91% of the world has access to clean water
91% of the world's population has access to clean drinking water. Let's reach the last 9% #wateris pic.twitter.com/RAqM4NlyNl — UNICEF (@UNICEF) July 18, 2015Continue Reading
Binge drinking condemned by Presbyterian Church
The Presbyterian Church has made a public statement condemning New Zealand’s binge-drinking culture and calling for effective government policies to combat it. Moderator of the Presbyterian Church, the Right Rev Andrew Norton, says the church isn’t against alcohol and the community must play a role in providing alcohol-free activities forContinue Reading
Playing Tetris and PTSD
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/health/2015/07/17/tetris-video-game-may-ease-ptsd-study-suggests/30283397/ A week later, the Tetris players reported far fewer flashbacks over that previous week than their counterparts, and they scored much lower on PTSD questionnaires, according to the report, published July 1 in Psychological Science. “We showed that intrusive memories were virtually abolished by playing the computer game TetrisContinue Reading
Mt Eden prisoners drinking and doing drugs
Clips show prisoners at Mt Eden prison drinking, doing drugs. http://t.co/6wJc9rNDaI pic.twitter.com/HlneNRfMND — Yahoo New Zealand (@YahooNZ) July 18, 2015Continue Reading
Sugar: The Bitter Truth
Neuroimaging Accurately Distinguishes TBI From PTSD
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/848066 “Persons with TBI or PTSD can present with overlapping symptoms, making them challenging to tell apart,” coauthor Cyrus Raji, MD, PhD, from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), told Medscape Medical News. “SPECT imaging can be effectively used in both inpatient and outpatient settings to understand if aContinue Reading
Exposure therapy
Want to learn more about our exposure therapy study? Facing Fears: EXRP for #Anorexia by @ColumbiaED http://t.co/NzILtBDiAk — Columbia Psychiatry (@ColumbiaPsych) July 16, 2015Continue Reading