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This week's compulsory miseducation newsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Aspie Home-Education - February 6, 2010 Category: Autism Tags: educational abuse news compulsory education links Source Type: blogs

Retroactive Surveillance Immunity, Obama StyleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By Julian SanchezThere’s a lot to unpack in the Office of the Inspector General’s blistering 300-page report on illegal FBI abuse of surveillance authority issued last month, but I want to highlight one especially worrisome aspect, about which I spoke with The Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder earlier today. The very short version of the report’s background finding is that, for several years, analysts at the FBI blithely and illegally circumvented even the minimal checks on their power to demand telephone records under the PATRIOT Act. I’ll go into this further in a future post, but there are strong in...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 1, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Julian Sanchez Tags: Law and Civil Liberties Telecom, Internet & Information Policy FBI fbi abuse legal theory Patriot Act privacy statutes surveillance authority telephone records Source Type: blogs

Weekly News Round-Up, Snowed In EditionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nashville got a few inches of snow on Friday, and I’m still not sure about getting down the hill for work tomorrow. Snow day! Local and law student Goldni has two good posts this week, one on Roeder’s trial, and one on the parents who tried to get the dictionary removed from school because it contains *gasp* adult words. She writes: …the fact that it took a whole committee to decide that it would do more good than harm to let the kids use the dictionary, and the fact that there are still some parents who may think that the dictionary may be just too scandalous for their kids, is profoundly disturbing. ...
Source: Women's Health News - January 31, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: Rachel Tags: Abortion Abuse, Rape, & Safety Access, Rights, & Choice Adolescent Health Birth Breastfeeding Contraception Global Issues Libraryland Miscellaneous News Round-Ups Pregnancy Sex & Sex Education adoption disability Haiti labo Source Type: blogs

This week on the newsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
So, what's on the news this week?In London, a 9 y.o. boy hanged himself after being told off at school. He wasn't the only one: in a Texas school another 9-year-old boy was found hanged. In Mumbai, a 12-year-old, ashamed of failure, hanged himself too.In Scotland: 500 kids kicked out of school each year over drink and drugs; fears over rise in violence at schools involving weapons; PE teacher cleared of kiss and in Castletown parents want to sack the head teacher after girls one to five had their underwear checked.In North wales a primary school teacher was suspended for ridiculing pupils; in Wiltshire, a maths teacher gro...
Source: Aspie Home-Education - January 30, 2010 Category: Autism Tags: educational abuse unsafe at school news schools Source Type: blogs

A Quarter of Alcoholics / Addicts Experience Sexual AbuseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objective of this study in Canada was to examine the effects of sexual abuse on substance use patients’ entry and their recovery course in treatment. Consecutive admissions to an addictions service were assessed at intake and six-month follow-up. Upon entering treatment, 23% reported prior sexual abuse with or without physical abuse. Patients with a sexual abuse history had higher rates of psychological problems, stronger family histories of substance use disorders, and more impaired family relationships. At six months, there were no differences between patients with and without sexual abuse histories in their resp...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 24, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Addictions Alcoholism Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Recovery Sexuality Spirituality Treatment canada impaired family relationships physical abuse psychological problems sexual abuse substance use Source Type: blogs

Sensory Issues and SexEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I’m hesitant to write this post as I fear some will think it to be “TMI”, but I will promise all my readers that I’m not going to go into any graphic details. I do want to write it because there is a lot of discussion going on about autistic people and whether or not the sensory issues we often experience would impact our sex lives. There are a few things which aren’t always considered when discussing autistic people and sex. The first is romantic love. This is an emotion we can experience, and a powerful one. Like many of our emotions, I believe this emotion is felt very deeply in many of us....
Source: NTs Are Weird - January 21, 2010 Category: Autism Authors: Joel Tags: Abuse Love Source Type: blogs

