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Curse of Tourette’s becomes a blessing in disguise

djbaxter — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:38:59 +0000

Horseheads, N.Y. Teen Finds New Purpose Through Illness ‘Curse’ of Tourette’s becomes a blessing in disguise August 7, 2011 HORSEHEADS, New York — Seventeen-year-old Cory Sweet wanted to die five years ago. His school report card, once full of the high 90s that made him proud, was in the tank. And his body would not [...]

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DBT Self-Help App for the iPhone or iPod

djbaxter — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 23:20:56 +0000

DBT Self-Help App for the iPhone or iPod DBT Self-help is a tool that helps you manage overwhelming emotions, break destructive impulsive behaviors, navigate relationships and cultivate mindfulness. It contains skill descriptions complete with rationale and practice tips that will enable you to develop and practice the needed skills. The skills are based upon the [...]

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Free app for Crohn’s and Colitis patients

djbaxter — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 01:45:49 +0000

Free app for Crohn’s, colitis patients CBC News July 25, 2011 Toronto’s SickKids creates myIBD to monitor bowel diseases The myIBD phone app helps patients track their food, stool and bathroom breaks. Teens and parents dealing with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis now have a mobile app that will help them manage their disease and [...]

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Metalhead gets disability pay for heavy-metal addiction

djbaxter — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:22:37 +0000

Metalhead gets disability pay for heavy-metal “addiction” by Adriana Barton, Globe and Mail Monday, July 25, 2011 Never mess with a man’s Metallica – let alone his Iron Maiden and AC/DC. In Sweden, a dishwasher has succeeded in having his heavy-metal habit declared an addiction requiring disability payments, reports The Local, a Swedish news site. [...]

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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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Mood 24/7 Beta Test and Survey

djbaxter — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:18:42 +0000

Mood 24/7 Beta Test and Survey Chris Hall, Director, Clinical Platforms HealthCentral September 8, 2010 How many good days did you have last week? HealthCentral is developing a service called Mood 24/7, based on technology from Johns Hopkins University, to allow you to track your good and bad days with a simple text message. We [...]

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No. Just Say It.

djbaxter — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:13:40 +0000

Womenomics Claire Shipman. HarperBusiness 2009, Hardcover, 256 pages, $2.60 No – Just Say It by Claire Shipman & Katty Kay, Authors of Womenomics: Write Your Own Rules for Success Once you’ve tamed your inner-guilt monster, you are ready to welcome that most wonderful of words into your vocabulary. We’re certain you barely use it. But [...]

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Love Your Body, Love Your Life

djbaxter — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:14:15 +0000

Love Your Body, Love Your Life Sarah Maria. Adams Media 2009, Paperback, 256 pages, $0.01 Love Your Body, Love Your Life 5 Steps to End Negative Body Obsession and Start Living Happily and Confidently By Sarah Maria Eating Disorders. Steroids. Plastic Surgery. We’ll do anything to look better — and yet we still feel bad [...]

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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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The sad state of Canada’s health care system: A rant

djbaxter — Mon, 21 May 2007 13:47:04 +0000

This was inspired by a reaction to a post at the Psychlinks Forum about health care and mental health. At moments like this, I feel like Albert Finney screaming “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it any more” out the window. “Why are doctors in Canada always in such a rush? [...]

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