[Stockholm Syndrome and controlling relationships: to understand and act].

Stockholm Syndrome is not a validated psychiatric diagnosis but is widely used in abusive situations where the behaviour of the victims is otherwise inexplicable. It carries a heavily judgmental weight. Comparison with ascendency abusive relationship shows common points, giving a better understanding of its mechanisms and subsequent victims behavior, which are of dire consequences in social, therapeutic and legal terms.

[Ascendency abusive relationship: submission is not consent].

Known since the 80's, control relationship is a fundamental of perverse interactions. It has grievous consequences on individuals and societal mental health. We will describe its definition, who are the perpe-trators and their strategies, who are the victims, how it develops with what consequences, what are the therapeutic principles.

Alcohol-attributable injuries in admissions to a swiss emergency room--an analysis of the link between volume of drinking, drinking patterns, and preattendance drinking.

Background: An association between alcohol consumption and injury is clearly established from volume of drinking, heavy episodic drinking (HED), and consumption before injury. Little is known, however, about how their interaction raises risk of injury and what combination of factors carries the highest risk. This study explores which of 11 specified groups of drinkers (a) are at high risk and (b) contribute most to alcohol-attributable injuries.

Binge drinking in 19 year old men.

Question Under Study: To describe alcohol use, binge drinking and drinking consequences in 19 year old men.

Methods: During a one-day army recruitment process mandatory for all Swiss males, a convenience sample of 1,004 men completed the "Health and Lifestyle Questionnaire", assessing demographics, alcohol use, binge drinking, and drinking consequences over the last 12 months. Binge drinking was defined as having 5 or more drinks on a single occasion at least once over the last 12 months.

Role of high normal gamma-glutamyltransferase level in identifying heavy alcohol use in young men.

The objective of the current study was to determine the predictive value of high normal gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) level as an indication of heavy drinking in young men. In a sample of 577 men attending a one-day army recruitment process mandatory for all Swiss men at age 19 years, GGT level was evaluated as the dependent variable for each of eight dichotomous classifications of individuals on the basis of meeting cut-off criteria for five indexes of alcohol use, two indexes of alcohol-related problems, and one index of body mass. The sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of GGT level in identifying subjects as either heavy drinkers or being overweight were determined.