Can a Rubber Ducky Poison You???Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
From MomsRising . . .In a staggering announcement this past weekend, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated there's now officially cause for "concern" about toxic Bisphenol-A (BPA) in food and beverage containers, but they stopped short of banning BPA from products children and pregnant and nursing women use everyday.1 It's not enough to just announce "concern." We already know BPA is dangerous, and we know there are safer alternatives. It's time for Congress to take this issue to the next level to keep our kids safe. Urge your U.S. Senators today to co-sponsor and support the Ban Poisonous Additives Act that will b...
Source: Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog - January 21, 2010 Category: Pediatricians Tags: BPA FDA Child Abuse infant health infant care child health Source Type: blogs

Child Abuse EpigeneticsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
[Image by net efekt.] The Epigenetic Link between Child Abuse and Suicide Risk Portion of a talk focussing on a study that looked at the epigenetics of people with histories of child abuse who died by suicide, and found increased methylation in some areas. Slides not available, but a fascinating talk on a hot topic. (Source: Channel N)
Source: Channel N - January 19, 2010 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: General Lecture abuse brain epigenetics neuropsychiatry suicide video Source Type: blogs

Good Ol' BoysEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This town's for normal folks, see. You know, the good folks that look and sound and act just like the rest of us. Them others what ain't normal, or got kids what ain't normal, well—they don't none of 'em belong in this town. Let 'em keep to their own kind. And one thing's for sure, they ain't got no business putting their brats in our schools, right next to proper-acting kids. Fact is, them what ain't normal just need a good beatin' to teach 'em their place.'Course, we know they ain't never gonna be normal, however much we beat tar outta 'em. See, they ain't really human like us. But we just like to whup on 'em anyway, '...
Source: Whose Planet Is It Anyway? - January 16, 2010 Category: Autism Tags: education bigotry abuse Source Type: blogs

The Nail That Sticks Up...Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Will Be Hammered Down.So goes an old Japanese saying, meant to illustrate (as well as inculcate) a sense of conformity among the Japanese people. Westerners (especially Americans) are supposed to place much more value on non-conformity and individuality. But that idea only goes so far, and is noticably absent in the American public school system. When it comes to school kids, conformity is king. And if you step out of line, you will be hammered down, sometimes quite forcefully.Nowhere is this more evident then when it comes to kids with disabilities, especially those on the autism spectrum. Often, kids on the spectrum have...
Source: Club 166 - January 16, 2010 Category: Autism Tags: school autism abuse Source Type: blogs

The Aspies are Coming! The Aspies are Coming! Circling the Wagons in Ft. Smith, ASEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Autie Kid T-Shirt by webcarveMake a custom t-shirt on zazzleBump and update: A lot more about the incestuous relationship between the school district and local news coverage appeared in the last couple of days.A disturbing issue arises from this email. Zakh is a juvenile, a minor. This anchor/reporter alleges that "very reliable sources" gave him federally protected, privileged medical and education information about this boy. Given this disturbing inference, I contacted the reporter myself... And a torrent of "explanations" from said reporter (whom I presume to be Darren Bobb) ensues, including an abu...
Source: Graphictruth - January 14, 2010 Category: Autism Tags: Autism and the Law autism awareness abuse of power Source Type: blogs

At Our Bodies Our Blog: Emergency Contraception for Military WomenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
At Our Bodies Our Blog, I have a post about proposed legislation to make emergency contraception available at all military health centers (as well as a somewhat cleaned up version of my post on the Florida court-ordered bed rest case – I can’t even say how much I love having an editor at OBOB). Posted in Abuse, Rape, & Safety, Access, Rights, & Choice, Birth, Contraception, Ethics, Laws, Legislation, & Courts, Pregnancy (Source: Women's Health News)
Source: Women's Health News - January 14, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: Rachel Tags: Abuse, Rape, & Safety Access, Rights, & Choice Birth Contraception Ethics Laws, Legislation, & Courts Pregnancy emergency contraception Florida Source Type: blogs

