PTSD: The pain of reliving trauma
One of my first experiences of PTSD came as a psychologist working with African and Kurdish refugees. Many had fled oppressive regimes and been referred to our service by their GP suffering severe anxiety, depression and stress. We discovered the root of the problem often lay in terrible personal experiences including rape, torture and witnessing the mur…
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Pre-war Iraq 'was no threat to UK'
Iraq posed no threat to the UK when then prime minister Tony Blair took Britain to war there, former MI5 boss Dame Eliza Manningham Buller has said. The one-time security service boss has spoken out about the conflict previously, revealing the reservations she had about it at the time.But in a new interview, she told the Radio Times: "Iraq did not p…
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Christmas cancelled in Iraq
Iraqi Christians cancelled Christmas festivities across the country today as Al Qaeda insurgents threatened more attacks on their beleaguered community. A council representing Christian denominations across Iraq advised its followers to cancel public celebrations out of concern over new terror attacks and as a show of mourning for the victims of the church …
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