Public hospitals began offering free psychological counselling to citizens earlier in the week.

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The commissioner of baseball, Bud Selig, originally fined Mr Rocker, sent him for psychological counselling, and suspended him for several games.

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Randomised trials have been used to evaluate the effectiveness of driver-education programmes, job-training schemes, classroom size, psychological counselling for post-traumatic-stress disorder and increased investment in public housing.

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Inside the stadium grounds, which are guarded by militia in camouflage uniforms, stalls set up by volunteer groups offer the refugees services ranging from psychological counselling to the (seemingly more popular) charging of mobile-telephone batteries.

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She says it has been a difficult decision, but it has been taken with the full support of the medical staff and after psychological testing and counselling from experts at Guy's Hospital, London.

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Military training gives a much better psychological preparation for war than any amount of counselling, which, he says, tries to create victims.

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