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a laugh about concept letters
Laane on the World | July 24th 2008 by Laane
july 24 2008In the past collegue psychologists often asked me to write reports and letters, because I used the professional language fluently and knew how to interpret research results in a clear and understandable way.Often I was asked to examine pe read more
The Truman show delusion
Bad Thinking | July 24th 2008 by Hubert Xapier
Two psychiatrists from Montreal believe they have discovered a new mental illness: Patients who claim they are subjects of their own reality TV shows. read more
Points of Interest #22
Mind, Soul, and Body | July 19th 2008 by Doc
There just seems to be something about July. Everything at the hospital is new and enthusiasm is bursting. It has made for a busy week in trying to keep up with the very best the internet has to offer. I have expanded my usual offerings and sti read more
Global Warming and Mass Suicide
The Bench | July 16th 2008 by Tom
Jerry Agar, talk show host extraordinaire on WLS 890 AM in Chicago, has a good post on his blog that was written by Tim Slagle, a regularly guest on Agar's show. Jerry tells me that Slagle is a contributing writer to his blog. Slagle quotes a news s read more
Dorothy Dix, Here I Come
Still Kissing Frogs | July 16th 2008 by Anna Klein
Met with my psychiatrist this afternoon. I can always make her laugh so hard she has to stop talking for whole minutes at a time. It's quite nice on the ego, actually. It has taken me about a year and a half but I finally think I would miss her if sh read more
Do You Know the Function Man? - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitat…
Brain Blogger | July 15th 2008
I frequently find myself having to explain the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) to the public, and sadly to a lot of healthcare professionals as well. If a cardiologist is a “heart doctor,” a pulmonologist is a &# read more
BPD Care Inadequate?
Still Kissing Frogs | July 15th 2008 by Anna Klein
Borderline Personality Disorder Care Inadequate, According To Psychiatric NursesScienceDaily (Oct. 19, 2007)Eighty per cent of psychiatric nurses believe that people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) receive inadequate care, despite the fact read more
Time machines and judgement day
Allotment Junkies | July 14th 2008
I wrote this post a while ago, but decided not to publish it. I have changed my mind after seeing that people do stop by here and read my story now and again… So this is part 10 (phew it was never meant to take this long!) of my account of what read more
Nutrition and Your Mental Health
Orthomolecular News | July 14th 2008 by sally
Nutrition and Your Mental HealthWhat does nutrition have to do with mental health? You might be surprised to find out the truth behind what happens when a person has a nutritional deficiency.Nutritional deficiencies can cause all sorts of psychiatric read more
Points of interest #21
Mind, Soul, and Body | July 12th 2008 by Doc
My own recent deficiencies notwithstanding, this has been an especially powerful and abundant week for the mind, soul and body on the Internet. There is more to share than I had room for. It sometimes seems I spend more time bringing everyone els read more
The Emperor's Funeral
Providentia | July 6th 2008
The funeral for Joshua Abraham Norton held on January 10, 1880 was a grandiose spectacle. As many as 30,000 mourners made up of people from every level of San Francisco society took part in a funeral cortege that was two... read more
Points of Interest #20
Mind, Soul, and Body | July 5th 2008 by Doc
Many apologies for the light posting. The beginning of the medical school year always seems to kick work demands up a notch. I have something wonderful, insightful, and enthralling coming up as soon as I figure out what it is. Until then, here read more
Disaster Mental Health Workers and the Anniversary Effect
Providentia | July 3rd 2008
A study published in the April 2008 issue of Journal of Traumatic Stress examined anniversary reactions in mental health disaster relief workers following traumatic exposure at the site of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks. Despite relatively read more
‘The fusion of science and pornography’ (WARNING! Exceptional…
Ballardian | June 30th 2008
Wim Delvoye's 'Kiss' series of x-ray art echoes The Atrocity Exhibition and the illustrations of Phoebe Gloeckner. WARNING: this post is indisputably unsafe for work. No, seriously: you have been warned. read more
Looking for beds
Fighting Monsters | June 29th 2008 by cb
The new president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Professor Dinesh Bhugra, will according to the Guardian use his inaugural speech to lament the problems caused by the shortage of acute psychiatric beds in the system. This is something we hear read more
Those Old Problem Children
DROP THE HAMMER | June 28th 2008 by Billy B
