Hopefully, the victims of this tragedy will get the medical and psychological support they need.

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It includes support for wounded warriors and other ill and injured personnel, including the physical and psychological care and rehabilitation that they need.

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In a special study done in October, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined that 45 percent of the residents in the New Orleans area were in need of some form of psychological counseling.

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However, Britney is said to have a psychological condition, such as bipolar disorder, that justifies the continued need for conservatorship.

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Some would say that it fills a psychological need that other companies have not had to do in quite the same way.

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"As the service members return home and as the wars wind down, the mental trauma of war remains and there is an urgent need to make sure every service member receives a psychological evaluation upon returning home, and whenever a service member reaches out for help, the service member needs to receive it immediately, " he said.

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Beyond psychological manipulation, there are also legitimate privacy concerns that need to be taken into consideration, much like the case of the pregnant teen.

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But they do need a certain level of knowledge and skill in order to have a proper appreciation of the technical and psychological issues facing the person they are mentoring.

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