Information and consent of the patient:<br /> The case of the organ donor candidate and the recipient for transplantation

The consent of patients to each medical intervention constitutes a manifestation of their right for autonomy and self-determination, which is founded in the Constitution, in international conventions and in common law. H...

Miliary tuberculosis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis following treatment with anti-TNF-α

Anti-TNF-α agents have been used for the treatment of several autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis. Recently observations indicate that treatment with anti-TNF-α agents is associated with increased risk of...

The prevalence of depression in elderly members of the Open Care Centre for the Elderly in a mountain village of Crete

OBJECTIVE Elderly people face social, psychological, professional and family changes. The increase in numbers of elderly citizens, and consequently their problems, has obliged European nations to plan and implement socia...

Elements of the Freudian theory in Byzantium

During the Byzantine period the early examples of depth psychology, which were introduced by Plato, are systematically developed and refused. The subconscious is recognized along with the importance of traumatic experien...

Οξεία ικτερική ηπατίτιδα οφειλόμενη <br /> σε σύνδρομο επικάλυψης αυτοάνοσης ηπατίτιδας<br /> και πρωτογενούς χολικής κίρρωσης<br />