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Women for Sobriety

PsychSplash — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:00:52 +0100

URL: http://womenforsobriety.org/beta2/Women for Sobriety (WFS) is an organization whose purpose is to help all women find their individual path to recovery through discovery of self, gained by sharing experiences, hopes and encouragement with other women in similar circumstances. We are an abstinence-based self-help program for women facing issues of alcohol or drug addiction. Our “New Life” Program acknowledges the very special needs women have in recovery – the need to nurture feelings of self-value and self-worth and the desire to discard feelings of guilt, shame, and humiliation. For: ConsumersTopics: Abnormal, Addiction, Anxiety, Behaviour Management, Clinical Psychology, General Psychology, Lifestyle, Self-harm and suicide, Substance AbuseFeatures: Advertising, Articles, Chat ...

Lifesaving List

World of Psychology — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:00:50 +0100

Help save lives by sharing this list. Online Suicide Prevention Resources is a small wiki focussed on crisis resources available online without a telephone. There are listings for social media, secure IM chat, and public forums. It was inspired by the International Suicide Prevention Wiki, created by Post Secret, which features a table of links and directories for telephone crisis hotlines and resources all over the world. The list I created today is solely for non-phone contacts. Included are details of the hours for each service. Why make such a list? In today’s cell phone family plan homes, calls show up on bills read by parents, and youth might want privacy for a long list of reasons including the parents being the problem. By using the Internet, people can connect one on one to ...

Twitter Chat Tonight on Mental Health in Older Adults #mhsm

World of Psychology — Tue, 24 May 2011 18:55:22 +0100

I’ll be hosting my first Tuesday night #mhsm chat on twitter tonight, on the topic of mental health in older adults. I blogged about this issue earlier this month, and we recently started a whole blog about getting older, Boomers on the Rise: Aging Well. Older adults have the same human needs, wants and desires as the rest of us (as we’ll all find out first-hand soon enough). Sometimes loneliness and depression is a factor for seniors, and sometimes seniors feel forgotten in life, as they watch their children grow up, move away, and have lives quite independent of their parents. It is a time of change, a time of recognition that our bodies often can’t do all the things they once could, but also a time of new discovery and reinvention. Much of an older adult’s mental...

Really? Seven Per Cent Of Physicians Use Video Chat With Patients

Better Health — Fri, 20 May 2011 11:00:00 +0100

Seven percent of U.S. physicians use online video conferencing to communicate with any of their patients, according to a study of physician digital adoption trends. The study captures a snapshot of technology, including mobile platforms, electronic health records, electronic prescribing and interaction with patients, pharmaceutical and health care market research company Manhattan Research said in a press release. Psychiatrists and oncologists are more likely to be using video conferencing with patients. But physicians added that reimbursement, liability and privacy are still major barriers to communicating online with patients. Major findings include: (more…) *This blog post was originally published at ACP Internist* (Source: Better Health)

Special #MeFirst Twitter Chat w/ @ChooseCherries and @ScritchfieldRD

Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog — Thu, 12 May 2011 17:16:11 +0100

We all know that an important part of the “Me” movement is setting aside time for taking care of YOU. If you’re exercising (and I hope you are) then you need to fuel that exercise with good nutrition before and after your workout. May is National Runners Month — but even if you don’t run you will benefit from learning how to optimize your performance (and maximize health benefits) from fueling well. The Cherry Marketing Institute is sponsoring a special #MeFirst Twitter party with sports nutritionist (and ultra marathoner) Rebecca Scritchfield, RD (that’s me!) on Monday, May 16 at 8:30 p.m. EST to talk about how your body’s “fuel” plays a key role in managing post-exercise muscle pain and soreness – especially anti-inflammatory foods,...

Astra Zeneca expanding digital customer care

ePharma Summit — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:32:00 +0100

AstraZeneca has now placed “Click To Chat” features on the “Contact Us” pages of Crestor and Nexium. The IMing feature is the first of its kind in the Pharmaceutical industry, and AZ believes this is just one more way they can connect digitally with their customers. Donna Holder, senior director, AstraZeneca Information Center, stated “AstraZeneca understands that our consumers want flexibility, especially when it comes to health information. This new resource enables consumers to have easier access to the information they seek through the convenience of a real-time, online channel.” (Source: Jack's Posterous) ePharma Summit West is the best event to help you understand how to use your digital toolbox to access customers. Sessions like “Measuring Digital Marketing Toward S...

