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A Critical Review of Dissociative Trance and Possession Disorders: Etiological, Diagnostic, Therapeutic, and Nosological Issues

Objective: Although the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), Fourth Edition, acknowledges the existence of dissociative trance and possession disorders, simply named dissociative trance disorder (DTD), it asks for further studies to assess its clinical utility in the DSM-5. To answer this question, we conducted the first review of the medical literature.

Method: The MEDLINE, CINAHL, and PsycINFO databases were searched from 1988 to 2010, seeking case reports of DTD according to the DSM or the International Classification of Diseases definitions. For each article, we collected epidemiologic and clinical data, explanatory models used by authors, treatments, …

'Hulk' smashes a lot, but lacks heart

The fanboys will probably be happy with the latest incarnation of "The Incredible Hulk." At least we can say that much for it _ and that's something we most assuredly could not say about Ang Lee and James Schamus' somber, introspective and largely derided take in 2003 on the beloved Marvel Comics hero.

There's a lot more action this time around as you might expect from "Transporter" director Louis Leterrier _ a deafening, endless amount by the colossal conclusion _ as well as fond references both to the comic book series and to the television show it inspired starring Bill Bixby. (Leterrier even sneaks in some of Joseph Harnell's "Lonely …

Officer justified in killing armed S. Side man, cops say

Chicago Police said a 10-year veteran officer was justified infatally shooting a man Wednesday night after the off-duty cop parkedin a South Side neighborhood to show off his new BMW to a femaleacquaintance.

The Gresham District tactical officer was parked in the 7700 blockof South Hermitage shortly before 7 p.m., said Monique Bond, a policespokeswoman. "He saw a subject next to his vehicle with the butt of ahandgun hanging out over his waistband."

When the officer stepped out of the BMW and announced he was apolice officer, the man pushed the officer and ran toward a housewith people sitting on a porch, Bond said.

"He tried to get into the house, but …

N. Korea Leaves Nuclear Talks

WASHINGTON North Korea walked away from nuclear talks with theUnited States on Friday, throwing into doubt the entire future of theagreement signed last October that brought Pyongyang's nuclearweapons program to a halt.

Under the deal, the United States and its allies were supposedto provide North Korea with two relatively safe light-water nuclearreactors to be used for civilian purposes. But the deal is now stuckover North Korea's insistence that these new reactors, which wouldreplace its existing gas-graphite reactors, should not come directlyfrom South Korea.

Friday was the date by which the United States was to conclude asupply contract with North Korea for …

Court convicts 3 for blackmailing Polish senator

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish court on Tuesday convicted three people of blackmailing Krzysztof Piesiewicz, a senator and screenwriter known internationally for collaborating on the award-winning "Three Colors" movie trilogy.

The district court of Warsaw also sentenced the two women and a man to 18 months in prison. The verdict is not final, however, and the defendants said they would appeal, the news agency PAP reported.

The verdicts in the closed-door trial came after a tabloid released video in 2009 of Piesiewicz wearing a dress and appearing to take cocaine with prostitutes. Piesiewicz has said he was not using cocaine but another powdered medication.

He has said he …

Wis. college says new e-mail font will save money

A Wisconsin college has found a new way to cut costs with e-mail _ by changing the font.

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has switched the default font on its e-mail system from Arial to Century Gothic. It says that while the change sounds minor, it will save money on ink when students print e-mails in the new font.

Diane Blohowiak is the school's director of computing. She says the new font …