Author Archive for Patti Wilson-Herndon
Anti Stigmatization | By April 10, 2008 | By Patti Wilson-Herndon | 4 Comments
In Deed, Indeed - Compassion and Empathy
I find the subject of compassion compelling. I believe this aspect of human-kind is a pivotal component in successful negotiation of the human experience where family and community is concerned. Pivotal, because in the absence of compassion there is stagnant disconnect. I suppose if one were to live solitary in the woods and could sustain the needs that promote healthy survival without interactions with fellow man, compassion and empathy would be unnecessary provisions in the condition of living. A rare few would decide to do that. Even if it were plausible to do so, we don’t willingly choose to. We desire the interaction of others. It promotes a sense of inclusion and well-being. There can be no perception of that belonging without some amount of compassion and empathy echoing within the dynamic of human interaction. To that end, it’s fundamental. Read more →
- Staying the Course Prescribed for Major Depressive and Bipolar Disorders: A Family’s Journey Thus Far
I don’t believe there is any road of human experience wrought with more winding, blind-curve, uphill challenge, where chronic illness is concerned, than in traveling the path forced by that of mental health issues relating to a close family member. Perhaps debatable, but certainly not by me —... Read more →
Friday, August 8, 2008
- The Anti-Psychiatry Movement
- Vaccines - A Two-Edged Sword
- Should Doctors Have Guns?
- Extremist Muslim Doctors Do More Than Heal
- Woman Comparable to Men in Domestic Violence: Stereotypes and their Consequences
- The Bipolar Trend
- The Implications of Implanted Chips
- Anti-Smoking Campaign Doesn't Mess Around
- The Biopsychosocial Model of Health & Illness
- Unhinging from Theory: Autism and Opinions
- The Science of Brain Freeze
- Encephalon, Thirty-Third Edition
- Meditation for Troubled Minds: Can the Mind Heal the Mind?
- God And Religion: Is It All In Our Heads?
- Mind-Body: We Want Evidence, Don't We?
- Usually It's Cheaper to Pay Than to Go To Court
- Acknowledging Vaccination Concerns
- Integrating Schizophrenia Management
- Is War A Psychosis?
- Rabies Virus Helps Deliver Drugs into the Brain
- Public Health Needs a Shot in the Arm
- Medical Students Can Make A Difference
- What Makes A Good Doctor? - A Patient’s Perspective
- Can this Economic Downturn Lead to Better Psychosocial Health?
- Fall Prevention - Who is Ultimately Responsible?
- Anti-Epileptic Drugs and the Risk of Suicide
- Real Life Medicine in Nepal - The Headache Phenomenon
- The Trans Fat Ban - Is High-Fructose Corn Syrup Next?
- The Lighter Side of Medicine
- Viruses Cause Cancer?
- There Is No Sham In Acupuncture
- Finding New Ways to Treat Depression
- Medicine and the Law - Part 5: Abandonment
- Brain Blogging, Thirty-Seventh Edition
- Why Your City Planner Is Making You Fat
- A Bad Mix - Cell Phones and Children?
- Emergency Rooms - Overcrowded and Understaffed
- Which Came First - Depression or Diabetes?
- A Fatal Lack of Data
- When Age Is Just A Number
- Your title should be the "Pharmaceuticals Industry is looking to new ways to pr...
- Thanks for the great information, especially about how postpartum depression is ...
- [...]Over at Brain Blogger, What Makes A Good Doctor? - A Patient’s Perspective,...
- I do believe that the DSM has been used as a replacement for causes and effects....
- A shocking video. And I see that it has sparked a lively debate. I believe that ...
- As a patient, I agree with your list except I would add another.
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- At first good bedside manners are the most important attributes for a physician....
- Know that compassion pushes away depression. Sometimes it is necessary to brake ...
- The problem with HFCS is that, because it is utilized differently in the body, i...
- I believe as long as a physician is capable to make appropriate decisions, and i...
- It is my understand that the final rule from CMS includes 12 events for no-pay a...
- Addictive potential? Marijuana has no addictive potential. Don't be taken in by ...
- Yay! Interesting......
- Basically we all need to take more control of our lives. There are some rather ...
- Thanks for the post...
- I am not opposed to biometric technology. My own hospital requires multiple pass...
- Thanks for ur article ..i read it and love it.....very touchy...hope these so c...
- I was under the impression that the latest research found high-fructose corn syr...
- Greetings from Japan.
Yes, Kampo is a "Japanese invention" that has A LOT OF go...
- I agree with Kristen, who wrote so well.
Being a German acupuncturist with 25 y...














