Most commonly, though, phone shyness simply comes down to how limited it is as a form of communication. When we speak to people face-to-face, our gestures, body language, and especially our facial expressions play a huge role in getting across what we have to say. On the phone, however, weContinue Reading
A senior Australian surgeon has been criticised for her “appalling” suggestion that surgical trainees should stay silent if they’re sexually assaulted by a colleague because coming forward could ruin their careers. Dr Gabrielle McMullin, a Sydney vascular surgeon, says sexism is so rife among surgeons in Australia that young womanContinue Reading
A High Court child-abuse trial was aborted when it was revealed Child, Youth and Family had failed to hand over 300 pages of documents to the police investigation. Justice Paul Heath apologised to the jurors when he discharged them – after the case had been running for three days –Continue Reading
The public issues Chair for the NZ Association of Psychotherapists, Kyle MacDonald, worked with sensitive claims clients and helped advise ACC on the changes. He said the new system was much more sympathetic to a survivor’s needs. “I think that ACC have engaged really willingly in the process of recognisingContinue Reading
Even when I was made a Member of New Zealand Order of Merit MNZM, in the 2005 Queen’s New Years Honours list, it was like a bit of a hollow victory as I still felt that I had let people down and some individuals had lost their lives. This conflictContinue Reading
Imaginal prolonged exposure is a powerful process for both therapist and client. It results both in reduced distress and in greater understanding of what happened and why. “Putting the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle together” is crucial to recovery and has long been recognised as an effective treatment. Early variationsContinue Reading
After leaving Afghanistan, soldiers would meet a psychologist – usually in Dubai – while returning to New Zealand. The meeting with the psychologist included preparing soldiers for returning home. He said many went on leave and needed help to cope with returning to normal life and the difficulty of “beingContinue Reading
Previous studies have aimed to uncover genetic markers of PTSD by investigating differences in gene expression between people with the disorder and those without it. But the team involved in this latest research decided to adopt a “systems-level approach,” which involved using whole transcriptome RNA sequencing on blood samples ofContinue Reading
Interestingly, the genes involved in innate immune response — the body’s first line of defense against pathogens — and interferon signaling, were also associated with PTSD. Interferons are proteins released in response to pathogens in our bodies, and in this study, were also shown to partake in the pathology PTSD.Continue Reading
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/10725748/Who-is-Phillip-John-Smith Convicted murderer Phillip John Smith has a string of convictions including extortion and aggravated robbery. In 1996, Smith was imprisoned for killing the father of a boy he molested. He was also convicted of molesting the boy over a three-year period. Smith stabbed the 35-year-old Wellington man 19 timesContinue Reading
