Bodily Effects of Torture and Abuse

By Sam VakninAuthor of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" There is one place in which one's privacy, intimacy, integrity and inviolability are guaranteed – one's body, a unique temple and a familiar territory of sensa and personal history. The torturer invades,...

Adachi: Send Stories of SF Police Illegally Entering Hotel Rooms

Email us with your stories.   Send them to SFHomeless@Zoho.com.  We'll cheerfully give them directly to the Honorable, San Francisco Public Defender (not a pubic pretender) Jeff Adachi, who came to PNN's public meeting today. Mr. Adachi's ASKING YOU to share...

Barack Obama - Narcissist or Merely Narcissistic?

By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" This article was originally published in July 2008 in globalpolitician.comBarack Obama appears to be a narcissist.  Granted, only a qualified mental health diagnostician can determine whether someone...

Millions affected by the country's worst floods in Pakistan

The country has not recovered from the tragedy of the plane crash in the Margalla Hills in Islamabad, which killed all 152 peopl eon board, and it is now dealing with the loss of more than a thousand people due to...

Major Malik Nidal Hasan and PTSD: Was Stress Disorder to Blame?

Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the man behind the Fort Hood shootings on November 5th when 13 people were killed and 30 were wounded, and much speculation has taken place today about why he may have done it and what his...

Alcohol Might Help In Brain Injury Recovery

A new study conducts alcohol may help people survive trauma to the head, and should perhaps be considered as a treatment method for patients with brain injuries in the future. The study, published in the Archives of Surgery, compared the outcome of patients who had been...

Facebook criticised by Archbishop

" Social networking websites, texting and e-mails are undermining community life, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales has warned. Archbishop Vincent Nichols said MySpace and Facebook led...

Targeting disease, child abuse prevention in IDP camps

National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) discusses with Sunday Times, the issues at hand regarding children at the IDP camps in the North, what measures are being taken and what more should be done. " From...

Balkans: A Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (ptsd) Study

peter.reardon on the ‘scars of war’:- This study is but one outcome of the Bosnian war, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, (ptsd), it was welcome news personally that this emotional disorder is being recognised in one region, but sadly not all, of the former ...

A Pill to Make You Forget?

Is there a now a magic pill to help you forget a painful experience? Dutch researchers are testing the waters with beta blocking heart pills with the belief that these pills alter how we remember and react to...

International dimension of 1971 trauma

Thirty-seven years have passed since the traumatic events of 1971. Much has been written on the subject. Most analyses have been confined to the developments within the subcontinent. The break-up of Pakistan has generally been viewed in relation to a regional upheaval. Little...

Jett Travolta Autopsy Report: Seizure Diagnosis 'Premature'

Following Jett Travolta's autopsy, in which the cause of death was listed as "seizure," various professionals are weighing in on both the accuracy and plausibility of the report. Considerable confusion surrounding Jett's psychological condition has sparked intense public...

US: 15 pct of Iraq vets report sexual trauma

Recalling the effects of the Vietnam war on US Vet, a recent report states that 15 % of those US army officials involved in the Iraq invasion report sexual trauma or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.  "...

Wind farms cause thousands of bats to die from trauma

Wind turbines, although an excellent source of renewable energy for the environment, have their dark side as well. The turning of their blades causes air pressure to change and this affects the bat's flying and...

Survey: Many believe in divine intervention

"CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- When it comes to saving lives, God trumps doctors for many Americans. ...

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