First case history presentation and panel discussion

In 1892–3 Freud published his first substantial case history, which concerned a patient treated by means of hypnotic suggestion. For some years this has been one of the few remaining of Freud's dedicated cases histories where the patient has not been identified. More recently, however, two publications independently arrived at the conclusion that the patient was none other than Freud's wife, Martha. This paper sets out the reasons why this identification should always have been treated with suspicion, even if the real identity was not known. Nevertheless, the paper goes on to offer a more plausible identification from among Freud's known social circle. The second part of the paper questions the circumstances under which the original misidentification could plausibly have been sustained in the face of such glaring evidence to the contrary. It concludes that, among other reasons, recent tendencies in controversies about Freud's trustworthiness have the hazard of leading to unreliable assumptions about Freud's honesty being taken as a basis for sound historical investigation.

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Development and Applications of a Wellhead Protection Area Delineation Computer Program

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.1991.0336 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 24 (11) ◽

pp. 51-62 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

N. Guiguer ◽

T. Franz

Keyword(s):

Case History ◽

Numerical Models ◽

Groundwater Resources ◽

Theoretical Background ◽

Human Interaction ◽

Wellhead Protection ◽

First Case ◽

Protection Area ◽

And Storage ◽

The Town

In the last few years, groundwater management has concentrated on the protection of groundwater quality. An increasing number of countries has adopted policies to protect vital groundwater resources from deterioration by regulating human interaction with the subsurface, the use of potential contaminants, land use restrictions, and waste transport and storage. One of the more common regulatory approaches to the protection of groundwater focuses on public water supplies to reduce the potential of human exposure to hazardous contaminants. Under the framework of the Safe Drinking Water Act amended by U.S. Congress in 1986, The U.S.EPA (1987) issued guidelines for the delineation of wellhead protection areas, recommending the use of analytical and numerical models for the identification of such areas. In this study, the theoretical background for the development of one such numerical model is presented. Two real-world applications are discussed: in the first case history, the model is applied to a Superfund Site in Puerto Rico as a tool for assessment of the effectiveness of a proposed pump-and-treat scheme for aquifer remediation. Based on simulation results for the evolution of the existing contaminant plume it was verified that such a scheme would not work with the proposed purging wells. The second case history is the delineation of a wellhead protection area in the Town of Littleton, Massachusetts, and subsequent design of a monitoring well network.

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A first case history

Brief Psychoanalytic Therapy ◽

10.1093/med:psych/9780198725008.003.0003 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 37-51

Author(s):

R. Peter Hobson

Keyword(s):

Case History ◽

Clinical Material ◽

Initial Assessment ◽

Psychoanalytic Therapy ◽

First Case ◽

Transference And Countertransference ◽

History Of

The purpose of this chapter is to introduce Brief Psychoanalytic Therapy through the case history of a woman who presented with fatigue and a variety of medical ailments. Descriptions are given of the initial assessment consultation and then the course of 16 sessions of Brief Psychoanalytic Therapy. The clinical material represented illustrates both the therapist’s orientation and style of intervention, and the patient’s step-by-step development in the direction of more open, trusting, and fulfilling attitudes toward other people and the possibilities of life. The nature as well as the influence of the therapist’s focus on the transference and countertransference receive special attention.

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First Case History

Physical Therapy ◽

10.1093/ptj/39.1.18 ◽

1959 ◽

Vol 39 (1) ◽

pp. 18-20

Author(s):

Martin O. Mundale

Keyword(s):

Case History ◽

First Case

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Microgravimetric and gravity gradient techniques for detection of subsurface cavities

Geophysics ◽

10.1190/1.1441723 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 49 (7) ◽

pp. 1084-1096 ◽

Cited By ~ 151

Author(s):

Dwain K. Butler

Keyword(s):