The National Suicide Prevention Hotline

PsychSplash — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:00:52 +0100

URL: http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255) is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. By dialing 1-800-273-TALK, the call is routed to the nearest crisis center in our national network of more than 150 crisis centers. The Lifeline’s national network of local crisis centers, provide crisis counseling and mental health referrals day and night. For: Anyone, ConsumersTopics: Anger, Anxiety, Behaviour Management, Clinical Psychology, Common Factors, Depression, Emotional Health, General Psychology, General Science, Health Promotion, Health and Social Services, Mental Health, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Self-harm and suicideFeatures: Articles...

The Weekly Scoop #2 – Best Practices in Healthcare Social Media

Fox ePractice — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:32:27 +0100

Social Media Policy: Lessons Learned Are you still contemplating whether your organization needs to create and enforce a detailed social media policy? Then consider this: A Georgia health system has fired three employees and disciplined five others after a digital image of a male patient’s pelvic region showed up on Facebook and was texted by cell phone. Learn More… // < ![CDATA[ // < ![CDATA[ new TWTR.Widget({ version: 2, type: 'profile', rpp: 2, interval: 6000, width: 250, height: 250, theme: { shell: { background: '#e4eff2', color: '#007e9a' }, tweets: { background: '#FBFBFB', color: '#595959', links: '#007e9a' } }, features: { scrollbar: false, loop: false, live: false, hashtags: true, timestamp: true, avatars: false, beh...

Operation Preemptive Peace: A 20-Something Guide to a Sane Holiday at Home

World of Psychology — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:11:43 +0100

Ah yes, the Christmas holiday. A time when many of us shove as much as we possibly can into a carry on (and then insist to the flight attendant that it will fit in the overhead compartment just give me a second!) and make the long trek back “home.” While some of my married or coupled up friends are braving the crowded airports and awkward family chit chat (“Oh, you’re a Democrat? How…interesting. You young people are all Democrats. It’s all so very… interesting“) together, I’m going solo this year. And while I don’t mind my unattached status too much, I freely acknowledge the fact that going back “home,” without reminders of one’s new life, can often cause a very unique set of issues to arise. The main issue? Regress...

Are Plastic Products Safe? Ask Chemistry Professor, Joe Schwarcz, Ph.D.

Better Health — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:00:37 +0100

Have you heard the new urban legend about plastic products? A growing number of celebrities and websites have been fueling a plastic paranoia, striking fear in the hearts of parents, fitness buffs, and microwave container users. Concerns reached such a fever pitch that I wondered if there may be something to this buzz: Can certain plastics harm our bodies or even cause cancer? But like the buzz surrounding vaccines and autism (there is NO link between the two), plastiphobia (as I like to call it) is not backed by any clear evidence of human harm. Chemist, Dr. Joe Schwarcz of McGill University (who has no financial ties to plastics manufacturers, by the way) has reviewed the scientific literature and has found plastics to be an extremely unlikely candidate for human injury. (Well, unless yo...

Muslim Youth Helpline

PsychSplash — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 17:00:41 +0100

URL: http://www.myh.org.uk/In this time of uncertain time for Muslims (and other cultures), the Muslim Youth Helpline (MYH) is a registered charity which provides pioneering faith and culturally sensitive services to Muslim youth. For: Anyone, Consumers, Anyone, ConsumersTopics: Anger, Anxiety, Attachment, Behaviour Management, Child and Adolescent, Clinical Psychology, Depression, Emotional Health, Health and Social Services, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Mental Health Promotion, Pediatric Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Quality of Life, Self-help, Youth, Academia, Addiction, Attachment, Clinical Psychology, Common Factors, Depression, Emotional Health, General Psychology, Lifestyle, Personality, Trauma, YouthFeatures: Collaborative News, Group Management, Information, Journals, L...

