Title of article: Factitious Disorder. Author: Rawan Osama Abu-Nsair. Editors: Ihdaa  Bani Khalaf, Sadeen Eid. Reviewer: Ethar Hazaimeh Keywords: factitious disorder, fabricate, Munchausen.   Introduction Hieronymus Karl Friedrich von Munchausen is a German officer who fought in the Russo-Turkish War. (2) After retirement, he worked as a paid entertainer and was a well-known wartime fabulist in Hanover. (2) Lunar travel, riding a cannonball, and being eaten by a giant fish, are all some of his tales that inspired the German Writer Rudolf Erich Raspe to write a social satire based on von Munchausen’s tales. (3) Years after, in 1951, Richard Asher was […]

Title: Schizophrenia Author: Rawan Osama Abu Nsair Editor: Rama Qatarneh Keywords: schizophrenia, psychosis, antipsychotics, positive symptoms   Introduction Schizophrenia is as old as the Vedas of ancient Hindus, in which the earliest known record of psychoses was recorded (ca 1400 B.C) (2). It described affected people to be nude, filthy, confused, and lacking self-control. It was thought to be brought on by devils (3). However, the description and terminology of these cases had evolved throughout the years. The term ‘démence’ was first used by Phillippe Pinel in 1801 to describe the deterioration of mental health abilities in chronically ill, hospitalized […]

Title: Hoarding Disorder. Author: Rawan Osama Abu Nsair. Editor: Hala Qaryouti Keywords: hoarding, OCD, attachment, clutter.    Overview In 1947, New York City police received an anonymous call regarding a possible death in a mansion in Harlem, New York inhabited by two brothers, Homer and Langley Collyer (2). On arrival to the Collyer mansion, police found piles of clutter, including books, newspapers, and boxes reaching the ceiling in much of the mansion’s area, making the house traversable through maze-like tunnels hidden through the debris. After searching, Homer, 65 years, was found dead on a chair in an upstairs room, while […]

(42) Author: Rawan Osama Abu Nsair Editor: Hala Qaryouti   Introduction Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders, first described by Sir Alexander Crichton, a Scottish physician, through a case with symptoms similar to ADHD in 1798. The disorder’s name was changed several times throughout the years to finally land on ADHD. As the name suggests, ADHD patients have mainly inattentiveness and hyperactivity symptoms. It is usually of childhood-onset, and can persist to adulthood, although symptoms and severity may fluctuate. Since it affects a patients’ daily life and interferes with their work/school performance and social […]