In conversation with Massimiliano Gioni.

Lately on these pages, a discussion is going on over the opportunity of the use of the definition 'outsider'. Especially in the USA, it is judged as demeaning, discriminating and inappropriate, whilst in Europe, it is used in a much more unconcerned way. Mr Gioni curator of numerous international exhibitions including Manifesta 5 (2004), the 4th Berlin Biennale (2006), the 8th Gwangju Biennale (2010) and the 55th Venice Biennale (2013) shares his perspective on contemporary culture and self-taught art.

The long and winding journey of Outsider Art. an historical perspective.

Aims: The article describes the evolution of Outsider Art from the birth of its term in 1972 to the present and its emancipation from the margin to the markets, still in progress.

Results: Tracing the evolution of Outsider Art evidences a stark contradiction. On one hand the art world of collectors, historians, art dealers and admirateurs, accepts without reservation artwork that for many years was kept in a marginal position, compared to the "insider" art establishment.

Illness and family functioning: theoretical and practical considerations from the primary care point of view.

The way in which the family copes with and adapts to illness of one of its members has a strong impact on the physical and psychosocial well-being of all members and on the shape and duration of the clinical course of the illness itself. The family doctor therefore should be able to evaluate the families' adaptation to illness and to promote successful coping strategies where necessary. This review illustrates how the family doctor's evaluation of the illness impact on family functioning is facilitated by a family developmental approach and by the use of a psychosocial classification scheme of illnesses.

The long-term treatment with benzodiazepines: suggestions for further research.

While the effects of short-term benzodiazepine treatment have been extensively studied in several well-designed, controlled, clinical trials, further information is needed on the value and risks of anxiolytic drugs when administered over months to maintain chronic patients. Clinical trials on the effects of long-term benzodiazepine treatment present several methodological problems. The aim of this paper is to discuss these problems in relation to samples, drugs and dosage, duration, measures and experimental design.

A comparison of the clinical and psychological effects of diazepam and amylobarbitone in anxious patients.

1. Twenty-four anxious inpatients were treated with diazepam, amylobarbitone sodium and placebo in flexible dosage for 1 week. They each received all three treatments according to a fully-balanced design, using double-blind procedures.