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Britain's major Leftist newspaper, The Guardian, is at least good for a laugh!
Britain's Guardianistas really do take the cake. They are so wrapped up in their own little fantasy world that they have no idea how absurd they can sound to others. For example: This article blames China for the now universally acknowledged "failure" of the Copenhagen climate conclave (There's a tongue-twister for you!).
As the writer himself acknowledges, it is an unwritten rule that the holier-than-thou crowd must never blame poor countries for anything. Only the "rich West" can do wrong. But apparently China is now rich and powerful enough to have lost that protection. So our climate apostle has got daring.
But the funny bit comes towards the end of his article when he concludes in sorrow and in anger that China is not playing the Guardianista game at all. He seems surprised that he has to conclude: "This is fast becoming China's century, yet its leadership has displayed that multilateral environmental governance is not only not a priority, but is viewed as a hindrance to the new superpower's freedom of action".
China is not interested in global governance! How awful! How concerning! How disillusioning! What is left? Fancy China wanting to run its own affairs! How can those nice Communists be so awful? It's all a terrible shock to a Guardianista!
The Guardian has its flock, however. My first wife (the first of four) has always been Left-leaning and she has just emailed me to tell me that she is now very angry with China! LOL! She would once have turned a deaf ear to any criticism of China.
It reminds me of Israel. For a couple of decades after WWII, the Left were supportive of Israel. But after Israel won the six-day war, that steadily eroded and Israel is now regarded with widespread hostility among Leftists. Leftists just hate other people doing well for themselves. They only like people that they can look down on and patronize. One of the reasons I support Israel is that it gives me pleasure to see other people doing well -- but that makes me a conservative, of course. No Leftist would understand that. I even think highly of Bill Gates!
Oh, Yes, Copenhagen
by Paul Greenberg
The other day a friend asked us if I'd written about the Copenhagen conference on climate change, carbon control, environmental technology, the ecological future of Spaceship Earth, cabbages and kings, and the 101 other Very Important Things covered by that huge, long-awaited and now suddenly fizzled international gabfest.
No, I hadn't written about it. Maybe because it ended not with a bang but with a whimper heard 'round the world: a flurry of non-binding agreements, aka vague misunderstandings. It was the biggest anticlimax since Geraldo the Great Rivera opened Al Capone's vault to find little more than dust. Any actual policies to come out of Copenhagen promise to be as empty.
To sum up the essential deal made at Copenhagen: The developed world sort of promises to give the undeveloped one $30 billion over the next three years -- plus $100 billion a year after 2020 -- in exchange for its separate but equally nebulous promise not to develop too quickly. As with Obamacare, the theoretical benefits are to come first, then the real pain by some always-delayable deadline. It's more convenient that way. Just charge it to some future generation.
Besides the cocksure confidence the delegates displayed in man's ability to reset the world's thermostat, this kind of deal-making in which no one takes the deal made very seriously was the one consistent thread in the tangled web woven at Copenhagen.
There is consolation to be taken in the grand fizzle at Copenhagen. For there is something worse than the conference's failure. And that would have been its success at slowing the world's economic recovery and so dooming still more in the Third World to the bitter fruits of abject poverty: more malnutrition, more disease, and more chaos and instability in general.
Doing nothing has certain advantages over doing the wrong thing, especially on a grand and confusing scale. Besides, the failure of this lavish conference means the delegates can now anticipate many more equally elaborate confabs around the world on the public's tab, complete with equally hyped media coverage and just as inconsequential results. Nice work -- or play -- if you can get it.
Maybe I hadn't written anything of substance about the grand conference at Copenhagen because it proved so insubstantial. My long established policy is, when I have nothing to say about a subject, I try not to say it. Maybe because I've read too many editorials over the years that, having nothing to say, make the grave mistake of saying it. At length. It doesn't exactly make for fascinating reading.
There were doubtless plenty of agreements made at Copenhagen but the major ones were non-binding. Those are the kind of deals that delegates embrace enthusiastically in their speeches but take care not to sign lest their countries be held to their word. They're the kind of oral agreements that the irrepressible Sam Goldwyn, Hollywood mogul and Mr. Malaprop himself, once described as not worth the paper they're written on. Or rather not written on.
Almost coincident with the grand conference at Copenhagen a treasure trove of leaked documents appeared out of the very center of global alarmism over climate change, the Climatic Research Unit of East Anglia University at Norwich, England, which is "widely recognized as one of the world's leading institutions concerned with the study of natural and anthropogenic climate change," according to its Web site. These days it's widely recognized as a center for the suppression of any and all dissenting views about the causes of global warming. If this is science, what would dogma be?
Conspiracies to suppress scientific dissent scarcely ended with Galileo's trial, but at least the church eventually repented and begged pardon. There is little if any sign that the wannabe Al Gores at East Anglia, more politicians than scientists, have been chastened by what's come to be known as Climategate. Instead, they have adopted a variation of the Dan Rather defense: falsified maybe but accurate.
Barack Obama's appearance at the last minute was the final, flashy touch at Copenhagen as he made much ado about much of nothing. The president hasn't demonstrated his diplomatic finesse so convincingly since he went to the same city not long ago to not get the Olympics for Chicago. Which may have been a blessing in disguise, too. (The traffic in the Loop is already bad enough.)
Naturally the president and his handlers came back from Copenhagen declaring a great victory -- Carbon Control in our Time! But surely even they didn't believe it. Certainly the Europeans didn't. As soon as the Grand Conference concluded, the market for carbon-control permits on the European continent dropped dramatically, as if investors were confirming that the countries represented at Copenhagen weren't serious about controlling carbon emissions. No poll is more reliable than the market, where people put their money where their opinions are. It's a great test of sincerity.
The final accord at Copenhagen didn't specify, not in writing, how much big countries like the United States and mainland China are now supposed to reduce their carbon emissions. Nor did the conference decide precisely how much all the other countries were going to sacrifice in order to clean up the world's climate. Just about the only thing the delegates could agree on was to jet off to the next world climate-change conference, which is already scheduled for Mexico City, the one sure effect of which will be to add still more carbon to the Earth's atmosphere.
Britain's official meteorologists goof again
In line with their Warmist ideology they keep predicting warm dry seasons -- but the weather fails to oblige
Met Office predictions of a mild winter have begun to fall flat as more snow is forecast in parts of Britain tomorrow and temperatures are expected to drop to below freezing over the New Year period. With many people heading back to work after the Christmas break, drivers were warned to take extra care.
Up to four inches of snow is forecast in the Midlands, and falls of up to a foot were predicted on higher ground in Wales. Passengers due to fly from Cardiff Airport today were advised to check flights were on schedule if there was snow.
