological health on the risk of road accidents using fuzzy logic approach. methods : two input variables including musculoskeletal disorders (msds) and mental health, alo...