Case History ◽

Vertical Gradient ◽

Gravity Gradient ◽

Horizontal Gradient ◽

Shallow Subsurface ◽

Gradient Profile ◽

First Case ◽

Profile Line ◽

Cavity System ◽

Subsurface Cavities

Microgravimetric and gravity gradient surveying techniques are applicable to the detection and delineation of shallow subsurface cavities and tunnels. Two case histories of the use of these techniques to site investigations in karst regions are presented. In the first case history, the delineation of a shallow (∼10 m deep), air‐filled cavity system by a microgravimetric survey is demonstrated. Also, application of familiar ring and center point techniques produces derivative maps which demonstrate (1) the use of second derivative techniques to produce a “residual” gravity map, and (2) the ability of first derivative techniques to resolve closely spaced or complex subsurface features. In the second case history, a deeper (∼ 30 m deep), water‐filled cavity system is adequately detected by a microgravity survey. Results of an interval (tower) vertical gradient survey along a profile line are presented in the second case history; this vertical gradient survey successfully detected shallow (<6 m) anomalous features such as limestone pinnacles and clay pockets, but the data are too “noisy” to permit detection of the vertical gradient anomaly caused by the cavity system. Interval horizontal gradients were determined along the same profile line at the second site, and a vertical gradient profile is determined from the horizontal gradient profile by a Hilbert transform technique. The measured horizontal gradient profile and the computed vertical gradient profile compare quite well with corresponding profiles calculated for a two‐dimensional model of the cavity system.

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Resource Management in the National Health Service: a first case history

Policy & Politics ◽

10.1332/030557390782454404 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 245-255 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Tim Packwood ◽

Martin Buxton ◽

Justin Keen

Keyword(s):

Resource Management ◽

National Health Service ◽

Health Service ◽

National Health ◽

Case History ◽

First Case

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The first case history of multiple sclerosis: Augustus d’Esté (1794–1848)

Neurological Sciences ◽

10.1007/s10072-009-0161-4 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 29-33 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Anne-Marie Landtblom ◽

Patrik Fazio ◽

Sten Fredrikson ◽

Enrico Granieri

Keyword(s):

Multiple Sclerosis ◽

Case History ◽

First Case ◽

History Of

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The Use of Laser Acupuncture for the Treatment of Neurogenic Pruritus in a Child – a Case History

Acupuncture in Medicine ◽

10.1136/aim.23.1.31 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 31-33 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Anthony Stellon

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Successful Treatment ◽

Case History ◽

Low Energy ◽

Laser Acupuncture ◽

First Case ◽

Energy Laser ◽

Low Energy Laser

This report describes the successful treatment using laser acupuncture of a six year old girl with neurogenic pruritus of the abdomen. It is the first case report of neurogenic pruritus treated by laser acupuncture. The main advantage of using low energy laser, as opposed to acupuncture needles, to stimulate points, is that low energy laser causes little or no sensation, which is particularly useful when treating children.

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Fetal and Neonatal Arrhythmia in One of the Twins - a Case History

Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae twin research ◽

10.1017/s0001566000000106 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 47 (3-4) ◽

pp. 197-200 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

M. B. Czeszyńska ◽

J. Węgrzynowski ◽

Z. Czajkowski ◽

G. Dawid

Keyword(s):

Case History ◽

Published Data ◽

Early Referral ◽

Tertiary Centre ◽

First Case ◽

Cardiology Department ◽

History Of ◽

Heart Abnormalities ◽

Fetal Arrhythmia ◽

Fetus And Neonate

AbstractThere are a lot of publications about fetal arrhythmia in singletons, but up to now there are no published data about fetal arrhythmia in multiple pregnancies. In the present study a case history of fetal and neonatal arrhythmia in one of twins from two mothers treated with betamimetic agents due to imminent preterm labor is reported and discussed. A first case with fetal bradycardia due to complete A-V block had congenital cordis abnormalities (VSD and PFO). The second case with prenatal detected extrasystoles had normal heart anatomy. Digoxin was administered to the mother, in the aim to treat fetal arrhythmia without success, because the baby had postnatal bradycardia. After hospitalisation in Cardiology Department the described cases were successfully treated. In both cases the second twins were without neonatal arrhythmia and with no structural heart abnormalities. We summarise that in situation of detection fetal arrhythmia the complexity of the problems experienced may warrant early referral to a tertiary centre where the overall management of the mother, fetus and neonate, may be undertaken.

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