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Playing Tetris and PTSD

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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 Tetris following memory reactivation,” wrote the…

Financial, Health Impacts of Child Abuse Can Last a Lifetime

Financial, Health Impacts of Child Abuse Can Last a Lifetime

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Child abuse has a financial impact throughout survivors’ lifespans #StopAbuse #ChildAbuse #PrimaryPrevention https://t.co/N3scUm0MTY — Stop Abuse Campaign (@AbuseStoppers) December 21, 2016 “We found associations of child neglect and abuse with adult socioeconomic circumstances at age 50,” said lead author Snehal Pinto Pereira. Physical, social or emotional abuse in childhood was linked at midlife to a…

Clients with a good Wi-Fi connection can access all manner of mental health services

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http://www.independent.ie/life/health-wellbeing/the-computer-will-see-you-now-the-rise-of-online-therapy-34752542.html Distance therapy is on the rise, with one study suggesting that 20pc of psychotherapists now offer some form of online, email or telephone service. The new generation are especially receptive. Millennials, or digital natives as they are known, are generally the biggest users, while the therapists offering the service tend to be younger and…

Microsoft porn detectives allege PTSD

Microsoft porn detectives allege PTSD

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Two former Microsoft employees who were responsible for monitoring child pornography and other criminal material have filed a lawsuit against the company, The Daily Beast reports, alleging that they were not provided with psychological support to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The employees, Henry Soto and Greg Blauert, were part of Microsoft’s Online Safety Team,…