Preface (1999) Preface (1990) 1. Subjects of Sex/Gender/Desire I. 'Women' as the Subject of Feminism II. The Compulsory Order of Sex/Gender/Desire III. Gender: The Circular Ruins of Contemporary Debate IV. Theorizing the Binary, the Unitary and Beyond V. Identity, Sex and the Metaphysics of Substance VI. Language, Power and the Strategies of Displacement 2. Prohibition, Psychoanalysis, and the Production of the Heterosexual Matrix I. Structuralism's Critical Exchange II. Lacan, Riviere, and the Strategies of Masquerade III. Freud and the Melancholia of Gender IV. Gender Complexity and the Limits of Identification V. Reformulating Prohibition as Power 3. Subversive Bodily Acts I. The Body Politics of Julia Kristeva II. Foucault, Herculine, and the Politics of Sexual Discontinuity III. Monique Wittig - Bodily Disintegration and Fictive Sex IV. Bodily Inscriptions, Performative Subversions Conclusion - From Parody to Politics

Postmodern Subjects, Postmodern BodiesThinking Fragments: Psychoanalysis, Feminism, and Postmodernism in the Contemporary WestYearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural PoliticsGender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity

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Aggression and violent behavior

A. Holtzworth-Munroe and G. L. Stuart (1994) proposed a tripartite typology of men who batter their female partners based on the severity of violence, extent of violence, and personality disorder characteristics. The current study attempts to empirically validate this typology using data from 75 domestically violent (DV) men and their partners, and 32 maritally distressed, nonviolent (DNV) comparison couples. Mixture analysis results generally supported the model, although 2 types were not distinguishable on personality disorder characteristics as predicted. Generally violent batterers were significantly more violent within and outside the relationship. The pathological group was moderately violent within and outside the relationship and endorsed numerous psychological symptoms. Family-only batterers endorsed fewer symptoms and were less violent. Violence in the family of origin, attachment, and communication skills also differentiated the 3 types and DNV men.

Testing a typology of batterers

Background The relationship between isotretinoin treatment for acne and depression is controversial. Quantitative analysis has not yet been conducted. Objective To conduct a meta-analysis, evidence-based examination of the relationship between isotretinoin and depression. Method A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature published from inception to September 30, 2016, was conducted. Controlled or prospective non-controlled trials on ≥15 acne patients receiving isotretinoin treatment were included. The prevalence of depression and change in depression scores were calculated. Result Thirty-one studies met the inclusion criteria. In the controlled studies, the change in depression scores from baseline was not significantly different between patients receiving isotretinoin treatment and those receiving an alternative treatment (standardized mean difference [SMD] −0.334, 95% confidence interval [CI] −0.680 to 0.011). The prevalence of depression after isotretinoin treatment significantly declined (relative risk [RR] 0.588, 95% CI 0.382–0.904). The mean depression scores significantly decreased from baseline (SMD −0.335, 95% CI −0.498 to −0.172). Limitations No randomized controlled trials were reviewed; a large inter-study variation was observed. Conclusions Isotretinoin treatment for acne does not appear to be associated with an increased risk for depression. Moreover, the treatment of acne appears to ameliorate depressive symptoms.

Isotretinoin treatment for acne and risk of depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

هدف این پژوهش مطالعه رابطه میان طرحواره­های غیرانطباقی اولیه یانگ با نیمرخ علامت شناختی SCL-90-R بود. برای این منظور 100 نفر از دانشجویان دانشکده علوم تربیتی و روانشناسی دانشگاه تبریز به­شیوه نمونه­گیری در دسترس انتخاب شدند و به پرسشنامه طرحواره­های غیرانطباقی YSQ-LS و پرسشنامه فهرست  وارسی علائم 90 تجدیدنظر شده SCL-90-R پاسخ دادند. یافته­های پژوهش از طریق رگرسیون گام به گام و همچنین آزمون T گروه­های مستقل مورد تحلیل قرار گرفتند و یافته­ها نشان داد طرحواره­های غیرانطباقی در پیش­بینی شاخص­های SCL-90-R سهم معنادار دارند (01/0P<). طرحواره­های آسیب­پذیری نسبت به ضرر و بیماری، اطاعت، رهاشدگی/­بی­ثباتی و محرومیت هیجانی بر روی هم 53 درصد از واریانس سلامت روانی کلی را به­طور معنادار پیش­بینی می­کند. در بین طرحواره­های بی­اعتمادی/ بدرفتاری با نشانه­های اندیشه­پردازی پارانوئیدی رابطه معنادار وجود دارد، بنابراین می­توان گفت طرحواره­های غیرانطباقی اولیه سهم معناداری در پیش­بینی اختلالات روانی دارند.

