Articles Tagged ‘psychotherapy’
Drugs & Clinical Trials | By May 26, 2008 | By Robert Yourell, MA | 2 Comments
The Score at Medscape: Meds 9 and the Rest of the Universe 1
I’m never surprised at the power big pharma has over the media, especially media directed at physicians. For once, I’d like to talk back. Here’s a perfect opportunity! I’m going to talk back at an article recently posted to MedScape.com — a source of very informative, thoughtful, brainwashing, and useful information for physicians. This article is about individualizing adult ADD treatment:
To review the latest clinical thinking in this field, Medscape’s Randall F. White, MD, spoke with Richard H. Weisler, MD. Dr. Weisler, a busy clinician and researcher, is adjunct professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and adjunct associate professor of psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.
- Neuroscience: Psychotherapy’s Executioner?
- Why People Stop Taking Anti-Depressants: Part 2
- The Top Ten Secrets in the Mental Health Field, Part II
- The Top Ten Secrets in the Mental Health Field, Part I
- Spirituality and Mental Health, Part IV of IV: Health-Centric Spirituality in Psychotherapy
- Spirituality and Mental Health, Part III of IV: Psychotherapy Beyond Words
- Spirituality and Mental Health, Part II of IV: Spiritually Integrative Neurology
- Spirituality and Mental Health, Part I of IV: Active Ingredients of Spirituality
- Encephalon, Thirty-Third Edition
- Psychotherapy What?
- Living with a Brain Disorder: Paula, 16-20, Anorexia Nervosa, Depression, Insomnia
Within the field of psychology more and more research is based on the functioning of the brain. Even in fields such as social psychology, which traditionally was opposed to looking at the relationship between brain and behavior, is neuroscience growing. More and more psychological disorders are being... Read more →
It’s not unusual for people to stop taking their anti-depressants. And while this can be confusing and frustrating to others, a careful consideration of the reasons behind this common occurrence can help end this cycle. Called non-compliance, researchers have concluded that people stop taking medication... Read more →
I am maintaining a list of the top ten “secrets” in the mental health field. Here is Part II, items five up to the big number one (items six to ten are can be found in Part I): 1. Cognitive problems Cognitive disabilities can have a tremendous effect on people who appear to be fairly high... Read more →
Starting today, I’m going to maintain a list of the ten biggest secrets in the Mental Health field. I humbly request that anyone who feels something is missing (or should be elevated or demoted), please post your opinion. If you have time, please give the rationale. I’ll be writing about... Read more →
Consider the spiritual elements that I pointed out from research on spirituality and health in the previous parts of this series. They were: meaning, gratitude, peace, confidence, sense of identity, and acceptance. The somatic (body mind) approaches to psychotherapy, including EMDR, tend to “unlock”... Read more →
Is there Energy in Psychology? I was conducting debriefing after a workplace suicide. The problems ran far deeper than a single suicide, because it turned out to be symptomatic of a drug culture that pervaded the workplace. A bald-headed man came in and said he was afraid because he had a heart condition.... Read more →
In this article, we’ll look at some active ingredients of spirituality that are supported by research. Since they turned out to be God-optional, I’ll call this SIN (spiritually integrative neurology). Active vs. Passive: Locus of Control in Spirituality To understand spirituality and health,... Read more →
These articles are going to cover a lot of ground very fast. Hold onto your hat. Shocking news from the research trenches: It is not enough to just assess patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQL). It is not enough to tell patients the results of the assessment. It is not even enough to discuss... Read more →
Welcome to the thirty-third edition of Encephalon. We at Brain Blogger are honored to host this neuroscience blogging carnival. We received many quality posts that we have included below. Enjoy your readings; you will certainly learn a great deal! Read more → Read More →
Here’s an interesting Google statistic. I searched on “psychotherapy innovation” and “engineering innovation.” Here are the hits: 1,210,000 for psychotherapy innovation, which is under 1% of 136,000,000 for engineering innovation. But I estimate that there are 45% as many... Read more →
Interviewee: Paula, age 16-20, from Ohio was diagnosed with “Anorexia Nervosa in January 2002 at Children’s Hospital in Omaha, NE Moderate depression and insomnia in November 2004 at Physician’s Clinic in Omaha, NE”. Anorexia often prevents the accepting of lunch or dinner invitations,... Read more →
Friday, July 18, 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
- Anti-Smoking Campaign Doesn't Mess Around
- The Biopsychosocial Model of Health & Illness
- Unhinging from Theory: Autism and Opinions
- The Implications of Implanted Chips
- 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
- The Science of Brain Freeze
- Integrating Schizophrenia Management
- Is War A Psychosis?
- Rabies Virus Helps Deliver Drugs into the Brain
- Encephalon, Forthy-Third Edition
- Dying To Be A Good Mom - Eating Disorders In Pregnancy
- The Ethics of Selling Prescription Data
- Pharmacists Really Do Have Prescribing Power
- Do You Know the Function Man? - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Living with Traumatic Brain Injury
- Ethics 101 - It’s Beyond My Scope of Practice
- Europe and Suicide
- The Ugly Ramifications of Health Insurance Costs
- Drugs and Pharmacology, Ninth Edition
- The State of Mental Healthcare in Prison
- Charity Begins at Home - U.S. Physicians Volunteer
- The “Smart Bomb” of Tomorrow - Eradicating Cancer
- The Curbside Consult
- The Science of Brain Freeze
- Brain Blogging, Thirty-Sixth Edition
- Breaking News - Exercise is Good for You!
- Ethical Obligations of Health Care Workers During a Pandemic
- Treating Psychiatric Disorders - Something Smells Fishy
- Going Beyond Informed Consent
- Anti-Smoking Campaign Doesn’t Mess Around
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