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As termed by the World Health Organization, video game addiction, or Gaming Disorder (GD), is defined as gaming that is difficult to control, prioritized over other…
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My husband is a police officer. His profession invites conversation from others in a way that few jobs do, from friends and family asking him…
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Psychedelics are hallucinogens which have historically been used for ritual purposes and to facilitate spiritual experiences. They have been used recreationally to enhance sensory perceptions…
![When a Subway Passenger Dies by Suicide, Workers Suffer Too](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/10/feature-1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In an article in a Canadian daily, The Globe and Mail, Oliver Moore reported that during 2016, 21 suicide attempts occurred on Toronto’s subway system….
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The content of this song was based on a true story: following the experience of a boy named Jeremy who underwent emotional trauma, likely had…
![Toughing it Out: Posttraumatic Stress in Police Officers](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2013/01/funeral-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“Imagine the most horrific things that happen in this city that no one really hears about or sees. Homicides, rapes, car accidents, violent assaults, this…