The turn of the year is set to offer no respite with freezing conditions forecast across Britain. Temperatures are expected to plunge to minus 3C in most of England and Wales on Thursday night, New Year's Eve, and minus 8C in Scotland, with widespread snow showers also predicted. New Year's Day will also be chilly, with the northern half of Britain struggling to get above freezing during the day.
In October, the Met Office predicted Britain would have a mild winter, despite the inaccuracy of its "barbecue summer" forecast which drew strong criticism, after heavy rainfall saw the wettest July for almost 100 years. It said the end of 2009 and the beginning of 2010 were likely to be "milder than last year" and that there was an 85 per cent chance of normal or above average conditions. Preliminary forecasts for December predicted that temperatures would be above the 38.6F (3.7C) average.
However, after the predictions for the summer turned out to be inaccurate, the forecasters sounded a note of caution, saying there was still a "one in seven chance" of a cold winter. A Met Office spokesman said: "That forecast was dealing with the whole of the winter. December has certainly been cold but the prediction is for December, January and February." He believed the "climate team" was updating the prediction "perhaps over the course of the next week." The spokesman added: "It has certainly been a cold winter so far in most parts but the seasonal forecast has not been proven one way or the other."
He said the weather was expected to remain cold for "the next week or so" but he could not comment on the longer term....
The Met Office defended its forecast of a "barbecue summer" and said its long term prediction was mainly accurate, in particular that temperatures would reach 30C.
The "Consistent With" Fallacy: How Not to Compare Predictions and Observations
Over at Real Climate there is a misleading post up about IPCC global temperature projections as compared with actual temperature observations, suggesting success where caution and uncertainty is a more warranted conclusion.
The scientists at Real Climate explain that to compare a prediction with observations one must assess whether the observations fall within a range defined as 95% of model realizations. In other words, if you run a model, or a set of models, 100 times, you would take the average of the 100 runs and plot the 95 individual runs closest to that average, and define that range as an "envelope" of projections. If observations fall within this envelope, they you would declare the projection to be a predictive success.
Imagine if a weather forecaster said that he ran a model 100 times and it showed that tomorrow's temperature was going to be between 25 and 75 degrees, with 95% confidence, with a "best estimate" of 50 degrees. If the temperature came in at 30 degrees you might compare it to the "best estimate" and say that it was a pretty poor forecast. If the weather forecast explained that the temperature was perfectly "consistent with" his forecast, you'd probably look for another forecaster. If the true uncertainty was actually between 25 and 75 degrees, then one might question the use of issuing a "best estimate."
Gavin Schmidt explains how this works in the context of the current "pause" (his words) in the increase in global average surface temperatures over the past 11 years (emphasis added):
The trend in the annual mean HadCRUT3v data from 1998-2009 (assuming the year-to-date is a good estimate of the eventual value) is 0.06+/-0.14 ºC/dec (note this is positive!). If you want a negative (albeit non-significant) trend, then you could pick 2002-2009 in the GISTEMP record which is -0.04+/-0.23 ºC/dec. The range of trends in the model simulations for these two time periods are [-0.08,0.51] and [-0.14, 0.55], and in each case there are multiple model runs that have a lower trend than observed (5 simulations in both cases). Thus 'a model' did show a trend consistent with the current 'pause'. However, that these models showed it, is just coincidence and one shouldn't assume that these models are better than the others. Had the real world 'pause' happened at another time, different models would have had the closest match.
Think about the logic of "consistent with" as used in this context. It means that the larger the model spread, the larger the envelope of projections, and the greater the chance that whatever is observed will in fact fall within that envelope. An alert reader points this out to Gavin in the comments:
I can claim I'm very accurate because my models predict a temperature between absolute zero and the surface temperature of the sun, but that error range is so large, it means I'm not really predicting anything.
Gavin says he agrees with this, which seems contrary to what he wrote in the post about 11-year trends. Elsewhere Gavin says such statistics are meaningful only for 15 years and longer. If so, then discussing them in terms of "consistency with" the model spread just illustrates how this methodology can retrieve a misleading signal from noise.
About 18 months ago I engaged in a series of exchanges with some in the climate modeling community on this same topic. The debate was frustrating because many of the climate scientists thought hat we were debating statistical methods, but from my perspective we were debating the methodology of forecast verification.
At that time I tried to illustrate the "consistent with" fallacy in the context of IPCC projections using the following graph. The blue curve shows a curve fit to 8-year surface temperature trends from 55 realizations from models used by IPCC (the fact that it was 8 years is irrelevant to this example). With the red curve I added 55 additional "realizations" produced from a random number generator. The blue dot shows the observations. Obviously, the observations are more "consistent with" the red curve than the blue curve. We can improve consistency by making worse predictions. There is obviously something wrong with this approach to comparing models and observations.
What should be done instead?
1. A specific prediction has to be identified when it is being made. A prediction in this case should be defined as the occurrence of some event in the future, that is to say, after the prediction is made. For the IPCC AR4 this might generously be defined as starting in 2001.
2. Pick a quantity to be forecast. This might be global average surface temperature as represented by GISS or CRU, the satellite lower tropospheric records, both or something else. But pick a quantity.
3. Decide in advance how you are going to define the uncertainty in your forecast. For instance, the IPCC presented an uncertainty range in its forecast in a manner differently than does Real Climate. Defining uncertainty is of critical importance.
For instance, eyeballing the Real Climate IPCC Figure one might be surprised to learn that had there been no temperature change from 1980 to 2010, this too would have been "consistent with" the model realization "envelope." While such uncertainty may in fact be an accurate representation of our knowledge of climate, it is certainly not how many climate scientists typically represent the certainty of their knowledge.
If any of 1, 2 or 3 above is allowed to vary and be selected in post-hoc fashion it sets the stage for selections of convenience that allow the evaluator to make choices that pretty much show whatever he wants to show.
4. A good place to start is simply with IPCC "best estimate" One can ask if observations fall above or below that value. Real Climate's post suggest that actual temperatures fall below that "best estimate."
5. You can then ask if falling below or above that value has any particular meaning with respect to the knowledge used to generate the forecast. To perform such an evaluation, you need a naive forecast, some baseline expectation against which you can compare your sophisticated forecast. In the case of global climate it might be a prediction of no temperature change or some linear fit to past trends. If the sophisticated method doesn't improve upon the naive baseline, you are not getting much value from that approach.
The bottom line is that with respect to #4 Real Climate shows that actual temperatures are running below a central estimate from the IPCC AR4 as well as below the various scenarios presented by Jim Hansen in 1988. What does this mean? Probably not much. But at the same time it should be obvious that this data should not be used as evidence to announce the successes of climate predictions, as Real Climate does: "the matches to observations are still pretty good, and we are getting to the point where a better winnowing of models dependent on their skill may soon be possible." Such over-hyping of the capabilities of climate science serves neither science nor policy particularly well. The reality is that while the human influence on the climate system is real and significant, predicting its effects for coming years and decades remains a speculative enterprise fraught with uncertainties and ignorance.
