Mois : octobre 2014

(Cognitive behavioral therapy vs Intellectual self-defense) – Published on ZNet, by Mark Evans, Oct 24, 2014.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the psychological intervention of choice, for the treatment of depression and anxiety, by many mental health professionals today. The UK government has initiated the Improved Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme which focuses on the treatment of depression and anxiety using CBT. According to the Department of Health DH: The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme has one principal aim – to help primary care trusts (PCTs) implement National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines for people suffering from depression and anxiety disorders. At present, only a quarter of the 6 million people in the UK with these conditions are in treatment, with debilitating effects on society … //

Continuer la lecture de « Cognitive Restructuring: CBT vs ISD »

Published on Spiegel Online International, by Michael Sauga, Oct 23, 2014 (Photo Gallery).

Six years after the Lehman disaster, the industrialized world is suffering from Japan Syndrome. Growth is minimal, another crash may be brewing and the gulf between rich and poor continues to widen. Can the global economy reinvent itself? … // Continuer la lecture de « The Zombie System: How Capitalism Has Gone Off the Rails – part 1/4 »

Published on Russia Today RT, Oct 20, 2014.

Ebola-scared parents have sent a Maine teacher on mandatory leave after he visited Dallas where first victim of the virus in US died. In Mississippi parents pulled their kids out of school because of the principal’s trip to Zambia. The Portland Press Herald reports that a Maine teacher was placed on a 21-day paid leave of absence in light of parents’ concerns for their children’s health. Community members feared the teacher may have contracted Ebola while on a visit to Dallas for an educational seminar. Continuer la lecture de « US: Ebola hysteria soars to new heights in US schools »

Published on TomDispach, by Laura Poitras and Tom Engelhardt, Oct 19, 2014;

… Here’s a Ripley’s Believe It or Not! stat from our new age of national security. How many Americans have security clearances? The answer: 5.1 million, a figure that reflects the explosive growth of the national security state in the post-9/11 era. Imagine the kind of system needed just to vet that many people for access to our secret world (to the tune of billions of dollars). We’re talking here about the total population of Norway and significantly more people than you can find in Costa Rica, Ireland, or New Zealand. And yet it’s only about 1.6% of the American population, while on ever more matters, the unvetted 98.4% of us are meant to be left in the dark.   Continuer la lecture de « about security clearance – the Snowden Reboot »

we have a wordwide media-cover on Kobani vs ISIS – but what about latest news on the rest of Kurdistan’s fight? – Nothing – only not specific general reports:

• on TIME: Turkey Will Help Iraqi Kurds Join Fight Against ISIS in Syria, by Naina Bajekal, Oct 20, 2014;
• on RUDAW: Kurdistan – ISIS probes Kurdistan frontier, by Rekar Aziz, Oct 20, 2014;
• on RUDAW: Kurdistan – Erbil broadcaster gives voice to people of ISIS-occupied Mosul, by Judit Neurink, Oct 20, 2014;
• on CNN: ISIS-Kurdish fight stirs trouble in Turkey, by Ivan Watson, Oct 20, 2014;

… but what about the other Kurdish cities under attack by ISIS?  Continuer la lecture de « War against ISIS – Kobani known, but what about the rest of Kurdistan? »