Case on Court-Ordered Bed Rest Highlights Reproductive Rights Concerns for Pregnant WomenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Via a message from Aunt B, I learned of this Florida case in which Samantha Burton, a pregnant woman, visited her doctor with sins of a potential miscarriage at ~25 weeks. The doctor ordered bed rest, which Burton declined with the intent of seeking a second opinion, as she believed her two existing young children and keeping her job would make bed rest untenable. The doctor then contacted the state. She was ordered to stay in bed at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital and to undergo “any and all medical treatments” her doctor, acting in the interests of the fetus, decided were necessary. Burton asked to switch hospitals and...
Source: Women's Health News - January 13, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: Rachel Tags: Abuse, Rape, & Safety Access, Rights, & Choice Birth Ethics Laws, Legislation, & Courts Pregnancy Source Type: blogs

AA Works, Long TermEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study examined systematically how predictors of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment outcome worked together over time and identified mediators and moderators of outcome. Design The MacArthur model was applied in this naturalistic study to identify how baseline, discharge and [...] (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com)
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 12, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Alcohol Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholism Healthy Help an Alcoholic Recovery Treatment aa long term psychiatric substance abuse Source Type: blogs

Children, poverty, neglect and brain developmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Children’s welfare and development entered UK politics yesterday with David Cameron the Conservative leader talking about the warmth of parenting being more important than poverty in outcomes with poor children. Poly Tonybee in the Guardian wrote a stinging reply. This prompted me to think about my experience as a child psychologist with children from neglected backgrounds. For the past 13 years some of my work has involved assessing children in care, both residential and foster care. This has shown me how damaging early experience of abuse and neglect is for children, how it is reinforced and not addressed. ...
Source: Child Neuropsychology - January 12, 2010 Category: Neurologists Authors: Jonathan Tags: abuse brain development neglect poverty working memory Source Type: blogs

The Aspies are Coming! The Aspies are Coming! Circling the Wagons in Ft. Smith, AKEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Autie Kid T-Shirt by webcarveMake a custom t-shirt on zazzleAutistics and small towns do not seem to mix well. I'd rather expect that some degree of plain old xenophobia is part of the reaction to Zakhqurey Price and his large family.I've seen similar things. Hell, I grew up as a similar percieved thing, which explains part of my interest in the case. Other parents and adult autistic-spectrum people are interested because they have gone through it on behalf of a child. We've gone through both. Don't Poke The Aspie! by webcarveMore Aspie T-Shirts With the grace of God and a good lawyer, it may soon be possible to move the w...
Source: Graphictruth - January 11, 2010 Category: Autism Tags: Autism and the Law autism awareness abuse of power Source Type: blogs

Emotional AbuseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
What is emotional abuse or verbal abuse of a spouse or intimate partner? Mental, psychological, or emotional abuse can be verbal or nonverbal. Verbal or nonverbal abuse of a spouse or intimate partner consists of more subtle actions or behaviors than physical abuse. While physical abuse might seem worse, the scars of verbal and emotional abuse [...] (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com)
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 11, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Addictions Co-dependency Emotions Family Psychological Illness Sexuality Spirituality Treatment abuse emotional mental partner physical verbal Source Type: blogs

Weekly News Round-Up, 1/10Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Thanks to Academic OB/Gyn for pointing people to their local medical library for access to the medical literature, along with a reminder that you can’t get by just reading the abstracts of articles. Feminists with Female Sexual Dysfunction has info on an upcoming segment on vulvodynia on the Dr. Oz show. [I've never seen the show so I can't speak for how well it covers health, although I know the ScienceBlogs folks have been critical of Dr. Oz and the whole Oprahsphere when it comes to health] Via Lauredhel at Hoyden, the 20th Down Under Feminist Carnival is up, and includes several health-related links. I particula...
Source: Women's Health News - January 10, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: Rachel Tags: Abuse, Rape, & Safety Access, Rights, & Choice Boobs Cancer Drugs Events & Observances Government Libraryland Midwifery News Round-Ups Abortion breast cancer disability domestic violence LGBT libraries mammography vulvody Source Type: blogs