French carbon "leadership" crumples
France's new carbon emission tax ruled illegal -- too much corruption even for France
FRANCE'S new carbon emission tax, due to have gone into effect on Friday, has been ruled illegal by the country's constitutional court on the grounds it exempted too many polluters. The Conseil Constitutionnel struck down the tax as the exemptions "create a breach of the principle of (tax) equality."
It estimated that 93 per cent of industrial emissions outside of fuel use, including the emissions of more than 1000 of the country's most polluting industrial sites, would be exempt from the tax of 17 euros ($30) per tonne of emitted carbon dioxide.
The ruling is a severe blow for President Nicolas Sarkozy as the measure was one of his flagship initiatives to cut emissions of greenhouse gasses that fuel climate change.
It also leaves the government scrambling to plug a hole of 4.1 billion euros ($6 billion) in the 2010 budget.
GROW UP, GREENS! Greenie founding father says we need nukes and G.M. crops
A BOOK REVIEW of "Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto" By Stewart Brand. Review by Bryan Appleyard, a journalist on 'The Sunday Times' of London
In 1968 Stewart Brand produced the first edition of the Whole Earth Catalog. It had a picture of the earth seen from space on the cover and inside were lists of useful tools for transforming the planet by distributing power to the people. I remember seeing it in bookshops. Thrilling and demanding, it called on me to join my generation. Like Woodstock, student demos, dope, tie-dyed T-shirts and improbably flared trousers, the Catalog told us we were different.
We were. But now different has become mainstream. The Catalog was, above all, Green. It treated the planet as a single, finite system whose contents could be catalogued. Now the whole world is Green and the Internet lists its contents. David Cameron and Ed Miliband believe what only doped-out freaks in sandals and Afghan coats believed in 1968. And so Stewart Brand returns to take stock.
Whole Earth Discipline is immensely entertaining, moving and slightly confusing. The confusion is twofold. First, Brand is an unreconstructed cataloguer. The book is, at one level, simply a list of developments in biotechnology, climate science, urbanisation, agriculture and so on. This tends to leave one wondering if these things do tie together in quite the way Brand says they do. Secondly, much of the book is about the author's changes of mind. He is now, for example, pro-nuclear power and genetically engineered foods. This is honourable but it does cast a slight shadow of doubt over his latest enthusiasms.
That said, the book brilliantly defines our present predicament - our need to deploy science to clean up the mess made by science. The modern world was made by burning half a trillion tons of carbon since the Industrial Revolution. The next half trillion will be burned in about forty years at present rates of increase. If that happens, then global temperatures will rise by up to 4 degrees and it is reasonable to assume, on the basis of current scientific thought, that our species' continued existence will be at risk.
As Brand, heavily influenced by James Lovelock, perceives, this means that the Greens are going to have to reverse some of their primary positions. In the giddy days of 1968, eco-awareness was an aspect of the ideological package that included resistance to the Vietnam War and to The System, often defined as the military-industrial complex. We wanted to get 'back to the garden', to a condition of pastoral simplicity. This pastoralism seemed to be the way to save Spaceship Earth and it still clings to the Green movement with its belief in organic foods, wind power and sustainability in general. None of this will work because climate change is happening too quickly.
'That means', writes Brand, 'that Greens are no longer strictly the defenders of natural systems against the incursions of civilization; now they're the defenders of civilization as well. It's a whiplash moment for everyone.'
Climate change really means Mother Nature is preparing to rid herself of humans. If we are to survive, we can no longer worship her, we must fight back with smart weapons. So we have to embrace nuclear - there is no other source of clean energy which can sustain our societies - and genetically engineered 'Frankenfoods'. Ideally, these would be synthesised in laboratories. Farming, as Lovelock has pointed out, is a planetary catastrophe, stripping out biodiversity and filling the atmosphere with the methane from cow farts.
The Green dream must thus become a very hi-tech dream rather than the muddy paradise of Woodstock. Brand's conversion to this view is the central drama of this book and it sends him off on a genial and enthusiastic safari through wild science and cool facts.
Did you know, for example, that only a tenth of the cells in your body are you? The rest are microbes - 'We are a portable swamp.' Did you know that Stora Enso in Sweden is the oldest surviving corporation? King Magnus IV granted its charter in 1347. Did you know that in a fifth of a teaspoon of seawater there are a million bacteria and ten million viruses? Well, now you do.
This is all good fun but the heart of the matter is the word 'ecopragmatist' in the subtitle. Brand's big point is that we must do what works without prejudice. Green prejudices have, in the past, often been on the wrong side of the argument. The campaign to get DDT banned because of its effects on birdlife, for example, may have cost the lives of 20 million children in Africa who were left to die of malaria. And The System we all hated in the Sixties and Seventies produced Norman Borlaug, the man behind the very capitalist Green Revolution - increased crop yields - which may have saved a billion lives.
Now the Greens are threatening to do more damage. They're suckers for anything labelled 'natural'. 'In the marketing world,' remarks Brand, '"natural" now means anything the seller wants to charge extra for or distract your attention with.'
They also resist nuclear power and persist in deluding people into thinking all we have to do is build wind farms and cycle to work. They also go on about the loss of the rainforest when, in fact, fifty-five times more is growing back each year than is being cut. Perhaps worst of all, for Brand, they advocate the Precautionary Principle which requires that any new technology has to be shown to do no harm. This is, of course, impossible. It is also self-fulfilling because it effectively prevents the testing of new technologies to establish risk. Greens have not escaped the pastoralism of their roots and thus find themselves not just on the side of nature, but on the side of nature against humans.
But Stewart Brand lives in hope and this is a very upbeat book. He plainly thinks we'll get there in the end. The Greens are going to have to grow up. This book should help get them out of the nursery.
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Personality disorders are a common comorbidity in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The effect of comorbidity on the symptom presentation, course, and treatment outcome of OCD is being discussed here. OCD and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) though similar in their symptom present
Borderline personality disorder comprises a set of unhealthy and insufficient emotional coping mechanisms programmed in a person before adolescence. A person with BPD is incapable of regulating.
