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Reviews several studies on neuropsychological rehabilitation. 'The Neuropsychology of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Review and Consideration of Clinical Implications,' by F. Tallis; 'Feeling Cold: An Unusual Brain Injury Symptom and Its Treatment With Vasopressin,' by P. Eames; 'Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Head Injury As a Dual Diagnosis: 'Islands' of Memory As a Mechanism,' by N.S. King.

Presents various research on neuropsychology, featured in the 1998 issue of the periodical 'Neuropsychological Rehabilitation.' Frontal lobe deficits after head injury; Prospects for the wider use of virtual reality and its potential for influencing cognitive rehabilitation; Patterns of performance of closed-head injured and healthy samples in Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.

Provides information on various studies related to neuropsychology. Presence of unilateral neglect after right hemisphere stroke; Face validity of planning and problem-solving tasks in a normal population; Factors attending mild head injury.

Provides information on several studies related to rehabilitation medicine and psychology. 'Quality of Life as a Measure of Rehabilitation Outcome in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis,' by A. Jonsson; J. Dock and M.H. Ravborg; 'Motivational Deficits After Brain Injury: Effects of Bromocriptine in 11 Patients,' by J.H. Powell, S. Al Adawi, J. Morgan and R.J. Greenwood; 'Outpatients in Neurological Rehabilitation,' by M.P. Barnes and D.A. Skeil.

Describes an alternative approach to patient with phocomelia by using salivary hormone estimation. Medical history of the patient; Methods of monitoring ovulation; Benefits of salivary progesterone measurement.

The article presents information on eating disorders, essentially anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. It is particularly afflicting young people, particularly young women. It assesses the relationships between discourses of food refusal and those of obesity. In addition, it examines their effect on curricular concerned with the education of the "body" in schools. Eating disorders have received lot of attention in recent years in the popular media as well as the scientific literature across the disciplines. Focusing attention on eating disorders raises many queries about how young women and men generally experience and are treated in the contemporary conditions of schooling. In addition, the issues related to the social production of the body, the curriculum of sport, health and physical education. In Great Britain, the Eating Disorders Association estimate that about 165,000 people have eating disorders and are held accountable for the highest number of deaths from psychiatric illness.