What Secrets Lie in a Life of Chronic PainEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This whole business of online sharing is very public. Those of us who share on this blog often hold back a bit because of the glaring nature of our words staying here forever. We hide behind first names, try to watch our language, although that isn’t always easy to do, and often hold onto our emotions to be civil. In short, we make a noble attempt to behave like ladies and gents. All the while, we know, within each of us we are so much more than just our pain. We all have homes to run, many have jobs to hold down just to survive and many have children with needs, tears, laughter and love to share. We worry about money, f...
Source: Life with Chronic Pain - January 7, 2010 Category: Other Conditions Authors: admin Tags: Chronic pain community Chronic pain lifestyle Chronic pain treatment abuse blog body chronic pain blog daily pain dream drugs emotion Everyday Health frustration impatience life with chronic pain medicine online support p Source Type: blogs

Abused and Refused: Zakhqurey Price denied rights under IDEAEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This is sort of an urgent situation - more urgent than I'd realized - so I'm cobbling it together from other sources.Cat in A Dog's World does the best job of nutshelling it:A Sad Story, and a Call to ActionIf you listen to anything autism- or disability- related today, listen to this interview with Carole Reynolds, whose 11-year old autistic grandson Zakhquerey Price is facing felony charges for allegedly injuring two staff members at Beard Elementary (Fort Smith, AK) while said staff members were trying to restrain him.Zakh's story is really heartbreaking, and demonstrates so many problems with public education...
Source: Graphictruth - January 6, 2010 Category: Autism Tags: authority abuse Autism and the Law Source Type: blogs

Spanking Decreases IQEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New research demonstrates what many of us could guess . . . Being spanked as a child is linked to having a lower IQ, according to a study presented today at the International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma in San Diego. The relationship between spanking and intelligence is found in children around the world, said the lead author of the study, University of New Hampshire professor Murray Straus. Children in the United States who were spanked had lower IQs -- by 2.8 to 5 points -- than those who were not spanked, Straus found. Straus studied 806 children ages 2 to 4 and 704 ages 5 to 9. Both groups were retested f...
Source: Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog - January 5, 2010 Category: Pediatricians Tags: Calm fussy baby Decreased Aggression developmental delays Child Abuse infant health spanking Infant Massage Source Type: blogs

The Prince’s Trust YouGov Youth Index 2010Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report reveals how unemployed young people living in the UK today are already less happy with their friendships, family life and health than those in work. They are also more likely to feel ashamed, rejected and unloved.This report reveals how unemployed young people living in the UK today are already less happy with their friendships, family life and health than those in work. They are also more likely to feel ashamed, rejected and unloved. Publisher: Princes Trust Size of Publication: 10p. Published: 29/12/2009 Posted in Alcohol, Deprivation, Drugs of Abuse, Employment, Equity, Grey Literature, Health Economics, Hea...
Source: Fade Library - January 4, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Alcohol Deprivation Drugs of Abuse Employment Equity Grey Literature Health Economics Health Needs Inequalities in Health Mental Health Motivation Personal Identity Poverty Psychology Smoking Social Capital Social Exclusion Source Type: blogs

Ten Years in Women’s and Reproductive Health, a Bloggy Look BackEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
What with the new year and decade and all, it seems appropriate to engage in a bit of reflection. First, the blog itself. This year will mark the 5th anniversary of Women’s Health News – I first posted on May 19, 2005, although that was at the blogspot location. While this little blog is not among what most people would name as the top medical or top feminist blogs, I don’t worry too much about traffic, or increasing traffic, so long as at least a a few people are finding it useful and I’m not too overworked to deal with it. So, I expect to continue on for a bit longer. Will it make it to the decade...
Source: Women's Health News - January 2, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: Rachel Tags: Abortion Abuse, Rape, & Safety Access, Rights, & Choice Adolescent Health Contraception Drugs Ethics Events & Observances Government HPV News Round-Ups conscience emergency contraception FDA tiller Source Type: blogs

