MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'akron'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:33:44 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4082136&cid=t_244853_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F18%2Fvoice-awards-2010-interview-with-fredrick-frese-ph-d%2F Last week, I had the opportunity to report from SAMHSA’s annual Voice Awards in Hollywood and to interview one of the consumer leadership award winners. Frederick Frese, Ph.D. is a psychologist with more than 40 years experience in public mental health care. Until 1995, Frese was Director of Psychology for 15 years at Western Reserve Psychiatric Hospital. Now he is the Coordinator of the Summit County Recovery Project, serving recovering consumers in and around Akron, OH. Dr. John M. Grohol: So you’ve had a distinguished career, but it all seemed to start with your diagnosis of schizophrenia when you joined the Marines. Dr. Frederick Frese: Actually, I was in the Marine Corps for about four years when I had the diagnosis and was discharged. Then spent 10 years, in 10 different ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4082136 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:00:43 +0100 4082136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3767321&cid=t_244853_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Faa-takes-its-first-steps%2F 80 Days That Changed The World – from Time Magazine Events and people who "left the vivid air signed with their honor." June 10, 1935 Bill W. and Dr Bob. Bill Wilson, a stockbroker and a drunk from Brooklyn, N.Y., thought he had found the secret of kicking the bottle. But on a business trip to Akron, Ohio, in May he found himself outside a bar, tempted and desperate. In the past, he had fought the urge by talking to other alcoholics, who truly understood his struggle. Through a church group, he found local surgeon Robert Holbrook Smith. Dr. Bob and Bill W., as Alcoholics Anonymous members know them, promised to keep each other sober, following Bill W.’s strategy: a simple set of principles—later refined into 12 steps—that would become the foundation of America’s self-... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3767321 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:24:00 +0100 3767321 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3595904&cid=t_244853_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FdPU58z-Or9k%2F Dr Bob's home; there are 12 steps from the footpath to the porch Portion of Olive St. will be designated for AA co-founder Each year, thousands travel to Akron to recognize Dr. Bob Smith for co-founding Alcoholics Anonymous. This year, Akron will thank Dr. Bob in a special way — by naming part of a street after him. Akron City Council on Monday voted to designate the section of Olive Street from North Main Street to North Howard Street ”Dr. Bob’s Way.” This section of Olive is on the north end of St. Thomas Hospital, which featured the first hospital specialty unit to treat alcoholism as a medical condition. The street designation will help celebrate the 75th anniversary of AA starting in Akron on June 10. ”I think it’s a good piece of legislation and a ... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3595904 Sun, 23 May 2010 23:44:52 +0100 3595904 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1158328&cid=t_244853_151_f&fid=36047&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FADozenSteps%2F%7E3%2F218408300%2F Offered to all by Hindsfoot… “By following the Ten Commandments and Twelve Steps to the letter we automatically lead a spiritual life, whether or not we recognize it. Here, however, is a set of suggestions, couched in the simplest of language: Elimination of sin from our lives. Develop humility. Constantly pray to God for guidance. Practice charity. Meditate frequently on our newly found blessings, giving honest thanks for them. Take God into our confidence in all our acts. Seek the companionship of others who are seeking a spiritual life. These are practical suggestions, mileposts on the road to a spiritual life. There is nothing mysterious about them,. Every one of the seven points is found elsewhere in AA literature, but here they are set down in a group for easier guidan... A Dozen Steps blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1158328 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:24:13 +0100 1158328