The Anxiety Panic Internet Resource

PsychSplash — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:00:17 +0100

URL: http://www.algy.com/anxiety/Welcome to the web’s first and still best self-help resource for those with anxiety disorders. Panic attacks, phobias, extreme shyness, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and generalized anxiety disrupt the lives of an estimated 15% of the population. tAPir is a free grass-roots website dedicated to providing information, relief, and support for those recovering from debilitating anxiety. For: AnyoneTopics: ADHD, Anxiety, Aspergers, Behaviour Management, Child and Adolescent, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Eating Disorders, Emotional Health, General Psychology, Life, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Mental Health Promotion, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Personality disordersFeatures: Articles, Chat Rooms, Collaborative News, Forums, Informa...

The Weekly Scoop in Healthcare Social Media #41

Fox ePractice — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 23:35:37 +0100

At Fox ePractice we’re committed to providing you with everything you need to understand, position yourself, and to take advantage of the fundamental shift that is taking place in marketing a medical practice. To that end, each week this page will highlight some of the best content that we have come across on the web in order to further your knowledge of the opportunities before you. We will showcase both Healthcare Social Media experts who speak out on the subject, as well as those sites that demonstrate what we feel are healthy examples of how to put the concept of Web 2.0 to work for their healthcare businesses. So read on … and “get the scoop”: Docs Look to Social Media for Use as Part of Med. Care Read more: http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2010/10/14/doctors-look-to-soci...

Depression Recovery Groups

PsychSplash — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:00:09 +0100

URL: http://www.depressionrecoverygroups.com/Depression Recovery Groups is a service for those who have depression, bipolar disorder (especially type 2) or anxiety, which often overlaps with depression. It is a way for people who are living with these conditions to easily come together, support each other and learn about what they can do to improve the quality of their lives. For: Anyone, ConsumersTopics: Behaviour Management, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Depression, Emotional Health, General Psychology, Life, LifestyleFeatures: Articles, Chat Rooms, Collaborative News, Community and Social Networking, Forums, Group Management, Information, Links, NetworkingDepression Recovery Groups is a service for those who have depression, bipolar disorder (especially type 2) or an...

CareGiver 911

PsychSplash — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:00:13 +0100

URL: http://www.caregiver911.com/aboutus/index.htmCaregiver Media Group is a leading provider of information, support and guidance for family and professional caregivers. For: AnyoneTopics: Attachment, Behaviour Management, Clinical Psychology, General Psychology, Life, Lifestyle, Parenting, Quality of Life, RelationshipsFeatures: Advertising, Articles, Chat Rooms, Collaborative News, Conferences, Forums, Information, LinksCaregiver Media Group is a leading provider of information, support and guidance for family and professional caregivers. Founded in 1995, they produce Today’s Caregiver magazine, the first national magazine dedicated to caregivers, and this web site which has topic specific newsletters, online discussion lists, back issue articles of Today’s Car...

5 Telecommuting Tools to Streamline Your Work

Breastfeeding 1-2-3 — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:31:09 +0100

photo: Thinkstock Telecommuting to work is a big trend: It’s the cheaper, greener, and affords workers more time at home with families, instead of in a car or on a train. Whether you are part of a company that is based across the country or if you’re just more comfortable working from home, there are tons of web-tools that can make your virtual work experience as efficient as if you were really there. Fast Company clued us in to some tools for a seamless virtual workday. Skype: You can either use Skype as an instant message client, or as a video chat tool. You could even leave it open all day if you wanted to be an ever-present fixture in the base office. Talking “face to face” can be a lot easier than trying to communicate via instant message. iChat: If you’r...

The Safe Way to Send E-mails

Recovery Is Sexy.com — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:26:00 +0100

A friend sent me this recently and I thought it is particularly applicable for people in recovery who value their anonymity. I subscribe to several internet recovery chat groups and from time to time there occurs ‘spamming’ of e-mail addresses. However, this message applies to all of us who send e-mails to anyone. Do you really know how to safely forward e-mails? Some of us do; some do not. Do you wonder why you get viruses or junk mail? Every time you forward an e-mail there is information left over from the people who got the message before you, and those who sent you the message; namely their e-mail addresses & names. As the message gets forwarded along, the list of addresses builds, and builds, and builds, and all it takes is for someone down the road to get a virus, an...

