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Blockheaded research, blockheaded conclusions

djbaxter — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:23:54 +0000

When you do simple-minded research, expect to draw simple-minded, blockheaded, and just plain wrong conclusions. What’s worse is the potential damage reports of such research can do to those with mental health conditions in need of treatment. Case in point… the following description of a McMaster research study from TriCity Psychology Blog: Anti-Depressants Raise Relapse [...]

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A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi

djbaxter — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:21:51 +0000

A Certain “Je Ne Sais Quoi” Chloe Rhodes. Readers Digest 2010, Hardcover, 176 pages, $3.75 A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi: The Origin of Foreign Words Used in English by Chloe Rhodes Readers Digest Books, 2010 Carpe Diem and Become a Word Connoisseur! English is filled with a smorgasbord of foreign words and phrases that [...]

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A Secret, a Disability, a Journey into the Unknown

djbaxter — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:37:20 +0000

Annie’s Ghosts Steve Luxenberg. Hyperion 2009, Hardcover, 416 pages, $1.93 Not the Same Old Story – A Secret, a Disability, a Journey into the Unknown By Steve Luxenberg, Author of Annie’s Ghosts: A Journey Into a Family Secret The best documentaries, said one creator of that art form after a recent screening in Baltimore, reveal [...]

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Meaning: Why We Crave It, How We Create It

djbaxter — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:41:52 +0000

The Little Book on Meaning Laura Berman Fortgang. Tarcher 2009, Hardcover, 240 pages, $1.70 The Little Book on Meaning: Why We Crave It, How We Create It by Laura Berman Fortgang As a prominent self-help author and a pioneer in the field of life coaching, Laura Berman Fortgang has spent decades helping people figure out [...]

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Raising Awareness vs. Promoting and Normalizing Pathology

djbaxter — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:41:21 +0000

Newsweek recently published an article titled Out of the Shadows regarding the proliferation of so-called “pro-ana” web sites: A Web page labeled “Ana Boot Camp” recently offered its members a seemingly irresistible proposition: a 30-day regimen designed to help them drop some serious pounds, no exercise needed. The catch was that the group’s members were to [...]

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A bad idea. And illegal.

djbaxter — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:00:37 +0000

Here in Ottawa, we’ve had an ongoing debate about the rationale for giving free crack pipes to crack addicts, a program that costs several hundred thousand dollars a year when the city doesn’t have the funds to build a badly needed drug treatment facility. Now it turns out these programs are in violation of a [...]

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Royal College of Psychiatrists gets it wrong again

djbaxter — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 15:20:50 +0000

Royal College of Psychiatrists Disappointed At Government’s Failure To Recognize People’s Capacity To Make Decisions For Themselves (04 Jul 2007) The Royal College of Psychiatrists is deeply disappointed that government has failed to recognize that most people who suffer from mental illnesses are perfectly capable of making decisions for themselves, and present no threat to [...]

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Bad logic, bad science, and sensationalism

djbaxter — Sun, 13 May 2007 13:06:34 +0000

This is the kind of news release that angers me. Brian Quinn, LCSW, PhD., Author Of A New Book On Bipolar Disorder, Discusses The Risks Of Antidepressants In Angry, Agitated Teens It’s ill-conceived, illogical, and dangerous. It starts with the statement that “Dr. Quinn’s new book reviews the most up-to-date research on the use of [...]

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Petition for children’s mental health

djbaxter — Tue, 01 May 2007 15:58:44 +0000

Petition for Children’s Mental Health: Send a message to the Ontario provincial government by Jennifer Forbes Tuesday, May 01, 2007 The opportunity to demonstrate your support for 1 in 5 children and youth who are troubled by mental health issues, is still open. Life long mental health difficulties so often start in our young. With [...]

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No Body is Perfect: Body Image and Shame

djbaxter — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 02:52:54 +0000

I Thought It Was Just Me Brené Brown. Gotham 2007, Hardcover, 336 pages, $38.37 No Body is Perfect: Body Image and Shame by Brené Brown, Ph.D., L.M.S.W. Author of I Thought It Was Just Me We often want to believe that shame is reserved for the unfortunate few who have survived terrible traumas, but this [...]

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