Despite increasingly nuanced understandings of the neurobiology of addiction and a greater
appreciation of the social and economic conditions that allow drug dependency to persist …

This book uses a neo-Aristotelian framework to examine human subjectivity as an embodied
being. It examines the varieties of reductionism that affect philosophical writing about human …

Представлены результаты выполнения гранта РФФИ№ 08-06-00109. Обсуждаются
границы естественно-научного медицинского образования. Обосновывается …

Objectives: The introduction of the living donation in organ transplantation introduces
important new psychological conflicts and ethical questions in the transplantation process …

Despite illness, some people report good well-being and a satisfying quality of life (QOL). It
is proposed that recovery plays a crucial role for chronically ill people to achieve well-being …

Elective ventilation (EV) is ventilation—not to save a patient's life, but with the expectation
that s/he will die—in the hope that organs can be retrieved in the best possible state. The …

Mit der vorliegenden Arbeit werden aktuelle Anwendungsbereiche der
Lebensqualitätsforschung innerhalb der klinischen Medizin dargestellt. Besonderes Gewicht …

Managing a healthcare situation in accordance with the best interests of a child can be
challenging for both parents and healthcare professionals. These challenges take different …

Rationale, aims and objectives Although many believe that evidence‐based practice (EBP)
has great potential, critics have identified limitations including a focus on randomized clinical …

Background A previous paper began with a critical review of current models and measures
of quality of life and then proposed criteria for judging the relative merits of alternative …