Blah Therapy

PsychSplash — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:00:12 +0100

URL: http://www.blahtherapy.com/Have you been around the world and back and would like to help someone else with their problems? Are you having some issues of your own that you’d like to discuss, vent, release, or just need a friend? Be a venter or a listener–the choice is yours–and either help someone with their problem or hopefully get help with your own problems. For: AnyoneTopics: Clinical Psychology, Common Factors, Depression, Emotional Health, General Psychology, Life, Mental Health, Social Psychology, Social SupportFeatures: Chat Rooms, Community and Social Networking, Networking, Online Counselling Have you been around the world and back and would like to help someone else with their problems? Are you having some issues of your own that you’d like to discuss, ven...

Feel Like Venting to a Complete Stranger? Try BlahTherapy.com

World of Psychology — Sun, 02 May 2010 14:18:46 +0100

There’s no question about it — airing a complaint and getting it off of your chest can be relieving. Letting a secret or a complaint sit inside of us can hurt. The word “vent” calls forth images of air, smoke, or steam escaping through an opening from a confined area — like carbonation from a soda bottle. It’s no surprise, then, that we describe ourselves as feeling “bottled up” when we’ve got something major to vent. And now there’s a new way to do it online at blahtherapy.com. BLAH Therapy’s premise is simple — it’s a chat website designed to let you twist that proverbial soda bottle lid anonymously and seek a release of pent-up steam. Once you arrive at the site, you’re prompted to play the role of ...

Dual Diagnosis Website

PsychSplash — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:00:58 +0100

URL: http://users.erols.com/ksciacca/This site is designed to provide information and resources for service providers, consumers, and family members who are seeking assistance and/or education in this field. For: Anyone, ConsumersTopics: ADHD, Addiction, Anxiety, Aspergers, Behaviour Management, Bipolar, Chronic Disease, Clinical Psychology, Depression, Diagnosis, General Psychology, Mental Health, Personality disorders, Psychotherapy, Varied DisordersFeatures: Articles, Books, Chat Rooms, Collaborative News, Commentary and Blogs, Conferences, Databases, Glossary, Information, Links, Resources This site is designed to provide information and resources for service providers, consumers, and family members who are seeking assistance and/or education in this field. The ultimate...

New case gallery feature - Display Radiology cases by diagnosis

Radiolopolis Blogs — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:22:08 +0100

And another feature has been added to Radiolopolis: Display cases by diagnosis.This new feature allows you to browse through our entire case gallery by alphabet.1. Just go to the "Case gallery" and click on the link"Review all diagnoses" (red arrow).2. You will then see letters from A to Z.3. Click on any letter and every case starting with that letter will be shown and can be reviewed. (Source: Radiolopolis Blogs)

Internet Addiction and Depression

World of Psychology — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:00:10 +0100

This study reinforces the public speculation that over-engaging in websites that serve to replace normal social function might be linked to psychological disorders like depression and addiction,” the study’s lead author, Catriona Morrison, wrote in the journal Psychopathology. “This type of addictive surfing can have a serious impact on mental health.” Indeed. When a depressed person turns to the Internet to socialize, I’m not at all surprised that they use it for social interaction in chat rooms and on social networking websites. What else would you expect? People who are depressed don’t want to socialize, but the Internet makes it so much easier to do it. It may make a depressed individual feel more “connected” and help them make it throug...

New facebook style toolbar with communication center and featured programs

Radiolopolis Blogs — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:39:29 +0100

We just implemented a new "facebook" like toolbar which is available at the bottom of your browser. This toolbar has several features, such as a "who's online?" alert. This way you stay always and in immediately contact with your colleagues and "buddies"!This feature shows you, which "friends" are online/logged into Radiolopolis so that you may contact these people immediately in a private chat.Since many people are using facebook, we kept our toolbar features and style in a similar Read More... (Source: Radiolopolis Blogs)

Unsuicidal Thoughts

World of Psychology — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:05:08 +0100

People usually mean “mass media” when they refer to media, but it is also many small voices that become a big one together. Social media is media. If you have an account, you are the media. Every update, post and tweet affects readers. September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day and we’re massively talking. We’re talking about how suicide is tragic, and how to access help. Seven months ago, I started an experiment on Twitter called @unsuicide as a peer support resource for suicide prevention. @unsuicide now has about 900 followers and has been a help for some people having a hard time, and shares info with people who aren’t in crisis too. Existing suicide prevention organizations mostly didn’t have Twitter accounts when I started, and as they did appear...

