Distorted Thinking in Gambling Addiction: What Are the Cognitive and Neural …

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It represents the first large scale study of individuals seeking treatment for gambling problems in the UK, at a time when this disorder is being re-classified alongside drug addiction as the first 'behavioural addiction'. … "To study the properties …
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Crimes of Homelessness: Homeless court

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Instead of jail and fines, sentences are typically community service and participation in programs that offer counseling, addiction treatment and support groups. This alternative track is not available … When Cheryl Stone was the court administrator …
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Flashbacks plague former ICU patients

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James Jackson, a Vanderbilt University psychologist and assistant professor of medicine who specializes in survivors of critical illness, recalls interviewing critical care survivors for the group's studies of long-term outcomes. He had previously …
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