Emotional Flexibility May Affect PTSD, Depression Severity http://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/apa-2016-coverage/emotional-flexibility-predicts-ptsd-depression-severity/article/496858/Continue Reading
Euthanasia debate reignited by 20yo sexual abuse victim http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11639637 A sexual abuse victim in her 20s was allowed to go ahead with assisted suicide as she was suffering from “incurable” post-traumatic-stress disorder (PTSD), according to the Dutch Euthanasia Commission. The law in the Netherlands states that doctors may perform euthanasiaContinue Reading
Homelessness has ‘been there for a very long time’: Prime Minister John Key http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/80013933/prime-minister-john-key-says-homeless-families-should-contact-work-and-income Labour leader Andrew Little has called that advice “impractical”. A lot of these families have already tried to get support and have been denied, Little said, which is why a lot of social agencies are at theirContinue Reading
Sex offender Ronald Van der Plaat’s release angers Te Atatu community http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/79640862/sex-offender-ronald-van-der-plaats-release-angers-te-atatu-community Van der Plaat has reached the end of his sentencing date, meaning he must be released despite concerns from the Parole Board he remains a threat. He will be released next week to the Te Atatu address heContinue Reading
Priest’s affairs “comfort” after assault by man http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/regional/303179/priest’s-affairs-comfort-after-assault-by-man The Anglican church is justifying its decision to stand down a senior priest over two affairs he had 25 years ago. Reverend Michael Godfrey, 56, said he was sexually assaulted just days before the affairs, which were a misguided attempt to findContinue Reading
Call to limit tot screen use http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11639449 Preschoolers should have limited screen time and more physical activity in early childhood education centres, says a new study. The University of Auckland survey finds children are watching TV and DVDs at least once a week in 13 per cent of centres –Continue Reading
New Zealand rates for assaults, sexual assaults and robberies in 2015 mapped http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/79704084/New-Zealand-rates-for-assaults-sexual-assaults-and-robberies-in-2015-mapped Or, in other words, some areas with high crime rates may have small populations and, therefore, the overall number of crimes is low. To take this further, the central suburb of Queenstown Hill in the resort townContinue Reading
Second peeping tom caught in Auckland suburb http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/79929846/Second-peeping-tom-caught-in-Auckland-suburb A man has been arrested on charges of peeping through a house window in Auckland’s Grey Lynn – the second such case this week. The 48-year-old accused made an initial court appearance on Thursday charged with unlawfully being on a property, andContinue Reading
‘Being a child model gave me PTSD’: Teen fashion star tells how she was trafficked to Mexico, drugged, and made to … http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3587029/Being-child-model-gave-PTSD-Teen-fashion-star-tells-trafficked-Mexico-drugged-pose-topless-national-campaign-attacks-industry-s-exploitation-children.html ‘The unfortunate thing for me, as a models’ rights activist, is that I am a lone voice here. I’m a lone voice talking about what happens toContinue Reading
“I would never say that, over the long term, anyone is absolutely untreatable,” the sexual trauma counselor Dr. Yael Margolin-Rice told Broadly. “Certainly the symptoms can be absolutely insufferable, and the misery it causes can be unfathomable to anyone who has not experienced them.” Nevertheless, “people absolutely do recover” overContinue Reading