The genetic vulnerability to developing a personality disorder triggers the actual development of a personality disorder. Inherited tendencies, called temperament interact with the surroundings in childhood, events that occurred, and relationships with family members, the type of parenting etc
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In India too, public stigma is an important factor in the underreported prevalence of mental disorders, [9, 10] with only 7.3% of young people in India reporting a mental disorder and fewer accessing treatment
There are no drugs specifically licensed for the treatment of personality disorders. Many people with personality disorders also have other mental health diagnoses though, such as depression, anxiety or psychosis, and may be prescribed medication for these. These medications could include antidepressants, antipsychotics or mood stabilisers
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Common cooccuring disorders run the gamut from mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders to substance abuse, somatoform, and eating disorders (Millon, et al., 1999). Moreover, borderline personality disorder has been diagnosed in almost 70% of a series of clinically diagnosed DID subjects (Millon, et al., 1999) Narcissistic personality disorder is a particularly insidious mental health condition that allows the perpetrator—the one with the disorder—to stealthily inflict just about every kind of abuse known on the victim, including emotional, verbal, spiritual, physical, financial, and sexual This week, we're putting a spotlight on Borderline Personality Disorder, a condition that is rarely discussed in society or represented accurately in pop culture. Conversations on mental health in India are severely lacking and this dearth of dialogue creates a vacuum of knowledge and empathy INTRODUCTION. Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is rarely reported in Asia. It is so uncommon that some authors have speculated that DID is a culture-bound syndrome primarily found within Euro-American cultures. 1 In fact, DID does appear in Asian countries, though its prevalence is much lower than that in Western countries. The prevalence of DID in the clinical population ranges 1 to 5% in.
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Prevalence of Personality Disorders. The prevalence of personality disorders provides approximations about how common each of the personality disorders are in various populations and geographical locations. Prevalence rates are important in understanding and researching effective treatment options. The percent of the population with a personality disorder is 10-13% of the universal populatio
Traditionally, multiple personality disorder (MPD) has been considered rare; only 72 cases were reported between 1816 and 1944 .It has been diagnosed with increasing frequency in North America .The change began after Thigpen and Cleckley wrote The Three Faces of Eve and a film was made from the book. The number of cases increased significantly again after the description of Sybil by Schreiber
Residential Treatment for Teens with Borderline Personality Disorder. Unfortunately, their severe levels of emotional pain is why teens with BPD frequently self-harm and consider suicide. Studies show that 80% of those with BPD attempt suicide. And 10% of them die from these attempts
The goals of treatment for dissociative disorders are to help the patient safely recall and process painful memories, develop coping skills, and, in the case of dissociative identity disorder, to integrate the different identities into one functional person
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Dissociative identity disorder (DID), previously known as multiple personality disorder (MPD), is a mental disorder characterized by the maintenance of at least two distinct and relatively enduring personality states. The disorder is accompanied by memory gaps beyond what would be explained by ordinary forgetfulness. The personality states alternately show in a person's behavior; however. Treatment for personality disorders often focuses on increasing coping skills and interpersonal relationship skills through psychotherapy. As with other personality disorders, psychotherapy or talk therapy is the treatment of choice. However, individuals with paranoid personality disorder rarely are internally motivated to seek treatment Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental health disorder. People with BPD may often have dramatic, emotional, erratic, and attention-seeking moods. This behavior disrupts family and work life, long-term planning, and the individual's sense of self
Amazon.in - Buy Handbook of Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment book online at best prices in India on Amazon.in. Read Handbook of Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment book reviews & author details and more at Amazon.in. Free delivery on qualified orders Movies about Borderline Personality Disorder, or BPD, are excellent examples of mental health issues being portrayed in film. Borderline personality disorder is a mental illness that can cause a person to suffer from serious and intense bouts of depression, anxiety, or anger that may last from a few hours to a several days
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She also sports a tattoo of another famous person suspected of having had histrionic personality disorder: Marilyn Monroe. Jessica Simpson. A newspaper based in India published a story by Citizen Journalist, Roberto Carlos, claiming Simpson shows all the signs of histrionic personality disorder The Times of India. Mental health problems like Attachment disorders, Borderline Personality Disorders, Delusional Jealousy and a few more that combine and leave such traits in the person. everybody has a personality and part of having a personality is how we experience the world our inner experience of the world our emotional experience and also how we behave outwardly so what happens when we say somebody has a personality disorder well what we're saying there is that there's a really marked and deviation from what we expect and how we expect them to behave or how they are. Personality disorders (PD) are a class of mental disorders characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience, exhibited across many contexts and deviating from those accepted by the individual's culture. These patterns develop early, are inflexible, and are associated with significant distress or disability. The definitions may vary somewhat, according. Contact. +91-9810636188. Occupational Therapy & Child Development. Autism, Sensory Integration, ADHD, Developmental Delay, Cerebral Palsy. Call Now. We Provide Best Mental Health Issues Counselling And Treatment. Mental Health Care. Call Now. Best Counselor in India Offering Professional Psychological Help
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ation (MSE). Five cases of BPD (3 males, 2 females; aged 17-23 years) identified using semi-structured interview schedule including case history, MSE and DSM-IV-TR criteria were taken from a Psychiatric Centre in India
Transvestic Disorder. Transvestism is a paraphilia in which an individual experiences recurrent, intense sexual arousal from cross-dressing, or dressing as the opposite gender, and in which that.
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), commonly known as multiple personality disorder or split personality is a mental disorder in which a person has at least two or more alternate or different personalities. Females are nine times more likely to get DID compared to males.
Diagnosing the mental health disorder accurately, followed by procedural healing, has made us the best alcohol and drug de-addiction and psychiatric hospital in Delhi, India. We have treated mental health patients who are not only of Indian ethnicity but also those who hail from India's neighboring countries like Nepal, Bhutan and Afghanistan
Dosages . The choice and dosage of medication can be made only by a qualified physician who is well trained in the medical treatment of mental disorders.The dosage of medication is individualized for each patient, since people may vary a great deal in the amount of drug needed to reduce symptoms without producing troublesome side effects
Borderline Personality Disorder is a serious, debilitating condition that is misunderstood, stigmatised and often misdiagnosed. A lack of funding has led to a vast difference in available treatment - in some areas of the UK patients receive ongoing psychiatric care lasting anywhere between 1 and 3 years, and in others they are offered just 12 weeks of psychotherapy Sleep Disorder Treatment Providers in India. Get contact details and address of Sleep Disorder Treatment firms and companie Evelyn Snook knows what it is like to be a young person diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and the stigma that comes with the mental health challenge.. The WAAPA-graduate only wishes there was a theatre experience like their production Borderline that they could have turned to at the time Schizotypal Personality Disorder Treatment Doctors In India Dr Aarthi radhika Inuganti Qualification: Master of Science, Developmental Psychology Eastern Washington University, Spokane, WA
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Personality Disorder Treatment. A personality disorder is a mental health problem often characterised by rigid, structured, and repeated patterns of feeling, thinking and behaviour. The inflexible nature of these patterns can cause serious personal and social difficulties for the sufferer and also those close to them
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Personality Disorder (PD) is defined by the World Health Organisation as a severe disturbance in the characterological condition and behavioural tendencies of the individual, usually involving several areas of the personality, and nearly always associated with considerable personal and social disruption[].The nature, diagnosis and categorisation of PD has been widely deliberated among mental. Treatment. Because Personality Disorders are primarily connected to teen's thoughts and behaviors, treatment is designed to address both of these things. Therapists first people to become aware of their thoughts and behaviors, creating an awareness from which changes can be made. Then, they help the teens to understand the effects that their. H. J. Jackson and P. M. Burgess, Personality disorders in the community: results from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being Part III—relationships between specific type of personality disorder, Axis 1 mental disorders and physical conditions with disability and health consultations, Social Psychiatry and. disorder, recurrent acute exacerbations of schizophrenia) may be responsible for any recurring psychotic episodes. Treatment of Thought DisordersTreatment of the medical disorders should aim at treating the underlying cause, which will resolve the psychiatric symptoms. Psychotic disorders can be managed using psychotherapy, family-oriented an Course Type: Online, self-paced, grant-funded. Registration Page: General Psychiatric Management for BPD Overview: This 8-hour course offers training in an empirically validated treatment approach to borderline personality disorder (BPD) known as Good or General Psychiatric Management (GPM).This generalist approach, good enough for most clinicians and most patients, to the management of a.
