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social permission for male aggression against women; c) exploring the client’s personal andcultural values and beliefs to <strong>de</strong>velop those that are incompatible with violence; d) encourag<strong>et</strong>herapists to use meaningful and engaging change processes that fit with the client’s personalgoals for a good life. This presentation will discuss this theor<strong>et</strong>ical mo<strong>de</strong>l and its implications foreffective program <strong>de</strong>velopment.17. BullyingBullying: A Child Psychiatrist’s Qualitative ReflectionMeena Ramani, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, USA(drmeenaramani@gmail.com)Bullying has both physical and mental health consequences. Bullying has been increasinglyrecognized as a serious, but modifiable risk factor in children’s mental health. The mental healtheffects of bullying range from minor symptoms to major psychiatric problems. These may rangefrom poor attention, transient emotional reactions, school refusal, and poor self-esteem to the<strong>de</strong>velopment of severe Anxi<strong>et</strong>y Disor<strong>de</strong>rs such as Post Traumatic Stress Disor<strong>de</strong>r, PanicDisor<strong>de</strong>r, Major Depression and Substance Use Disor<strong>de</strong>rs. Bullying has also been implicated inextreme psychiatric outcomes such as suici<strong>de</strong>s and homici<strong>de</strong>s. Bullying <strong>du</strong>ring childhood hasbeen linked to <strong>de</strong>velopment and persistence of mental health disor<strong>de</strong>rs <strong>du</strong>ring later life. With theadvent of extensive outreach by intern<strong>et</strong>, bullying has morphed in form over the last <strong>de</strong>ca<strong>de</strong>. It isalso likely to become more pervasive, although mental health effects of cyber bullying are noty<strong>et</strong> systematically well studied. In the age of globalization, many children are increasinglyspending their childhood in multi-cultural soci<strong>et</strong>ies and the nature of bullying in this group maychange. This presentation will focus on clinical implications of bullying, as observed by a ChildPsychiatrist/Pediatrician over the past two <strong>de</strong>ca<strong>de</strong>s. Case presentations will inclu<strong>de</strong> clinicalobservations from various s<strong>et</strong>tings.Cyber-Bullying: Should Bullies be Protected by the Cloak of the FirstAmendment?Meryl Camin Sosa, Illinois Psychiatric Soci<strong>et</strong>y, Chicago, USA (msosa@ilpsych.org)More and more children are being seen in in-patient psychiatric units and therapeutic schools asa result of intense cyber bullying. Those are the lucky ones. Others commit suici<strong>de</strong> because theyfeel so hopeless and alone <strong>du</strong>e to the bullying. Due to the advent of cyberbullying, bullying hasbecome so pervasive that children feel that there is no escape. Home is no longer the protectivesanctuary it once was. While many US states are enacting anti-bullying laws addressing bullyingin schools, these laws, with only one real exception, fail to address omnipresent cyber-bullying50

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