The only exceptions are to save a woman's life, or if there is a risk of permanent and serious damage to her mental or physical health.

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The mental health problems that result from emotional damage require more, not less, social support, and not just from parents, who may be overwhelmed and ashamed of their offspring.

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Researchers have tried to link problems with the brain either through trauma or malformation to extraordinary mental abilities - one of the theories being that damage to one area prompts compensation in another.

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Nacro said the plans would damage efforts to take criminals away from a life of crime and exacerbate mental health problems in jails.

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These complications are the primary cause of serious long-term brain damage in premature babies and are associated with the subsequent development of cerebral palsy and mental retardation.

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The combination of the mental activity and the external stimulus is believed to aid in reprocessing traumatic memories in ways that reduce their pain and damage to a person's life.

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