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Pioneering Mental Health Services in India since 1992. Cadabams is an internationally recognized and renowned Rehabilitation and Recovery centre for people and their families struggling with Psychiatric illnesses and Addiction. As the premier Rehabilitation centre in Bangalore, the facility is well connected by road and air for national and. In 2005 the estimated numbers of people using alcohol in India was 62.5 million with 17.4 % of them (10.6 million) having alcohol use disorder and of all hospital admissions in India 20-30% are due to alcohol related problems. Remember: Alcohol drinking can be a mental health disorder A quick summary about Borderline Personality Disorder, or BPD, one of the many personality trait-based DSM diagnoses. In this video I try to show some of the.. Narcissistic personality disorder is where a person has a feeling of grandiosity and superiority over others and demands attention; such people tend to be arrogant and lack empathy for others. Psychopath, Sociopath, and Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD) with each condition having distinguished features but many characteristics in common they stand to be one of the most complex terms to understand when it comes to studying human behavior. These terms are often used interchangeably, despite bearing real differences
We provide full report of what medical treatment is the patient undergoing. Medical professional gives correct diagnosis of the patient before starting any type of treatment. We cater the need of individual and design our programme accordingly, weather the patient is diagnosed with mental illness or patient has some kind of personality disorder Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Clinical Practice: Applications Across Disorders and Settings edited by Linda A. Dimeff and Kelly Koerner (2007). Specifically, Chapter 2 addresses the importance of maintaining the fidelity of the treatment while adapting DBT. Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder by Marsha M. Linehan.
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1.6%. Any PD. 9.0%. 15.7%. 9.1%. A number of studies have been conducted in recent years to determine the prevalence of personality disorders in the general US population. According to a 2007 study, 9.1% of the US population (about 1 in 11 people) meet the DSM-IV criteria for a personality disorder. Two previous smaller surveys have estimated. Clinical disorders (ie, Axis I disorders) often coexist with personality disorders. Patients with these comorbidities can be some of the most challenging for psychiatrists, because they pose a real and substantial risk for suicide and suicidal behavior. DSM-5 groups the 10 personality disorders into clusters A, B, and C Personality disorders 1. BY ARUN M 2. PERSONALITY The totality of emotional and behavioral characteristics that are particular to a specific person and that remain somewhat stable and predictable over time PERSONALITY TRAITS« enduring patterns of perceiving, relating and thinking about the environment and oneself that are exhibite
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According to reports, anxiety disorders and multiple personality disorders are very common these days. An experienced psychologist can help you. Top 10 Psychologist in Delhi are: 1. Dr. Neelam Mishra. Post Graduate in Rehabilitation Psychology, MA Clinical Psychology, BA Applied Psychology. Dr. Neelam Mishra is one of the best psychologists in. Someone with antisocial personality disorder: Has no regard for wrong or right. Ignores the feelings as well as rights of others. Has no guilt and shows no remorse for any behavior. Uses manipulation and antagonizes others to get what they want. Is rude, cruel or indifferent in treatment of others BackgroundBorderline personality disorder (BPD) is a common and serious mental illness, associated with a high risk of suicide and self harm. Those with a diagnosis of BPD often display difficulties with social interaction and struggle to form and maintain interpersonal relationships. Here we investigated the ability of participants with BPD to make social inferences from faces
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Ayurvedic medicine is a holistic approach for management of mental disorders from mild stress to severe condition. Ayurveda employs several therapies like meditation, medicines or spiritual therapy for management of mental disorders. Ayurveda first works on the balancing of all three energies including psychic and physical energies Borderline personality disorder is an illness marked by an ongoing pattern of varying moods, self-image, and behavior. These symptoms often result in impulsive actions and problems in relationships with other people. A person with borderline personality disorder may experience episodes of anger, depression, and anxiety that may last from a few. No matter what treatment method is being used, both the patient and the therapist should bare in mind that psychotherapy takes time to show results. Personality disorders are particularly difficult with a good chance of patients dropping out from therapy out of frustration. Effective therapy demands patience and empathy from the therapist Bipolar disorder treatment also typically includes some form of medication, usually a mood stabilizer like lithium or valproic acid, Richie says. Mood stabilizers can help overstimulated and overactive areas of the brain to prevent manic episodes. Like bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder may also be treated with CBT About BPD. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness that can cause a lot of suffering, carries a risk of suicide and needs an accurate diagnosis along with targeted treatment. But there is hope. With appropriate treatment many sufferers show improvement in one year. Over time, 80% of BPD sufferers reduce their symptoms
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personality disorder (ASPD). Using social control and neutralization theories as the foundation, the purpose of this case study of a single justice system in the United States was to better understand the perspectives and experiences of ASPD diagnosed inmates (n =5) compared to incarcerated participants without any mental health diagnosis (n =5 Dissociative Disorders. Dissociative disorders are characterized by an involuntary escape from reality characterized by a disconnection between thoughts, identity, consciousness and memory. People from all age groups and racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds can experience a dissociative disorder. Up to 75% of people experience at least. If you or a loved one are struggling with borderline personality disorder, contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357 for information on support and treatment facilities in your area Individuals with multiple personality disorder tend to lose time. Multiple personality disorder is almost always caused by persistent trauma, or past trauma such as early childhood sexual or physical abuse.When trauma occurs over a long period of time, the affected person may begin to cope by completely disassociating from the events that cause the trauma
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About 1.4% of adults in the U.S. have BPD 1, and it is estimated that around 75% of those diagnosed with borderline personality disorder are women. 2 However, more recent research suggests that BPD may be equally as common in men, but is often misdiagnosed as another disorder, such as post-traumatic stress disorder or depression, says Simon A. Rego, PsyD, chief psychologist at Montefiore. Diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder is typically based on: A psychological evaluation that explores thoughts, feelings, relationships, behavior patterns and family history. Personal and medical history. Symptoms listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), published by the American Psychiatric Association Borderline personality disorder can be difficult for other people to understand. It can be distressing for the person with borderline personality disorder and the people around them, and it is often misunderstood. It is the most common personality disorder in Australia, affecting about 1 to 4 in every 100 people at some time in their lives Sanctum Wellness and Healing is the top rehab centre in India. We provide the best drug alcohol rehabilitation, De-addiction treatment. Inquiry Now @742809222
Intermittent explosive disorder is a lesser-known mental disorder marked by episodes of unwarranted anger. It is commonly described as flying into a rage for no reason. In an individual with intermittent explosive disorder, the behavioral outbursts are out of proportion to the situation Antisocial Personality Disorder: The Ultimate Guide to Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention (Personality Disorders) by Clayton Geoffreys | Sep 16, 2015 1.7 out of 5 stars Helping reduce the feelings of paranoia. Certain medications can also help in the treatment of paranoid personality disorder. Some medications work especially well if the patient has other related conditions like depression and anxiety disorder. Such medications include ( 3 ): Benzodiazepines. Antidepressants. Antipsychotics Dissociative identity disorder treatment is frequently unavailable in the public health system. This means people with the condition remain at high risk of ongoing illness, disability and re.