Cleveland Cliinic Online Health Chats

Alzheimer's Reading Room, The — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:45:00 +0100

The Cleveland Clinic is holding a series of live online health chats. They cover a broad array of medical topics and diseases. The chats last one hour and the featured speaker, doctor, is available to answers your questions. You can enter your question(s) in advance of each chat. The quality of these chats is very high and the service is free. To view the list of upcoming chats, and to sign up so you can view the chat and ask your questions go here. If you see chats that might be of interest to relatives or friends, do not hesitate to tell them about the service. Subscribe to The Alzheimer's Reading Room--via Email Popular articles on the Alzheimer's Reading Room Alzheimer's Wandering Why it Happens and What to Do Does the Combination of Aricept and Namenda Help Slow the Rate of Decl...

After Silence

PsychSplash — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:00:43 +0100

URL: http://www.aftersilence.org/After Silence, a community designed to help survivors communicate in the recovery of rape, sexual abuse, and domestic violence. Welcome to After Silence, a non-profit organization, message board, and chat room for rape, sexual assault, and sexual abuse survivors. For: ConsumersTopics: Behaviour Management, Child and Adolescent, Depression, Mental Health, Relationships, Self-harm and suicide, Sexual AssaultFeatures: Articles, Chat Rooms, Forums After Silence, a community designed to help survivors communicate in the recovery of rape, sexual abuse, and domestic violence. Welcome to After Silence, a non-profit organization, message board, and chat room for rape, sexual assault, and sexual abuse survivors. You are not alone, you are not broken, and you can ...

Cleveland Clinic to Hold Online Chat about Alzheimer's and Dementia

Alzheimer's Reading Room, The — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:39:54 +0100

Cleveland Clinic's Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, one of the nation’s top hospitals and home to our nationally ranked Neurological Institute, is hosting a free online health chat from noon to 1:00 PM EDT this Friday, June 19.During this one hour chat Randolph Schiffer, MD, will answer questions regarding the diagnosis, management and treatment options for early stage Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and other mild cognitive disorders.For all the details go here.The Chat will open on June 18, 2009 to allow you to submit questions.Dr. Schiffer, a nationally recognized neurologist/psychiatrist, is the Director of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. Dr. Schiffer's clinical interests include neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and neur...

The Internet Helps Teenagers with Social Relationships

World of Psychology — Wed, 13 May 2009 10:00:48 +0100

Social scientists have had a decade in which to study the use of the Internet by teenagers and adolescents. In a review article published in February, researchers Valkenburg & Peter (2009) found that the Internet — contrary to initial expectations — seems largely to be of benefit to most adolescents. Computer-mediated communication (CMC) stimulates self-disclosure. People who use a computer to communicate with someone else engage in more communications with that person, and the communications results in more intimate self-disclosure. The researchers found that studies that have look at online self-disclosure found that the more teens disclose online, the more likely they are to report higher-quality friendships and more friendship-forming behaviors. Self-disclosure can oc...

Chat with me

Suboxone Talk Zone — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:07:35 +0100

On Wednesday, 4/29 I will be at suboxforum.com for ‘live chat’ from 7:00-8:00 PM, US Central Time. If you are out and about on the internet, stop by and say hi. I don’t have a specific topic, so if you have any questions for me, bring them along. Just go to the bottom of the page at SuboxForum.com and click on the button that says ‘click to join chat’. If you haven’t registered, you will have to do that first– but there is no charge. You can edit the preferences for your account so that you will either receive or not receive e-mails that I send out; I have sent out 3 mass e-mails in 3 years, so you won’t get flooded with them! I am thinking that I will use the e-mail function to send out announcements before similar chat session...

