Relationship of a big five personality questionnaire to the symptoms of affective disorders.

Online assessments allow cost-effective, large-scale screening for psychiatric vulnerability (e.g., university undergraduates or military recruits).

Evaluation of fasts for investigating hypoglycaemia or suspected metabolic disease.

Aim: To assess the value and safety of fasts for investigating hypoglycaemia or suspected metabolic disease.

Study Design: Review of all diagnostic fasts performed over a 2.5 year period.

Failure to grow: lack of food or lack of love?

One of the most important criteria for good health in childhood is normal growth. Taking regular accurate measurements of length and plotting them on a centile chart is essential to spot early signs of growth disorders. Be alert for a "zig-zag" pattern on the chart: it could indicate psychosocial dwarfism (see opposite).