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Comment on Youth are most at risk for online betting addiction by free bet

free bet — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:50:18 +0000

the best way to avoid a mass addiction problem is to have government regulate the industry and promote anti gambling and gamble aware programs

Comment on Google Android phone to enter the Indian markets in December by Deepak

Deepak — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:16:35 +0000

We are in Jan 2009, will you know when we would see Android.

Comment on Virtual affairs can endanger committed relationships by Internet Infidelity PI

Internet Infidelity PI — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:07:56 +0000

I could not agree more.
As a private investigator I investigate these internet affairs every day,
It starts out harmless but they can destry families in the long run.

Comment on Virtual reality therapy treats flight phobia by John

John — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:19:09 +0000

Given the amount of people that suffer from phobias in the world it’s surprising there are not more places online to offer help and advice but there is help to be found at Ofear The Fear & Phobia Forum You will find people from all over the world giving helpful advice as well as specialists from hypnotherapists, psychotherapists and mental health nurses offering their expert knowledge about phobias.

Comment on Virtual reality therapy treats flight phobia by Skip Rizzo

Skip Rizzo — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:04:18 +0000

I followed your link and read the two examples you used to discredit VR as a therapeutic modality. You certainly seem to have an axe to grind here that would be better served with evidence that goes beyond just your opinion and two questionable pieces of evidence. Perhaps you should read these two meta analyses (citations posted below) that suggest that VR is as effective as real world exposure and more effective than imaginal exposure for anxiety disorders. Avoidance, failure to engage in imagery, variable capacity for image creation etc. are all culprits in the limits of imaginal only exposure. Sure, some folks do just fine with imaginal, but that certainly is not an indictment on whether VR is as effective or better suited for some patients. Here are the meta analyses citations. If yer gonna come into this fight, you may really need to come in armed with more than just your opinion!

Parsons, T. D. and Rizzo, A. A. (2008). Affective Outcomes of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Anxiety and Specific Phobias: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 39, 250-261.

Powers, M. and Emmelkamp, P. M. G. (2008). Virtual reality exposure therapy for anxiety disorders: A meta-analysis. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 22, 561-569.

Comment on Virtual reality therapy treats flight phobia by Fear of Flying Expert Seymour Segnit

Fear of Flying Expert Seymour Segnit — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:32:21 +0000

I agree with Captain Bunn.

The reason VR isn’t that effective is that it exposes the person to the thing they fear - which at best is unnecessary, at worst will make it worse.

Fear of Flying - in fact any fear - is better overcome by ‘rewiring’ the person’s fear response well away from the problem. Expensive equipment is unneccessary - when the time comes to check if the therapy was effective, your mind is the greatest VR machine ever created!

SEYMOUR SEGNIT is the Founder & President of CTRN: Change That’s Right Now, Inc., an organization that helps individuals to rapidly overcome the most extreme fears & phobias.
http://www.ChangeThatsRightNow.com

Comment on How to Add Google Analytics to your Blogger account by Gustav

Gustav — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:38:26 +0000

Nice How to! one question…
If you ad the additional code that you write about in the end of your blogg should you delete the page element you created earlier? Can’t be good for google analytics to have 2 pieces of code doing the same thing…

Comment on Virtual reality therapy treats flight phobia by Capt Tom Bunn LCSW

Capt Tom Bunn LCSW — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:01:15 +0000

It would be a wonderful thing if Virtual Reality therapy was half as good as its promoters claim. If you read the research - and know how to understand the jargon - you will learn that the research shows it is not effective.

Before you invest money in something that is not effective, get more information on Virtual Reality at http://www.fearofflying.com/research.shtml#virtual

Comment on We salute you Aamir! by Dipan

Dipan — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:00:38 +0000

Even I salute Aamir. 13 months of hard work for few minutes scene in the movie. Best move of the year and best acting ever by Aamir. Aamir rocks

Comment on Have perfect stimulation through tea or coffee by Sharon McEachern

Sharon McEachern — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:16:37 +0000

You should be able to tell if you’re consuming too much caffeine when you’re sleeping with your eyes open. When you start chewing on other people’s fingernails, you’re caffeine- intoxicated. Seriously, more and more products — beverages, food and pharmaceuticals (even candy bars and chewing gum) — have higher and higher amounts of caffeine. Most people have no idea how much caffeine they really consume daily. For example, Starbucks’ coffee has 50 percent more caffeine than home-brew. Ethic Soup blog has a good Caffeine Facts article at:

http://www.ethicsoup.com/abcs-of-caffeine.htm

Sharon McEachern