CHAT now on SuboxForum.com

Suboxone Talk Zone — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:29:14 +0100

My computer-genius friend JJ has added chat to SuboxForum.com; Someone go over there and try it and see if it works! I just tried it myself, and it works fine when I was chatting one-on-one with myself… All of this is a work in progress. If anyone has ideas for the blog or forum or anything else, please let me know– info@subox.info is my ‘idea line’. You will note the RSS feed at the bottom of Subox Forum; you can use that to follow the new posts using Outlook or Google Reader or any of the other newsreaders out there. There are also now RSS feeds directly from this blog and from other blogs to the forum, allowing the easy posting of comments to the blog posts or to other comments. Stay tuned: there are still a few ideas up our sleeves… but in th...

Sexual Compulsives Anonymous

PsychSplash — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:00:35 +0100

URL: http://www.sca-recovery.org/Sexual Compulsives Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other, that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from sexual compulsion. For: ConsumersTopics: Addiction, Attachment, Behaviour Management, Depression, Emotional Health, Sexual AssaultFeatures: Chat Rooms, Community and Social Networking, Forums, Glossary, Information Sexual Compulsives Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other, that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from sexual compulsion. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop having compulsive sex. There are no dues or fees for SCA membersh...

Meet Laurey Masterton, 20-Year Ovarian Cancer Survivor Extraordinaire

Libby's H*O*P*E* — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:51:30 +0100

To call Laurey Masterton an “overachiever” is akin to calling Lance Armstrong a “decent” bike rider. …On March 6, 2009, Laurey dipped her rear bicycle tire into the Pacific Ocean (San Diego, CA), and started a 58-day, 3100-mile trek that will culminate in the dipping of her front bicycle tire into the Atlantic Ocean (St. [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*)

Male Survivor

PsychSplash — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:00:27 +0100

URL: http://www.malesurvivor.org/You are not alone. For: Consumers, Consumers, ConsumersTopics: Attachment, Child and Adolescent, Family Therapy, Fatherhood, Life, Self-harm and suicide, Anger, Behaviour Management, Child and Adolescent, Depression, Fatherhood, Sexual AssaultFeatures: Articles, Dictionary, Glossary, Information, Links, Articles, Forums, Information, Links, Articles, Chat Rooms, Collaborative News, Information You are not alone. Welcome to the MaleSurvivor community, which provides resources and support for men who were sexually victimized as children, adolescents, or adults. (Source: PsychSplash)

How was your day?

Whitterer on Autism — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:56:00 +0100

At school pick up we all experience variations on a theme. One child talks non-stop without drawing breath. Another is taciturn but otherwise chirpy. Still other’s are silent and may well have been silent all day. How do we encourage our children to converse? How do we ensure that the channels of communication remain open, not just now when they’re little, but for the future and those doom laden Middle School years?How do you coax and encourage quiet and non-verbal children to converse?Non-verbal is a term that causes a great deal of confusion to many. Surely the non-verbal child is one who does not speak? Whilst this would be a logical conclusion, it would be very far from the clinical truth. This is in part because 'non-verbal' is a liquid term, a shorthand that covers a wide spectru...

Chat on Suboxone Talk Zone; Groups by Web Cam?

Suboxone Talk Zone — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:44:52 +0100

I forgot to mention… I am trying a new widget, halfway down the right side– you can chat to others who are reading the blog. I think you can also steer away to other chat rooms, but what would be the point of that?! While I am at it, a question: I have talked with my local patients about getting a group together for people who would like to make the next step and taper off Suboxone. I am thinking of having a group that meets fairly often, by webcam. We could use one of the free programs out there like oovoo that allows a number of people to talk and see each other, or if anyone knows of a great program, let me know. I have been a part of recovery groups for years– 6 years in aftercare alone, not counting my time since becoming a psychiatrist. There would be organization...

