In morbid colours

This chapter challenges the notion that the colours we believe to belong to the objects we see are ‘secondary’ qualities of those objects. Such a notion is endorsed by John McDowel...

This chapter begins with a discussion of recent vascular research that has unveiled the complex interaction between exposure to risk factors and pathological changes at the vessel ...

Gout is the most prevalent inflammatory arthritis in men. Data from epidemiological studies conducted in several countries suggest that the prevalence and incidence of gout have ri...

Haemodialysis is a renal replacement treatment, an ‘artificial kidney’ that performs some of the functions of the normal kidney. It is an inelegant device, providing only a fractio...

Abstract Aubrey Beardsley and British Wagnerism in the 1890s is an interdisciplinary study of the influence of the operas, writing, and personality of Richard Wag...

The chapter describes how to take a comprehensive psychiatric history with adults. It explains that the purpose of the psychiatric history is to elicit the necessary information to...