Although rarely the primary complaint, insomnia and other sleep related abnormalities are a
common symptom in schizophrenia, reported in 30% to 80% of schizophrenic patients. 1, 2 …

Personality disorders, by definition, are associated with significant functional impairment of
affected individuals and may also have negative impacts on those around them. That …

The polarized notion of nature in contemporary philosophy separates the aesthetic
discourse of art and nature. Where continental philosophers exclaim” there is no Nature!‘, …

US citizens are entitled to a constitutionally protected right to privacy that permits an individual
to dictate whether he or she will accept or refuse any recommended medical treatment. In …

… Sundeep Virdi …

… Outside of the Department my parents John and Rowena McDougall and my siblings Kelly,
David, and his wife Sundeep Virdi were always there for me, as they always have been. My …

The objective of this thesis is to intervene into the ongoing dispute surrounding the political
import of Gilles Deleuze’s single-authored work, specifically Difference and Repetition and …

… I thank Lucia Dacome, Christelle Rabier, Delia Gavrus-Clarke, Sundeep Virdi, and three
anonymous readers for BHM for their constructive comments on earlier drafts. I am also …

Sleep disorders are, in part, attributable to genetic variability across individuals. There has
been considerable progress in understanding the role of genes for some sleep disorders, …

This dissertation critically examines the social and medical perceptions of nineteenth-century
British aural surgery, a subset of medical practice providing treatments for aural diseases. …