12 Steps Cafe

PsychSplash — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:00:13 +0100

URL: http://www.12steps.org/A fun and cozy place to learn and live the 12 steps. For: Consumers, ConsumersTopics: Psychotherapy, Abnormal, Addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Behaviour Management, Depression, Eating Disorders, Lifestyle, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Personality disordersFeatures: Author Lists, Books, Clinical Tools, Referral, Therapist Directory, Chat Rooms, Forums, Journals, Links A fun and cozy place to learn and live the 12 steps. The 12 Step Cafe supports 12 step programs and those people who follow a path of recovery in their lives. (Source: PsychSplash)

The Psychology of Twitter

World of Psychology — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:22:40 +0100

Twitter is a social networking application that does only one thing — allows the mutual sharing of 140 character communications (called “tweets”). Why the 140 character limit? So you can send text updates from your cell phone as well as the net. If you haven’t used or even heard of Twitter, don’t worry, you’re not alone. As of now, only 11 percent of American Internet users have used something like Twitter (that number also includes people who simply update their status in Facebook, so we don’t know the true, lower number of Twitter-only users) (Lenhart & Fox, 2009). Twitter is a service used more widely the younger you are (up to 20 percent of those under 34 have used it or a status update service) (Lenhart & Fox, 2009). The best way to...

Sunday Night Chat Session

Heroin Addiction Codependence — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:30:00 +0100

I'll be the guest of honor at this Sunday night's salon chat at the Second Road. If you haven't set up your account over there yet, you'll need one to be able to join the session if you're interested in talking to me.Go to The Second Road, and after you set up your account, you can click on the "Chat" tab. The session will take place at 8:30 EST. (Source: Heroin Addiction Codependence)

Skin Picking

PsychSplash — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:00:55 +0100

URL: http://www.skinpick.com/SkinPick.Com is an online Dermatillomania (compulsive skin picking) center, offering comprehensive info about the disorder, as well as an active community. For: AnyoneTopics: Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, General Psychology, Medico-Legal, Self-helpFeatures: Chat Rooms, Databases, Forums, Links, Research, e-learningSkinPick.Com is an online Dermatillomania (compulsive skin picking) center, offering comprehensive info about the disorder, as well as an active community (forum). They have recently launched online couseling service for Dermatillomania patients. (Source: PsychSplash)

Now this is something, uh, unexpected…

Prudence and Madness — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 07:37:21 +0100

As people learned how to use the internet for keeping extensive communication with friends and even utilizing the web to meet strangers, the communities/groups dedicated for different purposes grew. I remember there used to be chat groups specific for the gay and lesbian community, the christian singles, the college singles, and others. But then, it’s only now that I’ve discovered there is actually a Vampire Chat somewhere. And guess what, it caters to, ta-dah, vampires. There’s even free video chat offered! I wonder who these vampire users really are. What will they chat about? And would chat time be limited only to night time (for obvious reasons) or are there “daywalkers” who use it during the day? Pardon the naivete but I’ve yet to...

The new age of the outpatients clinics

Medical 2.0 — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:00:00 +0100

I want to inroduce you with a new concept and a new way of handling outpatient clinic.Its about the clinic of DR. Jay ParkinsonHe offers combination of traditional visits in his clinic with other communication possibilities through and by the web.You can chat with your doctor regarding your physical condition. You can make with him video chats as well. You can maintain your connection with him by email as well.The others communication ways of visiting him can be done only after he knows you personally and i assume understand your current medical status.So he is saving time and costs to his patients and for him too.He is making his medical service more reachable to his patients.I can offer him and can think about other applications that can be used by him as well:1. I mentioned once the ide...

Phobics Awareness

PsychSplash — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:51:33 +0100

is a site set up and run by sufferers of anxiety disorders. The goal of the site is provide people who suffer from phobias, anxiety and panic with a place to share resources with other with similar conditions. It contains basic description of different types of anxiety disorders, chat rooms, discussion forums and guest articles/contributions from mental health clinicians. Registering for the forums is free and thankfully, the site is focused primarily on information and resources (rather than being littered with ads!). My commendation to the website authors for their willingness to provide this free forum for people who battle anxiety disorders. (Source: PsychSplash)

National Invisible Chronic Illness Week Is September 10th Through The 16th.