Principles of Alcoholism and RecoveryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Alcoholism and addiction have several common threads with reciprocal recovery principles. In their book, “Rethinking Substance Abuse,â€ editors William R. Miller and Kathleen M. Carroll to sum up what has been learned about the science of addiction. These are; Drug Use is Chosen Behavior in the Beginning â€“ for experimenting, peer pressure or otherwise its chosen at first. Drug Problems Emerge Gradually â€“ it takes time to become addicted. Once Well Established, Drug Problems Tend to Become Self-Perpetuating â€“ once the brain alters it number of drug receptor cells drug craving demands more of...
Source: Twelve Step Facilitation.com - January 2, 2010 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Addiction Alcohol Alcoholics Anon Alcoholism Disease of addiction Drugs Family Higher Power Recovery principles of recovery Rethinking Substance Abuse William Miller Source Type: blogs

New Year’s Drunks Pay for Own Care?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Being drunk is a self-induced condition. Becoming ill or being injured as a result of excessive alcohol consumption is therefore also a self-induced condition. Therefore, it only stands to reason, if you’ve caused this to yourself, then you should not benefit from others paying for you to get better, right? Or wrong? This is mostly an issue for countries with socialized medicine, but it could also be an issue for insurance companies in the United States. In the United Kingdom, a suggestion has been made that people who are sick and/or injured because they abused alcohol should have to pay for their own medical care. ...
Source: Healthbolt - December 31, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Marijke Durning, RN Tags: Across the Pond Addiction Drink abuse alcohol being drunk socialized medicine Source Type: blogs

Child Sex Abuse & AlcoholismEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Childhood sexual abuse and the course of alcohol dependence (alcoholism) development Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has been associated with increased risk for alcohol dependence (AD), but the extent to which childhood sexual abuse history may impact transitions in the course of alcohol dependence development remains unclear. The current study examined the role of childhood sexual abuse in initiation of alcohol use and rate of progression from first drink to alcohol dependence using a sample of 3536 female twins (mean age = 21.6 years). Psychiatric diagnoses and alcohol use histories were obtained via telephone interviews us...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - December 31, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alateen Alcoholism Co-dependency Family Gam-anon Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Naranon Sexuality Women Youth childhood psychiatric sexual abuse Source Type: blogs

Video – A Girl’s LifeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I just watched “A Girl’s Life” on PBS – it’s not specifically health-focused, but does examine issues of body image, bullying, violence, and education through profiles of four adolescent girls. It was very good and is well worth a watch, even for those without daughters. Video on the PBS site Info about the program at show host Rachel Simmons’s website Associated PBS site for parents on raising girls Posted in Abuse, Rape, & Safety, Access, Rights, & Choice, Adolescent Health, Body Image & Eating Disorders (Source: Women's Health News)
Source: Women's Health News - December 31, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: Rachel Tags: Abuse, Rape, & Safety Access, Rights, & Choice Adolescent Health Body Image & Eating Disorders Source Type: blogs

The Lotus EatersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Odysseus´ Voyage of Recovery The story of Odysseus is about more than just a Greek guy in a boat. About 3000 years ago, the poet Homer told a story about a man called Odysseus and his voyage home to Greece following the Trojan Wars. Odysseus and his men met up with many exciting adventures along the way, but the most relevant to us is the story of his landing on the Island of the Lotus Eaters. The island was so beautiful that Odysseus wanted to stay there awhile and rest up. So he sent out some scouts to determine if the natives were friendly. Odysseus waited and waited, but the scouts never returned. What had happened wa...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - December 30, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Higher Power. Marijuana Marijuana Anonymous Recovery Youth disease abstinence abuse addict dependence substance abuse Source Type: blogs

Legal, but LethalEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Medication addiction Prescription medications can sneak up on you and lead to addiction. Many celebrities have recently fallen victim to prescription medication addiction and/or overdose. But its not just celebrities that need to be cautious its everyone who takes mood changing, psychoactive or pain medications. Every day medicines hold a punch that may be life changing, life changes you may not normally choose. A drug addict used to be someone who bought illegal fixes from a shady character in a back alley. But with more and more people admitting addiction to prescription drugs, your ’dealer’ can be the person you le...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - December 30, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Addictions Drugs Medications Treatment denial disease abuse anxiety dependence depression drinking illness substance abuse Source Type: blogs

