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From Columbine to Dawson: study on psychological impact of mass shootings
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Jun 29, 2009 |
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Less than two percent of the community were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress, and seven percent report post-traumatic stress symptoms, as a result of the shooting at Dawson College on September 13, 2006.
'Suicide by cop' phenomenon occurring in over a third of North American shootings involving police
Feb 18, 2009 |
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Pasadena, CA—February 18, 2009—"Suicide by Cop" (SBC) is a suicide method in which a person engages in actual or apparent danger to others in an attempt to get oneself killed or injured by law enforcement. A new study in ...
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OHSU psychiatrist to highlight warning signs for school shootings
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May 06, 2008 |
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Oregon Health & Science University psychiatrist Jerald Block, M.D., will present new research on the psychiatric factors that can lead to school shootings. Block’s presentation, which is part of a panel discussion that he ...
Professor tracks Columbine media discourse from 'school shooting' to 'terrorism'
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Decades spent studying mass media messages of fear led noted Arizona State University scholar David Altheide to examine how the Columbine High School shootings on April 20, 1999, were originally portrayed ...
More mental health care called for in wake of Ft. Hood shootings
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Dec 11, 2009 |
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The recent shootings at the Ft. Hood, Texas army base, allegedly by an army psychiatrist, have placed much-needed focus on mental health care in the army. In an article published in the December issue of the journal CNS Sp ...
Be On the Alert for VA Tech Phishing
Apr 22, 2007 |
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Phishers will stop at nothing and they're gearing up to rip you off. Watch out for fake calls for help.
Massive gun 'buyback' doubled fall in Australian gun deaths
Dec 14, 2006 |
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The chances of gun death in Australia dropped twice as steeply after 700,000 guns were destroyed in a national firearm ‘buyback’ and amnesty, reveals a decade long study in Injury Prevention.
U.S., Canada, begin trauma experiments
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 27, 2007 |
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The U.S. government is undertaking a set of controversial studies that allows some medical experiments without getting patients' permission.
New study links early explanations of 9/11 to long-term adjustment
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Sep 02, 2008 |
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According to new research led by John Updegraff, a Kent State University professor, individuals who are able to quickly make sense of collective traumas such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks cope better in the long run.
I can, automatically, become just like you
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 06, 2008 |
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No one likes to be excluded from a group: exclusion can decrease mood, reduce self-esteem and feelings of belonging, and even ultimately lead to negative behavior (e.g., the shootings at Virginia Tech). As a result, we often ...
Answers sought in sea lion decline
Dec 08, 2006 |
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Researchers from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks and the state said they want a fuller picture about why Alaska's sea lion population is falling.
University of Denver bullying victimization study
Feb 22, 2008 |
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A University of Denver study shows a curriculum-based bullying prevention program reduced incidents of bullying by 20 percent, twice as much as in the study control group.
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