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Bereavement

“When Charged with and Convicted of Murders, Should Life in Prison Actually Mean a Life Sentence?”

by Dawn Pugh

“When Charged with and Convicted of Murders, Should Life in Prison Actually Mean a Life Sentence?”

“Does a gangster life style deserve the kudos that it receives?”

“How would you feel if it were a member of your family that was murdered?”

Close family members of Manchester’s two most dangerous gangsters are seeking compensation from the police claiming their human rights have been breached by a crime fighting poster

When both were jailed for life following a six month trial in which nine other members of the gang were jailed. Greater Manchester Police marked their conviction with a billboard campaign across the city. See Billboard.

It showed the killers alongside pictures of how they could look when they are finally released from prison.

The posters thanked the public for coming forward with the evidence that convicted them.

Gangland shootings in Greater Manchester (also known as “Gun - Chester”) dropped by 92 % following the arrest and conviction of this infamous gang.

Civil rights group ‘Liberty’ is backing their legal action against Greater Manchester Police (GMP). It is understood a letter sent to the police by ‘Liberty’ says that the posters infringed the relatives’ privacy under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Last night GMP chief constable Peter Fahy said: “We appreciate that in all we do we have to consider the human rights of all and that a balancing exercise has to be carried out. In this case we were concerned with the ultimate human right - the right to life and this far outweighed any privacy rights.”

Source: Manchester Evening News (MEN)

“This is such a controversial and sensitive subject so I would like to convey my utmost respect to all those affected.”

“If any of you would like to add your thoughts, then please leave a comment in the box below, you can also request to remain anonymous.”

Dawn Pugh Psychotherapist.

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Cognitive Behavioral Clinic dr Mike Spevack Has Died.

by Dawn Pugh

Cognitive Behavioral Clinic dr Mike Spevack Has Died.

Dr. Mike Spevack, was an infamous MUHC psychologist and director of the Cognitive Behavior Clinic at the Queen Elizabeth Health Complex, he was known for his research into the affects of non-medical drug use and it’s potential to cause physiological and psychological dependence.

“In an ideal world,” says Spevack, “the adolescent learns a variety of socially appropriate ways to feel pleasure and to cope in stressful situations without resorting to drug use.”

Also during a public lecture in the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Osler Amphitheatre Dr.Spevack stated that since  9/11, there had been a significant increase in the number of people reporting anxiety relating to air travel so he turned his attention to helping people conquer their fear of flying

Dr. Michael Spevack, also developed a “Sex Tune-up Therapy” for clinical patients that was designed to take advantage of the psychological principles that could enhance these patients’ responses to their erection restoring physical treatments.

Dr. Spevack died Sunday of complications from pneumonia. He was only 63 years old.
His wife, Leslie Aiton Spevack, will continue her involvement with the clinic.
The funeral will be held this Friday at the Mount Royal Cemetery.

God bless you, Rest in peace…

Dawn Pugh Psychotherapist

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Child Loss

February 24, 2009

Child Loss: Death of a child is probably the hardest grief and loss to come to terms with. It challenges all our rational thinking, we as parents naturally expect our children to live longer than us. Here are some accounts of child loss;
Dealing with Grief and Loss
I, of course, corrected her and explain that I’m not feeling sorry for myself, [...]

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Impact Economic Effects on Suicide Statistics

October 10, 2008

Impact Economic Effects on Suicide Statistics. Suicide statistics rise with the effects of economic depression. What is recession?  Recession 2008:  According to Wikipedia: The definition of a recession is;  ”a significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months, usually affecting; real income, employment, industrial production, and wholesale-retail sales.” A sustained [...]

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“Estelle Getty” Wrongly Diagnosed

July 22, 2008

As Stated before: ”Estelle Getty” passed away early this morning surrounded by her beloved family. Apparently back in 2002, ”Estelle Getty” was wrongly diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s, when in actual fact, she suffered with ”Lewy Body Dementia”: Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a form of dementia that shares characteristics with both Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. It’s affects are [...]

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Lewy Body Dementia and Estelle Getty

July 22, 2008

Estelle Getty died today age 84 of Lewy Body Dementia, a disease that accounts for 80% of dementia sufferers. She certainly made me laugh when she was in the Golden Girls, a wonderful comedienne who will be missed by many.
According to Lewy Body Dementia (www.lbda.org) Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a progressive brain disease [...]

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“Critical Incident Stress Debrief”

July 2, 2008

“Critical Incident Stress Management” enables emergency workers to cope with the trauma and stress’s that their professions may cause and to help them function healthier and also, to move on with their lives. “Critical Incident Stress Management” is not  counseling or psychotherapy, nor is it a substitute for these therapies. It offers emergency workers the opportunity to off- load how they feel about the situations [...]

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Bereavement Support

June 30, 2008

Are Bereavement support groups beneficial. I think this depends on the individual and their circumstances. 
Bereavement Support Groups
Learn the knowledge you need about bereavement support groups to make the right decision.
As rule of thumb bereavement counseling is not deemed as beneficial during the first 12 months as this is a natural grieving period: The first birthday, Christmas, [...]

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Is it Beneficial to suffer in “Suicide Silence”?

June 28, 2008

Whether it’s recent deaths or past deaths, when a loved one commits suicide, relatives, spouses even friends experience a  roller coaster of emotions including grief, guilt, and depression and we can fluctuate between all of these for some time. Research have indicated that some family survivors may have particularly difficult grief reactions (complicated grief) and that counseling can be useful [...]

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SIDS Sudden Infant death Syndrome

June 27, 2008

SIDS or Sudden infant death syndrome is one of the most devastating experiences any parent could face. There is no single infant death causes or sudden infant death syndrome prevention, which for the bereft can make it all the more unacceptable. Nothing can take away the pain or fill the baby’s place in your heart. But it may help to [...]

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