Publications by authors named "H L Ruben"

Psychopathology networks consist of aspects (e.g., symptoms) of mental disorders (nodes) and the connections between those aspects (edges).

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As long as psychiatrists are human, there will be episodes of unethical psychiatric practice and ineffective, sometimes damaging psychiatric treatment. The author argues that these incidents do not detract from the overall integrity of the profession, the reality of mental illness, or the increasing sophistication of psychiatric treatment and knowledge. Rather than being oppressive, as a minority of former patients have charged, the policies of the American Psychiatric Association related to patient care are broadly worded ethical principles intended to foster the patient's good.

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A new anaesthesia system is presented. Apart from the inclusion of an inflating valve which is influenced by bag compression, the components are those commonly used in any absorption circuit, but arranged in a new sequence. The anaesthesia system is characterized by its use of a spill valve with a fixed low opening pressure, thus eliminating the commonly haphazard adjustment of this valve.

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