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Craving is a term that refers to the compulsive desire for a psychoactive substance/behaviour (e.g. gambling), is among the diagnostic criteria for substance use disorder (DSM V) and is a central factor in the maintenance of addiction

Hypertension-related vascular injuries: Most vascular injuries in hypertensive patients are directly dependent on the severity of hypertension

Childbirth is defined as the progressive dilation of the cervix associated with rhythmic contractions of the uterus itself, leading to the expulsion of the foetus and its adnexa

What are muscle injuries? Muscle injuries are frequent and occur during all sports activities

Generalised Anxiety Disorder: in literature and in clinical practice there is a taxonomy (classification, nomenclature) of anxiety disorders that is sometimes careless because of possible co-morbidity with other disorders and because of the…

Arterial embolisation, the most brilliant therapeutic solution at the end of the last century respecting the woman's 'self image', is the alternative to surgery for symptomatic uterine fibroids

Let's talk about somnambulism. One of the most important acquisitions of modern neuropsychopathology since its beginnings lies in the distinction between the analysis of form and that of content, observing the apparently abnormal behaviour…

What are eating disorders? The DSM-5, i.e. the most important of the diagnostic manuals to which professionals internationally refer to diagnose psychological and psychiatric disorders, defines eating disorders (EAD) as "characterised by a…

Congenital heart disease affects around 1% of babies born, and is the most frequent category of congenital malformations

The female pelvic floor (to which the urinary, genital and digestive systems with the bladder, uterus, vagina, rectum and anus belong) can be affected by various so-called dysfunctions