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Clifford fined for hit on Nugent-Hopkins
Jon Rosen October 28, 2013 31 CommentsFines and SuspensionsNHL Player Safety
As reported by Mark Spector of Rogers Sportsnet, Kyle Clifford has been fined $2,756.41 for his first period hit on Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Sunday evening. Nugent-Hopkins had to be helped off the ice but was uninjured and returned to play shortly after the hit.
LAK's Kyle Clifford fined $2756.41 for his kneeing incident on EDM's Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Sunday in L.A. One-half of one day's pay.
— Mark Spector (@SportsnetSpec) October 28, 2013
Since the creation of the Department of Player Safety during the 2011 off-season, only one King has been suspended for an on-ice infraction. Dustin Brown received a two-game suspension for his hit on Jason Pominville during the Los Angeles-Minnesota game on April 23, 2013. Jordan Nolan was also fined for an un-penalized cross-check on Henrik Sedin during a Kings-Canucks game on March 23, 2013.
UPDATE: Clifford has, in fact, been fined $2,756.41 for his hit on Nugent-Hopkins.
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2015 The Atlanta Police Department launches a free mobile app available on both Apple and Android phones. The application helps to keep citizens informed and features emergency alerts, crime maps and statistics, community events, links to social media, news releases and the ability to send anonymous crime tips.
2015 The Atlanta Police Department, the United States Attorney's office, the Fulton County District Attorney's office, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and community leaders partner to clean up the English Avenue neighborhood. Suspects identified as heroin dealers are invited to participate in a special program called Drug Market Intervention or DMI. The new program offers job training and other services to drug dealers that pledge to stop selling illegal drugs in the community.
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A little Background & Reflection | Can Bryan Write?
I started writing about Life with my dog Sarrah a few months after she was gone.
It just happened, I never set out to write anything nor get this involved with it, but here I am. As if life cracked me open and the words just started coming out. I began writing daily for an hour or two, sometimes all day and even a few marathon weekends with little time for food or sleep, I did this for about a year.
I set my pen down the day that I learned people in the present run out of time for those who live in the past.
I went from keeping my binder with me at all times to leaving it on the coffee table.
Instead of writing daily, I maybe read it a little every other week and tweaked anything that I stumbled on. This went on for almost a year.
One day I decided to pick it back up and work through it. I made some "Draft Copies" and gave them to a few friends and family, noting that it was far from finished. I wanted to give it, to give Sarrah, some kind of life and protect the story from being lost.
Having never read Memoir I began attending writing conferences, seminars and classes a year ago. Learning to take my story apart, reworking it for Show not Tell is easier said than done, seems especially for me.
I understand that in the paper-thin chance this story of a Special Dog and an Old Boy ever becomes more than evolving pages in a weathered binder on my coffee table (and a bit on a blog) it will be run through normalizing software to Scrub out my Bad Habits, over-polish punctuation and trim off the rough edges… somehow making it no longer feel like it's mine.
Perhaps what I'm writing is simply a record to be read aloud to an older version of me, staring out a window, trying to remember a life.
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I think you should stick with it as long as it continues to provide you the therapy that you desire. I also enjoy your writing style. Keep it up.


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Kurt Cobain was the voice of a generation. Twenty years after his death, why does he still matter?
On April 5, 1994, 27-year-old Kurt Cobain took his own life. His desperation to kick drugs, his complicated relationship with fame, his tortured soul - all these elements came together in one terrible moment in Seattle, and the landscapes of music and pop culture were forever changed. Two decades have passed since Cross, a Seattle-based editor and writer and early supporter of Nirvana, lived the horror of that day on the front lines, fielding the phone calls as the media descended upon his city, desperately searching for an exclusive on the death of yet another young rock icon.
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The Bank of Canada announced today that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1.75 per cent.
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Even with the challenges and complications that arose, wherever I went I couldn't shake the interest in being able to start creating my ideas and shaping others ideas from scratch. No waiting, just acting!
Tech Ready Women appealed to me as I am a young person who wants to maximise my creativity in the most practical manner. I originally found out about Tech Ready Women through news on a scholarship collaboration between TRW accelerator and Academy Xi.
1) Ask yourself what is so exciting to you right now that you will do anything to accomplish it?
2) What is the thing that you have always wanted to do?
3) If money was not a problem, what would you spend your time on working for free?
4) What is one new skill that you can work towards developing every day for the next month?
5) What is the price that you have to pay and what are the risks that you have to take if you were to pursue your ideal passion project right now?
Those are some of the most important questions to start off with when considering a new project idea. Most startups are founded upon the basis of a long term vision and mission. It will force you to break through the moments of hardships and improve your resilience to deliver a product that will overdeliver on the customer's expectations.
I have come to realise that the startup journey is all about managing risk and finding opportunities every day. This was one of the lessons I received from the TRW Program and I am confident that it will deliver those results to your venture, too. The skills, resources and collaboration that happens between members and industry experts through the Tech Ready Program is a testament to the female founder and the community supporting her.


