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 'complicated'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:19:05 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4747651&cid=t_109078_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F24%2Fanalyzing-the-thinking-process-interview-with-diane-halpern%2F Diane Halpern is a professor of psychology at Claremont McKenna College; she is the former president of the American Psychological Association and former president of the Western Psychological Association.  Halpern has won many awards for her teaching and research, including the 2002 Outstanding Professor Award from the Western Psychological Association, the 1999 American Psychological Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching, and the Silver Medal Award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.  She has also authored a variety of books. Here are some of Halpern’s views on the thinking process. What is the goal of critical thinking?  Is critical thinking rational thinking? Critical thinking is good thinking or clear thinking—it involves analyzing the think... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4747651 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 12:16:37 +0100 4747651 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4498293&cid=t_109078_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F19%2Fshould-you-tell-your-boss-about-a-mental-illness%2F Many people struggle with the question of whether or not to tell their bosses about their mood disorders at work. Washington Post columnist Amy Joyce wrote an excellent article on this a few years ago. I have included the first few paragraphs below, but urge you to read the rest of her article, as it gives no straight answers but explores that terrain with great depth. If you have depression or some other mental illness, what do you do about work? Hope no one notices? Disclose your illness early on and trust that your boss will understand? Should You Tell is a complicated question. There is no right answer, and there are some risks to consider. I discovered this years ago after watching a movie at home with two friends. One of them looked up, scared. She hesitated. And then she let it out:... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4498293 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:39:08 +0100 4498293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3876917&cid=t_109078_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2Fn8v66MRJmVw%2F This is a question I’ve been asking myself for some time now. It seems like everything has a longer instruction manual, more undecipherable terminology, and more pieces to break, than ever before. My job at work has become incredibly complicated as the State of California keeps multiplying their requirements for student data. My cell phone has so many bells and whistles that it just seems like a bundle of complexity. My car has over 16 buttons on the steering wheel alone and over 25 more on the radio… what are all these things?? So here is a question… Is anything getting simpler? Does anything just work, anymore? Can I actually say… I know how this operates without an instruction manual? Well… I’ve run into three things lately that seem to fit the bill. 1. A Good Book. Yes I c... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3876917 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:16:10 +0100 3876917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3723304&cid=t_109078_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2F6-tips-to-a-simpler-lifestyle%2F2010.07.03 I like to pass on good tips, and these ways to simplify your life make a lot of sense. The constant stress we feel because life is so complicated isn’t good for our health. Here are six tips to have a simpler lifestyle: 1. De-Clutter Your Home Look around. If you have piles of paper, too many “things” and nic-nacs laying around, it’s hard to think clearly and function. An open, clear space allows our minds to feel open and more peaceful. Tackle one room at a time. Be ruthless and donate or toss everything that isn’t useful, beautiful, or has special memories. 2. Limit Family Activities Try to force family members to choose only those activities that are most important. Many of us are over-scheduled and have no time to “just see where the day will t... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3723304 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:00:00 +0100 3723304 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3710560&cid=t_109078_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Funiversity-hospitals-and-the-3-for-1-doctor-swap%2F2010.06.29 As doctors increasingly become physician-employees, there’s no longer a need to share resources with university specialists: Three University of Virginia cardiologists have been told by the Augusta Health board they will lose their hospital privileges next week, impacting the 2,500 patients the doctors serve. Augusta Health officials [Crow] told the doctors in a letter that they won’t be able to treat their patients in emergencies or otherwise at the hospital in Fishersville. Crow’s statement said the board is limiting cardiology department participation to doctors “under contract to Augusta Health.” Augusta Health has four cardiologists on staff, and will soon have a fifth, he said. Limiting cardiology participation to the hospital’s own doctors will allow Augusta Health �... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3710560 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:00:00 +0100 3710560 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3687176&cid=t_109078_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F14307444%2F1ifi38%2Fneuromarketing%7EWhen-Complicated-Is-Good.htm When it comes to products, “complicated” is rarely a compliment. Would you buy a computer advertised as “complicated?” A piece of furniture that claimed, “complex assembly required?” An automobile that promoted the fact that it had a complicated fuel injection system? In each case, those descriptions would be a drag on sales, [...] CommentsIt's an interesting approach. Complexity may actually work on ... by Megan ZunigaSometimes to be clever you have to be crazy! by AlexandrePlus 7 more... (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3687176 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:25:43 +0100 3687176 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2670881&cid=t_109078_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fimproved_prolonged_grief_disorder_criteria_to_help_bereave.htm Andrew Hyde PLoS Medicine Identification of criteria for the detection of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) appear able to identify bereaved persons at heightened risk for enduring distress and dysfunction, says a new study in this week's open access journal PLoS Medicine. The results support the psychometric validity of the criteria for prolonged grief disorder and should be included in the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-V) and the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-11), say the authors. Dr Holly Prigerson from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts and her colleagues conducted a field trial to develop and evaluate algorithms for diagnosing prolonged grief disorder based on a set of sym... Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2670881 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:47:00 +0100 2670881 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2040374&cid=t_109078_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Flinkblog%2Fjump%2F%3Fi%3D507527 Steps to ease the pain for those mourning the loss of someone close (Source: Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info) Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2040374 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:08:00 +0100 2040374 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1852537&cid=t_109078_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F10%2F04%2Fis-grief-a-mental-disorder-no-but-it-may-become-one%2F Pages: 1 2 3 Next »     Single Page Imagine this scenario. Your seven-year old son is riding his bike, and takes a nasty fall. He has a gash on his knee that looks pretty bad, but you get out your first-aid kit, clean the wound, put a little iodine on it, and cover it with a sterile gauze pad. Two days later, your son complains that his knee hurts a lot and that he “feels crummy.” He didn’t sleep well the night before, and his face seems a little flushed. You remove the gauze pad and notice that his knee is red and swollen, and there is a foul-looking, greenish liquid oozing out of the wound. You get that sinking, “Uh-oh!” feeling, and decide you had better have your family doctor take a look at the knee. As you are about to drive off, your friendly neig... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1852537 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:23:20 +0100 1852537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1826156&cid=t_109078_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Flinkblog%2Fjump%2F%3Fi%3D506072 12 page guide produced by the U.S. National Child Traumatic Stress Network (Source: Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info) Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1826156 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:40:00 +0100 1826156 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1798100&cid=t_109078_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F09%2F17%2Fcan-sadness-lead-to-depression%2F It’s a vexing question and one that Dr. Ronald Pies tries to address in a recent New York Times piece, I think with great aplomb. The answer is, of course, “Yes,” but does sadness always lead to depression? And that answer is, of course, “No.” Has psychiatry and psychology simply medicalized ordinary “sadness” to become a mental disorder diagnosis? To these critics, psychiatry has medicalized normal sadness by failing to consider the social and emotional context in which people develop low mood — for example, after losing a job or experiencing the breakup of an important relationship. This diagnostic failure, the argument goes, has created a bogus epidemic of increasing depression. The truth of the matter is almost always more complicated a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1798100 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:35:22 +0100 1798100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1538266&cid=t_109078_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fcraving_lost_love_the_brains_addictionreward_center_and_p.htm This study is the first to compare those with complicated and noncomplicated grief, and future research in this area may help psychologists do a better job of treating those with complicated grief, according to Mary-Frances O'Connor, UCLA assistant professor of psychiatry and lead author of the study. "The idea is that when our loved ones are alive, we get a rewarding cue from seeing them or things that remind us of them," O'Connor said. "After the loved one dies, those who adapt to the loss stop getting this neural reward. But those who don't adapt continue to crave it, because each time they do see a cue, they still get that neural reward. "Of course, all of this is outside of conscious thought, so there isn't an intention about it," she said. The study analyzed whether those with compli... Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1538266 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:13:00 +0100 1538266 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1458507&cid=t_109078_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F05%2F21%2Fdiscrimination-prevalent-amongst-nursing-homes%2F If you’re an older person with a history of mental illness, you may be denied admission to a nursing home. That’s the chilling report of widespread discrimination from the Leader-Telegram (WI), in a story about how many local nursing homes don’t even both to pre-screen potential residents who have a history of mental illness. The article sadly reinforces the mental illness stigma, associating mental illness with “behavior problems.” Most people with a mental illness do not have accompanying “behavior problems” (unless someone is defining a behavior problem as being sad and depressed). What it comes down to is that people don’t want to be bothered with complicated cases, when they have their choice of paying customers with less complicated... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1458507 Wed, 21 May 2008 13:04:43 +0100 1458507 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1337940&cid=t_109078_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F03%2F31%2Fhow-drug-reps-work%2F Have you ever wondered how drug companies spend hundreds of millions of dollars in marketing their drugs to the docs who make the prescribing decisions? To me, it always seemed a little like voodoo — give a doctor a pen and they’ll prescribe more of your medication. Well, it turns out it’s more complicated than that. Not a lot more complicated, though, if you substitute “food” for “pen,” and throw in a healthy amount of data mining done on each doctor’s prescribing patterns. So the drug rep goes into the doctor’s office often knowing the doctor’s prescribing patterns far better than the doctor himself. Dr. Danny Carlat has the full story, and while gift giving is a big part of it, prodigious use of data mining and small talk als... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1337940 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:36:58 +0100 1337940 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=515141&cid=t_109078_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F01%2Fthought-for-the-day-cancer-for-the-layperson%2F Filed under: All Cancers, Daily news, Thought for the DayCancer is a complicated disease often described by those who know it well in confusing medical, technical, and scientific terms. There's a way to understand it in simple terms, though. And a recent CBS news story features a great run-down on the disease, its causes, how it grows, and more.Think about this: Cancer refers to any one of a large number of diseases characterized by the uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells. These cells have the ability to infiltrate and destroy normal tissue and can spread -- metastasize -- throughout the body. Cancer is caused by damage in the DNA. DNA is like a set of instructions for cells and tells cells how to grow and divide. Normal cells can develop mutations in their DNA but can repair mo... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=515141 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 515141