Paul Stephens

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Is neurosurgery a safe and viable option for intractable OCD?

I am looking for the very latest research on neuro-surgery for intractable OCD. Is there a developing consensus vis-a-vis this issue, or are the discussions still at a very early stage?

29 May 2018 4,777 8 View

Is pregabalin helpful in the treatment of OCD?

I wondered if pregabalin is associated with aggression when prescribed for OCD. If yes, in what doses; and does such aggression that may occur tend to diminish over time when taking this medication?

08 March 2018 5,438 6 View

How trustworthy is evidence based research as applied in the natural sciences and the social sciences?

In medicine, I think evidence-based research and - crucial, this - evidence-based practice is quite robust. Insofar as social scientific veracity is concerned, the wide range of variables does...

07 September 2017 5,057 5 View

Is it feasible to propose that faith in God is one way of knowing?

Are their different but equally valid ways of knowing. For example, do some epistemologies - notably, scientifically verified knowledge - get closer to truth than other epistemologies; for...

08 March 2016 720 38 View

What does it take to unchange structural injustice?

As a social pedagogue, my inadequate efforts to help poor undocumented migrants in Norway only touches a few individuals. I can offer a bed here, a meal there, and pay for some dental treatment. I...

16 November 2015 3,848 10 View