Frances Verner

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Low rates of recidivism in pedophiles?

Are the low rates of rearrest of pedophiles due to them being unlikely to offend again, or are they due to the fact that it's very unlikely to have victims of child sex abuse step forward? We had...

24 October 2017 9,492 7 View

Insanity defense/ not being present?

In my legal systems class we were discussing the insanity defense and I remembered reading something about a defense that hinges on "not being present" used in cases where people commit crimes...

24 October 2017 9,757 4 View

Human rabies and fetal development?

I was wondering if anyone knew of a situation where a mother became infected with rabies, when pregnant with a viable fetus. If the fetus could be delivered prematurely, would it also have the...

08 October 2017 3,834 4 View

Trauma Induced OCD vs 'Normal' OCD?

Does there need to be a genetic predisposition to obsessive-compulsive disorder in order for trauma to trigger OCD in someone? Is there a distinction between trauma-induced OCD and OCD that is...

02 October 2017 8,944 6 View

Has there been any effort to get laypersons to avoid using the term psychopath?

Obviously, I know that the terms 'psychopath' and 'sociopath' haven't been used by reputable doctors or researchers in years. Yet in spite of this, people still drop these words in "scholarly"...

02 October 2017 1,656 14 View

OCD Vs Superstition?

Lots of superstitions seem to feature a sort of 'if X, then Y' sort of thinking, linking two unrelated things (If you break a mirror, you have bad luck for seven years) as well as taking...

30 September 2017 9,217 6 View

I want to study child trauma post-grad - what should I start reading in undergrad?

I want to study child trauma, with the end goal of not only working with traumatized kids but also teaching others how to respond to, recognize and 'handle' traumatized kids (e.g. cops, teachers,...

01 January 1970 4,230 3 View

How do perceptions on Dissociative Identity Disorder vary across the world?

- Are there places in the world where DID is integrated into culture (e.g. hmong shamanism) or appears in folklore? - What are some places that are better and that are worse at recognizing DID? -...

01 January 1970 5,180 3 View

Trauma and consent to invasive neurological tests?

I am interested in looking into the neuroethics of people who have suffered from severe and sustained trauma and/or neglect and getting them to consent to invasive neurological procedures. With a...

01 January 1970 1,537 2 View