A Hearty Life — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:35:54 +0100

Today kicks off National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week. It runs September 10th through the 16th. What is an invisible chronic illness? If you have an illness and it can’t be seen from the outside, you have it. That would include diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, autism, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, migraines, chronic back pain, eating disorders, multiple sclerosis and mental illness, just to name a few.Actually over 95% of chronic illness is invisible. Laura from CFS Squared sent me a link to a great website that is officially hosting an area to come together and “feel that there is someone else that gets it”. Go check out all that it offers including… articles, things to buy, chat rooms and a very funny “10 things not to say to a chronically ill person”...

Smorgasboard #2

PsychSplash — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:19:57 +0100

As has been the case for a while now, readers continue to submit sites to PsychSplash for inclusion which I am very happy about! In “issue” #2 of the Smorgasboard series, I run through the latest sites sent to me by keen readers. Annie Books: Author and school psychologist Michelle Fattig and illustrator Josh Fattig have created the “Annie Book Series”, a series of stories about characters Michelle and Josh who have Asperger’s Syndrome and Attention Deficit Disorder. In the books, Michelle and Josh use their unique skills to “fight crime, battle evil, and promote world peace”. Books are targeted specifically at parents, teachers, professionals and children who face the challenges of Aspergers and ADD. Visit the site to learn more (warning! - site i...

Dr., I Thought I was the Patient?

Autism Vox — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:30:21 +0100

Doctors who talk about their own lives with their patients neither establish rapport with their patients; nor do the doctors’ references to their personal live help their patients, according to a study published yesterday in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Today’s New York Times reports: As part of a study on patient care and outcomes, the doctors agreed to allow two people trained to act as patients come to their offices sometime over the course of a year. The test patients would surreptitiously make an audio recording of the encounter. The investigators analyzed recordings of 113 of those office visits, excluding situations when the doctors figured out that the patient was fake. To their surprise, the researchers discovered that doctors talked about themselves in a third o...

Hello? Hello? I'm All Alone Here, Hello?

Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:51:26 +0100

tags: cat, cat chat, streaming video This sweet kitty, named Tiggy, is quite talkative. In this streaming video, she is looking for her people, using auditory cues. Awww ... Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted))

BlogsinMind - community psychology blogging

PsychSplash — Sun, 20 May 2007 05:57:39 +0100

Ever thought of sharing your thoughts, feelings and lessons of the mind with other readers? What about sharing your psychological expertise with like-minded community members. If so, a new project called BlogsInMind from Greg Mulhauser of www.counsellingresource.com fame might be for you. Greg and colleagues have launched a free blogging platform for psychologically-minded consumers. I emailed Greg to find out more about the project. The group at Counselling Resource set up the service when it became apparent that a large proportion of their visitors preferred the blog format over the forum format for participating in ongoing discussions. When they explored it further, it also became clear that many visitors were interested in running their own blogs, curious to learn how websites generate...

Deb Update

Scott's Web Log — Mon, 14 May 2007 15:00:00 +0100

As some of my readers discovered, last Thursday, the chat with Deb Butterfield had to be rescheduled at the last minute. Details on what happened were not readily available other than we were told that Deb ended up at the hospital Thursday night. We were told she was reportedly alright.I wanted to let everyone know that Deb e-mailed on Sunday, and she apologized profusely for missing the chat Thursday evening. She said she was very excited to catch up with old friends and for the opportunity to share her thoughts. But as it turns out, she had a serious reaction to penicillin that had been prescribed (she had never been allergic to penicillin previously), so she drove to the ER and they put her in ICU. She was released from the hospital on Sunday.The good news is that Deb is fine healthwise...

Join Us! Dr. P and the Diabetes Community

The Diabetes Blog — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100

Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, Lifestyle, Research, Services, SupportChat live with Dr. Pugliese, an expert on the immunology and genetics of diabetes at The Diabetes Research Institute. His work has been focused on preventing the autoimmune attack that leads to diabetes. This research is very important for future prevention strategies, as well as stopping autoimmune destruction of transplanted islets. Dr. Pugliese's has studied the role of the thymus gland in the immune system and he describes it as the "school for the immune system". All immune cells are forced to pass through the thymus gland where they are exposed to the antigens present throughout the body. Immune cells that bind to these normal antigens are destroyed, thereby preventing the later destruction of healthy cells. If no...