So, Trump’s handshake with the Japanese PM got pretty weird
So, Trump's handshake with the Japanese PM got pretty weird https://t.co/oBoBcBxwue pic.twitter.com/KodK7jL0oc — HuffPost Comedy (@HuffPostComedy) February 10, 2017
Ketamine & Prevention of PTSD
http://www.hindustantimes.com/health-and-fitness/a-single-dose-of-ketamine-may-help-prevent-ptsd-symptoms-study/story-6lKM7LPjlLJ6QjLZJatDjL.html “Ketamine is a powerful drug and we wouldn’t advocate widespread use for preventing or reducing PTSD symptoms. But if our results in mice translate to humans, giving a single dose of ketamine in a vaccine-like fashion could have great benefit for people who are highly likely to experience significant stressors, such as members of…
Men Convicted of Gay Sex to Have Records Wiped
http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/new-zealand-men-convicted-gay-sex-have-records-wiped-n718861 WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Gay men in New Zealand who were convicted of homosexuality more than three decades ago when it was considered a crime will soon be able to have their records cleared. Since attitudes to homosexuality have changed, shown by the growing popularity of websites such as https://www.gaypornhd.xxx/, it is no real…
The Children Who Built Victorian Britain
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Personal Opinion – Saying sorry is not good enough Willie Jackson
Willie Jackson wants to turn his media prominence into a list position with Labour Party.He says he is prepared to apoligise for offensive comments about the victims of the Roastbusters gang of sexual offenders in 2013. I don’t think an apology is enough. An apology is easy and does nothing to alleviate the harm experienced…
He was ordered not to come within 100km of the Dunedin
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/323062/incestuous-relationship-%27must-end-totally-and-absolutely%27-judge He noted the father saw himself as a victim, and had little remorse. However the judge noted the offending by both defendants was unique, “having suffered the level and degree of abuse” both had been subjected to as children. He said the father deserved one final chance to comply with the sentencing conditions. “This…
Watching him battle this beast
https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2017/02/04/ptsd-turned-my-husband-into-a-stranger.html I’ll always regret how I said goodbye when he left to report on the typhoon in the Philippines in 2013. I can’t recall exactly what I said, but I know I didn’t stop him. I let him go. And my Curty never came home. A man did return to my house. But he was…
Irritable Bowel Syndrome treated with psychotherapy
CBT is an umbrella term for a number of different therapies, each of which is based on the idea that thoughts, feelings, physiology, and behavior are interrelated. Treatments are designed to help people develop alternative ways of thinking and behaving with the goal of reducing psychological distress and physiological arousal. The researchers speculate that the…
Male student falsely accused of sexual assault refused access to evidence
http://reason.com/blog/2017/01/31/amherst-student-expelled-for-sexual-misc Remember Amherst College student “John Doe,” who was expelled for sexual misconduct, even though he had good reason to believe that his accuser had actually assaulted him? A judge recently blocked Doe’s attempt to subpoena his female accuser’s text messages on grounds that re-litigating the matter “would impose emotional and psychological trauma” on her….