With AD, 36 million individuals are estimated to be affected in 2010 growing to 115 million by 2050 [2]. And AD caregivers in a 2 to 1 ratio add an additional 200 million or so individuals indirectly affected by the disease. These are staggering numbers by any measure — but especially for two diseases with few, if any, effective treatments despite major investments by biopharma over the past tw...

“bēstūn” other than a place name is the name of a noble lady mentioned in the pahlavi book of ayādgār ī zarērān. this article presents the author’s revised method of reading the middle persian version of the ancient *baga-stāna- in the sassanian book pahlavi sources and tries to give a clear view on the signification and cultural background of this name as well as tracing it down to the culture...

The goal of psychiatric rehabilitation is to help individuals with persistent and serious mental illness to develop the emotional, social and intellectual skills needed to live, learn and work in the community with the least amount of professional support (1). Although psychiatric rehabilitation does not deny the existence or the impact of mental illness, rehabilitation practice has changed the...