US ID: Column: Those Old Problem Children by Dick Dorworth, (25 Jun 2008) Idaho Mountain Express Idaho When Albert Hofmann died in April at the age of 102 at his home in Switzerland, he would have been unknown outside the scientific community had it read more
Another day is over
Laane on the World | June 26th 2008 by Laane
june 26 2008 Another day is over. I went with my second son to psychiatry to get the final diagnosis. Like with my oldest we were confronted with an appointment and the psychiatrist didn't show up. The psychologist gave us some of her findings an read more
Too Intelligent, Alas
Still Kissing Frogs | June 26th 2008 by Anna Klein
Couldn't get my blood drawn. I have to not eat for 14 hours beforehand and at some point today I consumed cottage cheese. Tomorrow, then. Debbie, my psych nurse, is determined to get me into a CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) group at BMHI (Bangor read more
Personality Types
A Morsel of Genius | June 26th 2008 by Seeduser
I’ve been interested in exploring the relationship between personality types (based on Carl Jung’s theory) and adhd, so I started doing some research. It’s a complicated subject, but very interesting. There are many different place read more
Stock Image of Glore Psychiatric Museum
Travel Stock Photography Marketplace | June 25th 2008 by Bob Pardue
Photo Copyright Bob Pardue Caption: Nurse Cap at Psychiatric Museum St Joseph Missouri USA Info: Stock photo of nurse cap display at Glore Psychiatric Museum. Location: St Joseph Missouri, USA Year: 2008 Go now to view and license this rights manag read more
Points of Interest #19
Mind, Soul, and Body | June 24th 2008 by Doc
And now, I present, coming in the midst of actual downtime, rest, relaxation, the bountious fruit of my idle surfing, especially for you the reader– My special vacation edition of the best posts- Regarding the Mind- At Deric Bownds MindBlog, th read more
When Mothers Kill Their Children
Providentia | June 24th 2008
A recent issue of the Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine provides a review of a disturbing new forensic trend in the Jamnagar region of India's Gujarat state. While Gujarat has an overall low incidence of homicide compared to other... read more
Pet peeve about particular type of workout pants
King Al's Thoughts of the Day | June 23rd 2008 by Albert
The person who “invented” women’s workout pants or shorts with words right across the butt should be shot… When I see one, I (like most guys, I think) end up looking at her butt for an excessive period of time because it’ read more
MCQ Psychiatry 44
PG Preparation | June 21st 2008 by Dr.Vishaal Bhat
A 37-year-old woman is abducted, beaten, and repeatedly raped. For five months after the attack she is nervous, tearful, easily fatigued, and has difficulty concentrating. She also notes difficulty sleeping and lack of appetite, and is hyperreactive read more
Puppies And Pills
Still Kissing Frogs | June 19th 2008 by Anna Klein
Poor Osito. Wladimir stopped by this afternoon on his way to check out the apartment for rent next door and when he had gone Osito insisted on staying outside for an hour, standing as close to the road as his leash would let him, waiting for his peop read more
What is the Difference between Violent and Non-violent Stalkers?
Providentia | June 19th 2008
A study in a recent issue of the Journal of Forensic Sciences examines different factors that differentiated between physically violent and nonviolent stalkers. Using a statistical analysis of 103 Canadian cases of "simple obsessional" stalking, a mo read more
Attack of the Mad Scientists?
Mind, Soul, and Body | June 18th 2008 by Doc
I recently had the opportunity to listen to a rather provocative podcast at All in the Mind about cognitive enhancing drugs. Specifically they discuss Modafinil, a drug used to treat Narcolepsy, a disease in which sleep comes suddenly and often, to read more
Glorious Ego States
Still Kissing Frogs | June 17th 2008 by Anna Klein
Cole's homework for me this week is to try to figure out how I hang onto unpleasant emotions. He seemed very pleased with himself for finally stumping me. "But they just hold onto me themselves!" I wanted to yell at him. Instead I just said I had no read more
Ripped from the headlines- Grand Rounds
Mind, Soul, and Body | June 17th 2008 by Doc
Straight from paradise in the South Pacific, Grand Rounds is up at Mariana’s Eye. Each featured post comes with its own tabloid headline, as or more entertaining than the posts themselves. Judging by my headline, serious feelings, it se read more
Happy (ADHD) Father’s Day!
A Morsel of Genius | June 15th 2008 by Seeduser
Happy Father’s Day to all the dad’s with adhd and dad’s with adhd children! A VERY BIG THANK YOU to my father, who helped me grow up and become a self-sufficient man even though neither of us even knew adhd existed, let alone that read more
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