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4 TALIBAN PRISONERS EXCHANGED FOR BOWE BERGHDAHL NOW SENIOR MEMBERS OF TALIBAN GOVERNMENT
by Bernard P. Lawson, The Chicago Times
WASHINGTON — Four of the five Guantanamo detainees released by former President Barack Obama in exchange for former US Army Sgt. Bowe Berghdahl in 2014 now hold senior positions in the Taliban-led interim government in Afghanistan.
According to the Afghan television network TOLOnews, the Taliban-formed government appointed Mohammad Nabi Omari, Khairullah Khairkhwa, Norullah Noori, Abdul Haq Wasiq, and Mohammad Fazl to leadership positions; all of whom were released as part of a 2014 deal between the Obama administration and the Taliban to free Bergdahl, who the Taliban had held as a prisoner since 2009.
Following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan late last month, the Taliban announced that Omari, a former Guantanamo Bay Naval Base detainee with close ties to al Qaeda, would govern Khost Province.
The Taliban announced on Tuesday that Khairkhwa would serve as acting minister of information and culture, Noori as acting minister of borders and tribal affairs, Wasiq as acting director of intelligence, and Fazl as deputy defense minister.
Wasiq will return to his position as the Taliban's intelligence director, which he held prior to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America. While serving in that position, US intelligence agencies determined that Wasiq had close ties to al Qaeda.
A district court judge in Washington, D.C., ruled in 2011 that Khairkhwa "was, without question, a senior member of the Taliban both before and after the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001."
Sirajuddin Haqqani, the leader of the militant group known as the Haqqani Network, is now the Taliban government's acting interior minister. Haqqani has been one of the Taliban's two deputy leaders since 2016. Senior US intelligence officials confirmed that Haqqani was an informant for the NATO alliance along with Nawazuddin Haqqani. However, for undisclosed circumstances the United States has now placed a $10 million bounty on Sirajuddin Haqqani's head. US sources also confirmed that they have intelligence assets at all levels of the Taliban.
Nebraska Republican Sen. Ben Sasse issued a statement on Tuesday regarding the Taliban's formation of a government, insisting that the trust placed in the Taliban by President Joe Biden and US officials is "pathetic."
"President Biden still clings to an insane fantasy that the Taliban is kinder and gentler . . . is complete nonsense. Haqqani is the Taliban's new interior minister for the same reason the FBI has a $5 million reward on his head: he is a bloodthirsty terrorist. He is armed, dangerous, and in charge of a country we have just abandoned."
Publicly, the Biden administration is claiming that recognition of the Taliban government is dependent on conditions being met, yet the withdrawal was also supposed to be dependent on conditions, which the Taliban violated without any response from the Biden administration. Sources within the White House quietly indicated that formal recognition is imminent with out conditions. Sources commented that certain Biden officials want the problem to go away as quickly as possible.
After his release, Berghdahl was tried by general court-martial on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy in which he pleaded guilty before a military judge at Fort Bragg October 16, 2017. On November 3, 2017, he was sentenced to dishonorably discharge, rank reduction to private, and a $1,000 monthly pay fine for ten months, with no prison time.
Bernard P. Lawson, National Political Reporter/Columnist for The Chicago Times. Views and comments expressed by the author do not necessarily reflect the official position of The Chicago Times.
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You're pregnant or planning – congrats! Now it's time to choose a prenatal vitamin, but with so many options on the market, it can be hard to know what to look for. Ultimately, the decision should be based on your personal needs and preference. Here are five key factors that may be helpful for you to note when choosing a prenatal vitamin.
Key Nutrients. A prenatal vitamin is intended to help meet mom's growing nutritional needs and complement a healthy well balanced diet (it's not a substitute, keep choosing from all of the food groups!). Look for a prenatal supplement that contains key nutrients (as recommended by the Institute of Medicine), like folate, iron, iodine and vitamin D, which help support baby's development. Calcium is also important, but generally needs to be met through diet or additional supplementation.
DHA. This essential fatty acid has so many benefits to both mom and baby, including helping to support baby's developing brain and eyes†. Either take a supplement with DHA included or take it alongside your prenatal vitamin.
Made Without. Look for a supplement without artificial colors, preservatives, artificial flavors or dyes. Remember what you eat, baby does too!
Format. One of the most important factors about a prenatal supplement is that you are able to take it. Find the supplement that meets your nutrient needs and is in a format that you are able to consume regularly.
Formulation. Be a label-reader and talk to your doctor about your specific needs. There are many different formulations on the market and you may tolerate one better than another, so look at the nutrient levels and other added ingredients and select the formulation that suits you best.
Always discuss the supplements that you take with your doctor, healthcare provider or pharmacist. This is an exciting and important time in your life, and it's critical to stay in open communication with them.


Discovery comes a year after more than a tonne of cannabis found inside fake carrots at same border crossing.
Authorities in Texas have discovered almost two tonnes of cannabis disguised as 35,000 key limes near the US-Mexico border.
US border officials said the enormous stash of drugs – worth almost $800,000 (£640,000, €750,000) – was uncovered during searches of what appeared to be large bundles of the citrus fruit inside a commercial shipment at the Pharr International Bridge, in Brownsville, on 30 January.
"This is an outstanding interception of narcotics. Our CBP (Customs and Border Protection) officers continue to excel in their knowledge of smuggling techniques which allows them to intercept these kinds of attempts to introduce narcotics into our country," said Port Director Efrain Solis Jr.
In total, 3,947 pounds (1.8tn) of cannabis hidden inside 34,764 small packages was seized by officials from the Freightliner tractor trailer.
The drugs were found with the help of police sniffer dogs and X-ray style imaging technology.
The case remains under investigation by Homeland Security Investigations special agents, the CBP said.
This isn't the first time smugglers have been caught trying to use fake produce to bring drugs into the US. Last year, border officers at the same crossing in Pharr found more than a tonne of cannabis hidden inside fake carrots within a commercial shipment entering from Mexico.


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Via Bruxellensis, The Brussels Way
Historical European Martial Arts club (HEMA)
This club comes from the will of its founder to make Brussels also a place where HEMA can grow.
It is on 16 June 2015 that the first training of this new club occured, gathering a great number of people interested by such a topic, including persons with various experiences in HEMA, persons who had to travel far before that to find a place to practice it or persons who had to do it on their own, by themselves. Via Bruxellensis allowed them all to find a close place where to practice HEMA, in Brussels.
So far, we mostly practice fighting techniques with the medieval longsword, from the 14th and 15th centuries, as it could have been practiced in the German tradition of Johannes Liechtenauer, including some analysis of wrestling and dagger techniques, all according to the unarmoured style of combat known as Blossfechten. But the club is open to all kinds of practices and of all topics as long as they're based on the study of historical sources in the very wide range covered by HEMA.
You can find more practical information about our trainings by clicking here.
