ILLNESS-RELATED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EXPERIENCES OF INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

Illness-Related Domestic Violence Experiences of Individuals Diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Qualitative Study

Introduction Obsessions and compulsions often focus on routine life actions such as consuming, bathing and living in public, so the disorder interferes with the social, family and occupational functioning of both the individual and their caregiver.In OCD, caregivers are often involved in the ritual behaviors of the individual, either by providing a

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Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) isolates of swine origin form robust biofilms.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization of livestock animals is common and prevalence rates for pigs have been reported to be as high as 49%.Mechanisms contributing to the persistent carriage and high prevalence rates of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) strains in swine herds and pro

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The sweet trade revived

[First paragraph] Women Pirates and the Politics of the Jolly Roger.ULRIKE KLAUSMANN, MARION MEINZERIN & GABRIEL KUHN.New York: Black Rose Books, 1997.x + 280 pp.(Paper US$ 23.99) Pirates! Brigands, Buccaneers, and Privateers in Fact, Fiction, and Legend.JAN ROGOZINSKI.New York: Da Capo Press, 1996.xvi + 398 pp.(Paper US$ 19.95)

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