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Romeo Vitelli
I'm a psychologist in private practice in Toronto and Hamilton. My first book, The Everything Guide To Overcoming PTSD, will be available this June.
Interests: fencing, websurfing, archaeology, travelling and a whole list of other things i can't recall at the moment., gay/lesbian/bisexal/transgender issues, political arguments
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Are Criminal Brains Different from Non-Criminal Brains?
Over 100 years ago Lombroso [(1876/2006). Criminal man. Durham: Duke University Press] proposed a biological basis for criminality. Based on inspection of criminals’ skulls he theorized that an imbalance of the cerebral hemispheres was amongst 18 distinguishing features of the... Continue reading
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The Kansas City Bloodsuckers
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Is Permanent Weight Loss a Myth?
Why is it so hard to lose weight? Anyone who has every seen the reality show, The Biggest Loser, knows that it offers a cash prize to the contestant who manages to lose the highest percentage of weight over the... Continue reading
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Understanding Facebook Addiction
With the growing popularity of Facebook for social interaction and information exchange, researchers are starting to examine its “dark side”, notably Facebook addiction. Previous research finds low self-esteem is a key risk factor of maladaptive Facebook use. Building on this... Continue reading
Posted Nov 8, 2018 at Providentia
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We Are Not Prepared For The Upcoming Dementia Crisis, Expert Warns
en former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor recently announced that she had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, she became the public face of a growing health crisis that we are still poorly prepared to handle. While the 88-year-old O'Connor... Continue reading
Posted Nov 6, 2018 at Providentia
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New Bill Calls For Better Mental Health Services for Traumatized Jurors
For Mark Farrant, the struggle began after he served as jury foreman for a 2014 murder trial. During the course of that trial, Farrant and his fellow-jurors were subjected to often-graphic testimony describing how the defendant killed his girlfriend by... Continue reading
Posted Nov 4, 2018 at Providentia
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Does Chronic Pain Affect Memory?
Chronic pain patients often complain of their “poor memory” and numerous studies objectively confirmed such difficulties in reporting working memory (WM) and long-term memory (LTM) dysfunctions. A new study published in the journal Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry provides... Continue reading
Posted Nov 1, 2018 at Providentia
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Do Nice Guys Really Finish Last?
Though the phrase "nice guys finish last" has long been attributed to baseball player and manager Leo Durocher, there's no real evidence that he ever actually said it. Still, whatever the origin, the saying has taken on a life of... Continue reading
Posted Oct 30, 2018 at Providentia
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Man with "Bizarre Religiose Delusions" Not Fit to Stand Trial for Melbourne Auto Rampage, Psychiatrist Says
A psychiatrist has testified that man who killed six people and injured dozens of others by driving through pedestrians on a Melbourne street should be found not fit to stand trial. According to Dr. Lester Watson, 28-year-old James 'Dimitrious' Gargasoulas... Continue reading
Posted Oct 30, 2018 at Providentia
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The Problem with Premature Burials
Posted Oct 29, 2018 at Providentia
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Does Prenatal Testosterone Levels Predict Future Violence?
Recent meta-analyses on the relationship between prenatal testosterone—measured by the 2D:4D digit ratio—and aggression and analogous traits have reported an overall weak association. Fewer studies, however, have focused specifically on violent behavior. Yet, many of these studies have relied on... Continue reading
Posted Oct 25, 2018 at Providentia
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New Facebook Chatbot Helps Sexual Harassment Victims in the Philippines
A new Facebook messenger chatbot has been developed by a women's group in the Philippines to help victims of sexual assault and harassment. According to a 2013 government survey, over 10,000 women aged 15 to 49 have been victims of... Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2018 at Providentia
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The East Java Ninja Scare
The killings began in February, 1998 in the Indonesian town of Banyuwangi. Located at the easternmost end of the island of Java, the town was long-known as a centre for "black magic" in Indonesia where many residents openly practiced an... Continue reading
Posted Oct 21, 2018 at Providentia
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Involving Children in Disaster Planning
Millions of children are affected by disasters every year. Children need not be passive victims, however, but instead may contribute to disaster risk reduction activities. A new paper published in the European Journal of Psychotraumatology provides a theoretical foundation for... Continue reading
Posted Oct 18, 2018 at Providentia
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"Miserable" Man Kills Two-Year Old Son, Friend, and Himself in Bizarre Murder-Suicide
Letters written by an Allentown, Pennsylvania man show that he was responsible for the car bombing that killed him along with his two-year-old son and a family friend. Dead in the explosion on September 29 of this year are 26-year-old... Continue reading
Posted Oct 16, 2018 at Providentia
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The 9/11 Legacy
Where were you when you heard about the terrorist attacks that took place on September 11, 2001? Though everyone has a different story to tell, we were all traumatized as we watched the events of that day unfold on television.... Continue reading
Posted Oct 15, 2018 at Providentia
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Understanding Delirium
Delirium (acute confusion) is a serious, common health condition, and it predicts poor outcomes, including greater rates of mortality, institutionalization, prolonged hospitalization, and cognitive impairment. Expedient diagnosis and management are critical to address modifiable delirium causes and improve both quality... Continue reading
Posted Oct 11, 2018 at Providentia
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Dementia Given As Motive in U.K. Murder-Suicide
Staff had no idea anything was wrong when George Lyons, an 88-year-old pensioner collected his 85-year-old wife Betty from the care home where she had been living. Betty, a retired librarian, had been suffering from dementia for years and her... Continue reading
Posted Oct 9, 2018 at Providentia
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The Lawrence Bader Mystery
Posted Oct 7, 2018 at Providentia
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Who Discovered Autism?
Historiographies on the phenomenon of “autism” display Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger as the great pioneers. The recent controversy on who was first in “discovering” autism urges research into the question of how scientific discoveries relate to processes of academic... Continue reading
Posted Oct 4, 2018 at Providentia
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Can Artificial Intelligence Help Detect Dementia?
With the rising number of dementia cases worldwide, it is becoming more essential than ever that new cases be detected as early as possible. Still, given the difficulty of distinguishing early signs of dementia from the natural forgetting that all... Continue reading
Posted Oct 2, 2018 at Providentia
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Does Racial Discrimination Undermine Health?
In recent years, health statistics have consistently shown that Black Americans are far more prone to wide range of medical problems than most other ethnic groups. Not only do they have a 30 percent greater risk of dying from cardiovascular... Continue reading
Posted Sep 30, 2018 at Providentia
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The Brain of Charles Hinkley
Posted Sep 30, 2018 at Providentia
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Loneliness and the Internet
A study recently published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences examined the relationships between loneliness, interpersonal motives for Internet use, online communication, and friendships on Social Networking Sites (SNS) in emerging adults. Participants were 1st-year university students (N =... Continue reading
Posted Sep 27, 2018 at Providentia
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Indian Couple Axed to Death Over Sorcery Suspicions
Police in the Indian state of Odisha have arrested a 42-year-old man following the brutal ax murder of a couple on September 8 of this year. The victims were 52-year-old Puna Hembram and his 50-year-old wife Singha who lived alone... Continue reading
Posted Sep 25, 2018 at Providentia
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