[Stress and pathophysiological mechanisms for the development of psychosomatic disease].

According to the biopsychosocial model, disease is the dysfunctional resultant of various fields of human function (biological, psychological, behavioral, socioeconomic). This article deals with the psycho-biological field of Psychosomatic research, namely, the effect of stress on the body. The human organism, in the prospect of evolution, has developed biological mechanisms for maintaining its homeostasis (ομοιόσταση), in its interchange with the stressor stimuli.

Successful Closed Reduction of a Jeffery Type 2 Radial Head Epiphysiolysis -A Case Report with Literature Review.

Introduction: Radial neck fractures in children are rare injuries, accounting for approximately 5-8.5% of all pediatric elbow fractures; even rarer is the Jeffery type 2 injury, which was described by Jeffery in 1950 and occurs during the automatic reduction of a previous posterior elbow subluxation or dislocation. Only few cases and case small series have been reported on this rare injury, but there is no report on the achievement of closed reduction of the radial head.

A 6-month study of postpartum depression and related factors in Athens Greece.

Introduction: Postpartum depression (PPD) affects women in various sociocultural environments around the world during a sensitive period of their lives. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and time course of PPD in a Greek urban environment as well as possible relations of PPD with certain clinical and sociodemographic factors.

Method: The study was performed on a sample of 402 women that were recruited from a university obstetric clinic in Athens, Greece, during the first 24 hours after delivery.

Three cases of zolpidem dependence treated with fluoxetine: the serotonin hypothesis.

Zolpidem is an imidazopyridine hypnotic that is believed to act selectively at alpha(1) subunit-containing gamma-aminobutyric acid type A (GABA(A)) receptors and thus to have minimal abuse and dependence potential. We present three cases of zolpidem abuse and dependence in which the drug was used not for sedation but for stimulation and anxiolysis. All of the patients were treated with fluoxetine (a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) and managed to discontinue the abuse and remain abstinent from the drug.