Definition: These are severe disturbances in the personality and behavioural tendencies of the individual; not directly resulting from disease, damage, or other insult to the brain, or from another psychiatric disorder; usually involving several areas of the personality; nearly always associated with considerable personal distress and social disruption; and usually manifest since childhood or adolescence and continuing througho ...[+++]ut adulthood.

Child and Adolescent Directorate Information Line

Council of International Organizations Directly Interested in Children and Youth

Witnesses: From the Department of Health: Kelly Stone, Director, Childhood and Adolescence, Division of Childhood and Adolescence, Centre for Healthy Human Development, Population and Public Health Branch.

Ten per cent of these live with type 1 diabetes, generally diagnosed in childhood or adolescence.

Consequently, 'public undertakings' as defined in Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council , and undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest, in fields such as education and training, medical care, social needs in relation to health care and longterm care, childcare, access to, and reintegration into, the labour market, social housing and the care and social inclusion of vulnerable groups, should be covered as well.

Consequently, ' public undertakings' within the meaning of point (b) Article 2(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors, and, undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest, in fields such as, education and training, of medical care, of social needs as regards health and long term care, childcare, access to and reintegration into the labour market, social housing and the care and social inclusion of vulnerable groups should be covered ...[+++] as well.