Alcohol Awareness for Loved OnesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Understanding alcohol abuse and alcoholism can be a key step in solving drinking problems Some people worry about their alcohol use but are not convinced that they need help. Friends or relatives might express their concern–”You have a drinking problem.” But often that well-intentioned statement fails to define the issue or suggest a clear solution. To cut through the confusion, it helps to understand the difference between alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence. Making this distinction can help you think clearly about a “drinking problem”–and allow you or a loved one to get the kind of h...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - December 30, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alateen Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Victorious Alcoholism Co-dependency Family Help an Alcoholic Treatment denial disease abuse anxiety brain dependence detachment doctor drinkin Source Type: blogs

Improving Health, Supporting JusticeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Title: New Horizons: the next stage of mental health policy The Skinny: Briefing on the national delivery plan of the Health and Criminal Justice Programme Board which aims to aid early identification, by providing easier read materials, and assisting front-line professionals to develop skills and a knowledge base to support them in managing offenders with learning disabilities more effectively. This delivery plan contributes to key Government initiatives around protecting the public, reducing health inequalities, reducing reoffending and health improvement and protection. Key points are: Offenders are more likely to ex...
Source: Fade Library - December 29, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Alcohol Commissioning Crime Prevention and Control Disabilities Drugs of Abuse Grey Literature Interagency Relations Learning Disabilities Mass Media Mental Health NHS Primary Care Prison Health Services Prisons Public Health Source Type: blogs

Dysfunctional FamiliesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dysfunctional families maintain a false facade in public Dysfunctional Families; Types, Symptoms and Effect on Children A dysfunctional family is a family in which conflict, misbehaviour and even abuse on the part of individual members of the family occur continually, leading other members to accommodate such actions. Children sometimes grow up in such families with the understanding that such an arrangement is normal. Dysfunctional families are most often a result of the alcoholism, substance abuse, or other addictions of parents, parents’ untreated mental illnesses/defects or personality disorders, or the parents emula...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - December 29, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Addictions Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-anon Alateen Co-dependency Family Gam-anon Naranon Relationships Sexuality Youth denial disease abuse conflict dysfunctional illness mental parents pers Source Type: blogs

Steroids & Shrinking TesticlesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Shrinker Steroids (Anabolic-Androgenic) Anabolic-androgenic steroids are man-made substances related to male sex hormones. “Anabolic” refers to muscle-building, and “androgenic” refers to increased masculine characteristics. “Steroids” refers to the class of drugs. These drugs are available legally only by prescription, to treat conditions that occur when the body produces abnormally low amounts of testosterone, such as delayed puberty and some types of impotence. They are also prescribed to treat body wasting in patients with AIDS and other diseases that result in loss of lean muscle mass. Abuse of anaboli...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - December 27, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Emotions Men Relapse Sexuality Sobriety Steroids Treatment Youth denial abuse anabolic androgenic cycling muscle-building sex hormones Source Type: blogs

Sara Palin's Perfect PlanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
LOL Palin Enemies T-Shirt by webcarveMake custom tshirts at zazzle RICKY : And that's an Ultimatum! LUCY : An ultimatum?! ETHEL : Well, I'm not surprised. LUCY : I am. I didn't think he knew how to pronounce it.(Link) You know, if Sarah Palin were as good as creating genuine inspirational excitement as she is at causing unintentional hilarity at her own expense... but in fact, this is Sarah Palin.Smarting from criticism that holding events on military bases gave the impression that she was less than courageous in the face of the media Palin set out to hold a book signing where anyone, of whatever rank or station would feel...
Source: Graphictruth - December 24, 2009 Category: Autism Tags: zazzle t-shirts Sarah Palin stupidity Fun for All abuse of power Source Type: blogs

Drunkeness is a social diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
1. Introduction: Some years ago while I was working as a health care assistant in operating theatres a student nurse from Ireland consumed alcohol excessively during her 21st birthday party. The next day she attended the accident and emergency department but was sent away diagnosed with a hangover. Normal doses of self-administered paracetamol overloaded her liver due to her dehydrated state and she subsequently underwent a liver transplant. Unfortunately she then had a stroke and died in the intensive care unit. Her 18 year old sister who was also a student nurse went back to Ireland in a state of distress. My last shift ...
Source: meta-ot blogs - December 22, 2009 Category: Occupational Therapists Authors: Venth Tags: ayurvedic model of human occupation occupational imbalance substance abuse Source Type: blogs