The Historical European Martial Arts (H.E.MA.) discipline consists of studying the fighting methods and fighting systems that existed on the European ground in his past, distant or close, on the base of historical sources, mostly using fighting treatises and fighting manuscripts left by masters or students back then.
It covers a range of practices as wide and varied as the medieval fencing using longsword, using sword and buckler, dagger fighting, medieval wrestling or later fighting systems like Renaissance rapier, Sherlock Holmes era self defense system (bartitsu/bartisu) or even bayonet fencing as taught to World War 1 soldiers.
You can have a look at historical sources or to articles discussing them in the Ressources section of our site.
To have a visual idea of what it means to practice HEMA, you can watch the following video links:
Coverage by « Spiegel »
Medieval Weapon Finds Modern Appeal – by the New York Times
Nota Bene – Les arts Martiaux Historiques Européens – Reportages
Keeping medieval sword fighting alive – coverage by Al Jazeera
All the videos displayed in this page
Back to the source, a great documentary covering most of the aspects of HEMA
Our club is part of the Belgian HEMA Federation « Societas Belgarum Scientae Nobilis »
The SBSN is part of the International Federation for HEMA IFHEMA.
Our club also has a partnership with the Belgian fencing federation (French side) Fédération Francophone des Cercles d'Escrime de Belgique (FFCEB).
That opens up the gates to the trainings from the ADEPS for the good quality of our trainers.
The instructors
In the domain of HEMA, there is no instructor per se (strictly speaking). By definition, the only true owners of the martial knowledge are deceased a long time ago, so people nowadays are just a bunch of persons trying to rebuild and reenact the gesture as it could have been performed back then, and we do so using the historical evidences found.
So we're not in a structure with a « master » owning his knowledge and passing it to his « apprentices« , we're all a group of apprentices trying to decode the knowledge of the master, Johannes Liechtenauer for instance. Each and everyone in the club may come with a training proposal in order to test an interpretation of a text so that everyone can work on it during a class.
Nevertheless, some more experiences members share the elements they already had the opportunity to practice to the newcomers not confident enough to work on the sources by themselves.
Benjamin Cassart
Former founding member of the late Brussels club Académie Talhoffer and now founder of Via Bruxellensis.
Member of the SBSN board.
Has a long experience in many martial arts and fighting systems, mostly having practiced longsword during 15 years with medieval reenactment as well as black belt in shotokan karate, but also other disciplines like sport fencing (foil, saber, epee), jujitsu hakko-ryu, brazilian jujitsu, kendo, iaido, soo-bak-do. Is also practicing in other HEMA clubs (with Invirtus and Salle d'Armes Jean le Noir/Bruselas Destreza) and takes part to many HEMA workshops, national and international ones, to keep increasing the knowledge on the field, be it by widening to other areas or by deepening the understanding. Also sometimes is instructor during international events.
Interview by BX1: http://bx1.be/emission/tas-2-minutes-benjamin-cassart-escrimeur-medieval/


Architects have been harnessing the design capabilities of specialist subcontractors for many years and some of the most interesting architectural projects in recent times are the result of successful collaborations between these specialists and the relevant architect or design team member.
Special skills are needed to use companies' expertise as initial exploratory ideas and discussions are converted into 'design intent' drawings that can be used for tender purposes. An understanding of how to design descriptively rather than prescriptively is required, and of course a knowledge of how all this works contractually is essential. JCT introduced contractor design forms of building contracts to its suite of building contracts some time ago, primarily to facilitate design and build projects, although 'traditional' building contracts can now incorporate such work using the contractor design portion. Until recently, the RIBA Plan of Work and appointment documents did not address this trend and there was no supporting guidance on this crucial subject.
On a different front, architects often refer to a Stage C or Stage D report. It is remarkable that there is no national guidance to refer to when considering what the detailed contents of such a report might be. The detail would certainly not be gleaned from any RIBA Plan of Work, which is strategic in its nature. If quizzed we would all be able to wax lyrical about what such reports should contain, but in reality our answers are based on the culture and processes of our own practices and a review of responses would reveal a widely varying list of contents.
A further anomaly is that these reports tend to concentrate on the interests of the design team: are they truly focused on the questions the client might like answered, or indeed do they aim to progress cost or other design management issues? A further complexity is that some clients see the benefits and value of an enhanced service and are happy to pay for extra information to help the contractor on site (1:2 detailed drawings, for example), while others may be content to tender on a set of GA drawings backed up by a specification.
On most building projects the architect will also be the lead designer, and so need to consider both the information that the rest of the design team will produce and the right stage for producing it. The conclusion arising from these diverse points is that it is time this crucial issue was given greater consideration, and the relevant tools and guidance provided.
The RIBA Plan of Work 2013 addresses these important matters for the first time. Of course, it cannot consider the detail of these subjects but it can and does contain the basics so the tools can be developed to provide further clarity on these subjects. The need to consider a design responsibility matrix and information exchanges are Core Stage 1 requirements in the new Plan. This acknowledges that without the right level of detail on these subjects it is difficult to provide an accurate fee proposal. Put another way: at present we are confirming fees without any clarity on what we will design and the level of information we will produce, creating the potential for significant ambiguity, confusion or risk.
Furthermore, how can the project team work collaboratively if we don't know who is doing what or when and how they will do it?
Assembling the Collaborative Project Team, produced in tandem with the RIBA Plan of Work 2013, aims to bring clarity in relation to these and other subjects by providing templates, schedules of services and other tools to successfully assemble a collaborative project team. Guidance is also provided. The templates included in this publication will also be available online at www.ribaplanofwork.com, allowing them to be prepared at the same time as any appointment documents.
The design responsibility matrix template enables the project lead and lead designer to consider what aspects of the project are likely to require the input of specialist contractors and to schedule this for inclusion in the relevant professional services contracts (appointments) and to ensure they dovetail with the requirements in the building contract. It also allows interfaces between design team members to be addressed. The required information exchanges are also included in this matrix and allow the project lead and lead designer to consider with the client what information needs to be exchanged at each stage and to what level of detail. In the short term this might be framed in an analogue form (scale of drawing); however, it is expected that clarity of digital level of detail will be available by the end of 2014.
So the Plan of Work 2013 has been developed as a strategic tool that allows thinking on many new subjects to be developed and launched over time. Assembling the Collaborative Project Team will bring clarity to the many subjects that influence the working practices of the project team and will ensure that each team member is appointed on clear and concise schedules of services. Most importantly, considering these aspects early on helps to facilitate a collaborative project team, with the tools to assist with the day-to-day project and design management of the project.
Dale Sinclair is director at Dyer and author of The RIBA Plan of Work 2013 and Assembling the Collaborative Project Team, published by RIBA Publishing, £39.99.