http://journals.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_4384_1ba95f646c2be1902d0602f9b7490565.pdf

ارتباط طرحوارههای غیرانطباقی اولیه یانگ با نیمرخ علامت شناختی scl-90-r

Almost four decades have passed since the term femicide was coined in 1976. This new word had a political purpose, in that it intended to produce changes in the social order which tolerated the vio...

Theories of femicide and their significance for social research

Oral isotretinoin is effective in the clinical control of acne, but the relationship between this treatment and its psychosocial impact on the patient has not been completely clarified. The aim of this study was to determine if the use of oral isotretinoin in total accumulated doses of 120 mg/kg in a sample of 346 patients with moderate acne was useful in controlling symptoms of anxiety and/or depression and improving quality of life. A further objective was to ascertain the level of patient satisfaction with the treatment. After 30 weeks, there was a significant reduction in clinical symptoms (p < 0.001). The negative impact on quality of life, measured with the Dermatology Life Quality Index and the Health Survey Short-Form-36 (p < 0.001), showed a significant reduction, as did the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale scores for anxiety (p < 0.001) and depression (p < 0.005). At the end of the study, the mean level of patient satisfaction with improvement of symptoms was 84.4%.

Anxiety, depression, quality of life and patient satisfaction in acne patients treated with oral isotretinoin.

A better understanding of the psychosocial impact of chronic itching could lead to improved intervention strategies. The aim of this study is to examine the prevalence and characteristics of chronic itching in dermatological patients. The Itch Severity Scale (ISS) was completed by a sample of 201 patients from a Dermatology Outpatient Clinic in Spain and 61.69% (n = 124) of participants recorded a positive score (X = 8.89, DT = 4.06). The results indicate that chronic itching has significant psychosocial repercussions. The Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) showed that the negative impact on quality of life was significantly greater for the group that experienced chronic itching (p < 0.001). Scores on the Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) revealed that the group with chronic itching had more symptoms associated with anxiety (p = 0.001). The Family APGAR found no statistically significant differences between the groups with regards to repercussions on the family dynamic.

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Quality of Life, Emotional Wellbeing and Family Repercussions in Dermatological Patients Experiencing Chronic Itching: A Pilot Study.

Difficulties, skills and therapy strategies in interventions with court-ordered batterers in Spain

This article aims to identify different personal characteristics in treatment-responsive and treatment-resistant perpetrators of intimate partner violence who completed a batterer intervention program (BIP). The sample consists of 105 perpetrators of intimate partner violence who were court-mandated to a community-based cognitive behavioral program. Perpetrators were classified by professionals as resistant or responsive to treatment based on the stage of change they reached upon completion of the program. The results show that before starting the intervention program, treatment-resistant perpetrators scored higher than treatment-responsive perpetrators in external responsibility attributions and attitudes toward violence in intimate relationships. No differences were found in personality disorders or psychological symptoms between the groups. However, longer program participation correlates with increasing differences between the two groups. The results suggest that targeting the personal characteristics which differentiate treatment-responsive perpetrators from treatment-resistant ones may help to increase the efficacy of BIPs.

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Santiago Boira

Papers

Theories of femicide and their significance for social research

Anxiety, depression, quality of life and patient satisfaction in acne patients treated with oral isotretinoin.

Quality of Life, Emotional Wellbeing and Family Repercussions in Dermatological Patients Experiencing Chronic Itching: A Pilot Study.

Difficulties, skills and therapy strategies in interventions with court-ordered batterers in Spain

Responsive versus Treatment-Resistant Perpetrators in Batterer Intervention Programs: Personal Characteristics and Stages of Change