On Morning Edition: Update on Roeder Case and the “Justifiable Homicide” DefenseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Morning Edition this morning provided an update on the case of Scott Roeder, accused of murdering Dr. George Tiller (summary here, there doesn’t seem to be a transcript). Roeder pleaded not guilty in the shooting of Dr. Tiller, has admitted killing him, and claims he did it to protect unborn children (who I’d say were under no immediate threat while Dr. Tiller was at church that day). The justifiable homicide defense has apparently not been allowed when it has been attempted in previous cases of this nature. One supporter of the defense is interviewed and compares Roeder’s plea to stepping forward to defe...
Source: Women's Health News - December 22, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: Rachel Tags: Abortion Abuse, Rape, & Safety Access, Rights, & Choice Ethics Laws, Legislation, & Courts tiller Source Type: blogs

Working Together to Safeguard ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Title: Working Together to Safeguard Children Skinny: Consultation on revised draft guidance addressing 17 of Lord Laming’s recommendations, as indicated in the National Safeguarding Delivery Unit’s earlier pre-consultation. The revised draft also updates the guidance to reflect changes to the policy and legislative landscape since Working Together was last published in 2006. Publisher: DCSF Size of Publication: 8p. Published: 18/11/2009 Posted in Abuse, Child Protection Services, Children, Education, Grey Literature, Local Authorities, Paediatrics, Primary Care, Social Services Tagged: Child Protection, Cons...
Source: Fade Library - December 21, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Abuse Child Protection Services Children Education Grey Literature Local Authorities Paediatrics Primary Care Social Services Consultations Laming Report Safeguarding Source Type: blogs

Regulation of Psychotherapy: Something Rotten in the State of Denmark (2)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This entry is part 15 of 15 in the series Regulation of PsychotherapyLast week I highlighted the role of Andrew Samuels, Professor of Analytical Psychology at Essex University, in the Derek Gale abuse case. Samuels is currently claiming (see comments thread) that it’s an “urban myth” that he offered to be his Gale’s supervisor if Gale’s suspension from the Health Professions Council was lifted. If it’s an urban myth, it’s one that has spread to the transcripts of the HPC hearing. (PDF file: see pages 36, 37 and 47) It turns out Professor Samuels wasn’t the only prominent psyc...
Source: Mental Nurse - December 15, 2009 Category: Nurses Authors: zarathustra Tags: Work abuse derek gale ethics health professions council therapy Source Type: blogs

Weekly News Round-Up, 12/13Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The DVD for “A Walk to Beautiful,” fistula documentary I’ve written about here in the past, is on sale through the 24th. @vuglobalhealth has a bunch of tweets from a lecture on women and reproductive health in resource-limited settings from UCSF’s Dr. Purnima Madhivanan. One key line from a piece in The Nation on proposed cosmetic surgery tax, NOW’s opposition to it, and feminism: “Feminism is about fighting a discriminatory society, not about accepting that discrimination and making it more cost-effective for women to capitulate to it.” The Joint Commission has resources on prepa...
Source: Women's Health News - December 13, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: Rachel Tags: Abortion Abuse, Rape, & Safety Access, Rights, & Choice Body Image & Eating Disorders Boobs Cancer Drugs Global Issues Menopause Miscellaneous News Round-Ups breast cancer feminism fistula flu mammography swine flu violen Source Type: blogs

Drugs: Guidance for SchoolsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Title: Drugs : Guidance for Schools Skinny: Consultation is to gather views on the draft document, Drugs: Guidance for Schools. This document provides guidance to maintained primary, secondary, special schools and pupil referral units (PRUs) in England on all matter relating to drug education and the management of drugs within the school community. Consultation finishes 15th February 2010. Publisher: DCSF Size of Publication: 91p. Published: 13/11/2009 Posted in Alcohol, Drugs of Abuse, Education, Grey Literature, Health Promotion, Local Authorities, Substance Misuse Tagged: Consultations, Drugs of Abuse, Grey Literature, ...
Source: Fade Library - December 13, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Alcohol Drugs of Abuse Education Grey Literature Health Promotion Local Authorities Substance Misuse Consultations Health Education Schools Source Type: blogs

Evangalists of MolochEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I'm addressing this blog post to my fellow Canadians and to any Ugandans who may encounter it by accident. I'm going to be forwarding it to the Ugandan High Commission in Ottawa and to the attention of my member of Parlement, for there are a number of issues that they should be considering. I don't give a flying fig about the sin of homosexuality. I'm not convinced of the argument and for me it's moot. And if it is a sin, it's mentioned as being fairly much on the level of mixing flax and wool in one garment. It's not mentioned at all in the big ten - but the bearing of false witness, that's right up there. So, if you...
Source: Graphictruth - December 12, 2009 Category: Autism Tags: xenophobia homophobia ethics authority abuse gay rights morality Source Type: blogs

Signs of Inhalant AbuseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Inhalants Inhalants are common products found right in the home and are among the most popular and deadly substances kids abuse. Inhalant abuse can result in death from the very first use. Health Hazards Health Effects and Risks. Nearly all abused inhalants produce effects similar to anesthetics, which act to slow down the body’s functions. When inhaled [...] (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com)
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - December 12, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Addictions Drugs Family Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Inhalants Psychological Illness Treatment Youth anesthetics deadly effects intoxicating kids risks stimulant substance abuse Source Type: blogs

Domestic Violence ResourcesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Please note – as many violence support websites do – that Internet history can be difficult to completely clear if activities on a home computer may be monitored by an abuser. In some cases using an alternate machine, such as at a public library, may be preferable/necessary. Each of the resources below offers a variety of information and support for victims of violence; I’m highlighting a couple of features of each, but my descriptions are by no means exhaustive. Any of the below resources may be a good starting point for getting help. The National Network to End Domestic Violence has a few tips on inte...
Source: Women's Health News - December 12, 2009 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: Rachel Tags: Abuse, Rape, & Safety Web Resources violence Source Type: blogs

Mindfulness in RecoveryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This idea is taking hold among people who practice the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com)
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - December 11, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Co-dependency Faith Healthy Recovery Spirituality addict Buddhist cancer cognitive culture dialectic fibromyalgiamental Gambling marrow meditation mindfulness pain substance abuse therapeutic vip Source Type: blogs

8 Reasons Women Stay in Painful RelationshipsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Many people in recovery from alcoholism, addiction, co-dependency and compulsive gambling may identify with these points. They may be the victim, the perpetrator or an observer. These reasons apply to heterosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual, asexual and transsexual people. Additionally, just because someone is in recovery does not exclude them from being difficult in relationships. Why would a [...] (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com)
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - December 9, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Addictions Alcoholism Co-dependency Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Men Recovery Relationships Sexuality Treatment Women Youth abuse asexual heterosexual observer painful perpetrator transsexual victim Source Type: blogs

Adverse childhoods impact mental and physical health into old ageEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study, we observed that childhood experiences may affect health in old age, regardless of the risk factors that health policies are currently targeting. Therefore the promotion of healthy positive experiences for children is a necessary and potentially cost-effective target for the prevention of age-related disease.' Co-author Professor Avshalom Caspi, Duke University, US, adds: 'What we're learning is that poor adult health is, in part, manufactured in childhood. It is multiple and cumulative childhood experience that predisposes adults to poor health.' The authors now wish to further study how adverse psychosocia...
Source: Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info - December 9, 2009 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Anxiety Insights Tags: childhood abuse Source Type: blogs

Sex & Healthy Relationships in RecoveryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article will give many people in recovery food for thought. What is a healthy relationship and how does sex fit in? In the simplest terms, a healthy relationship is one that makes you feel good about yourself and [...] (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com)
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - December 8, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12 Step Fellowships Addictions Co-dependency Family Healthy Recovery Relationships Sexuality abuse counselor dysfunctional social worker Source Type: blogs