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 'gatekeepers'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:32:53 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3891708&cid=t_237090_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F22%2Fways-people-help-one-another-with-mental-health-issues%2F I often write about the latest research findings in mental health or psychology here, but most of the day-to-day work of helping people with a mental health issue falls onto people in one’s local community. Sure, psychologists, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals do the bulk of the work — individually or in small groups — but always in private and with little notice or recognition. Beyond these front-line professionals, there are hundreds of small organizations, loosely-knit groups, and other advocates who expend constant effort to try and help people learn more about mental health concerns and reach others with their message. At the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), a group of students is being trained to help recognize the signs and symptoms of de... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3891708 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:20:51 +0100 3891708 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3802549&cid=t_237090_136_f&fid=35303&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.assertivepatient.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fassertiveness-pays-off.html After writing the last post about anxiety, and also e-mailing my doctors, I figured I might as well try to call Heather again, because she is the gatekeeper on getting me in for the "gold seeds" consultation. I happened to catch her on the phone--and she was very nice and professional--and she said, "Oh, you're on my list of people to call today," which, at this point, wasn't good enough for me. However, we both stayed friendly, and I now have an appointment with a Dr. Ferguson for next Tuesday, which was the soonest they could get me in. I do think that is OK. Then it will take a day or two to schedule the appointment to actually place the seeds--this is a day surgery, I'm going to be loopy and will need a driver, so the sooner I have that date ... The Assertive Cancer Patient blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3802549 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:26:07 +0100 3802549 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3802550&cid=t_237090_136_f&fid=35303&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.assertivepatient.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fanxiety-city-.html This morning, I was suddenly hit with a wave of anxiety like I haven't experienced in a long, long time. Last Friday, I saw Cyberknife Guy and we agreed to treat the tumors in my spine and sacrum with cyberknife. He went through the whole procedure and the possible side effects and told me what the next steps would be. The very next step is to have some gold seeds planted in my back around the tumor in the sacrum, to help make sure the cyberknife is on target. This procedure is handled by another department at Swedish Medical Center, so Cyberknife Guy and his staff don't have control over the scheduling of my appointment. But his nurse told me if I hadn't gotten a phone call by Tuesday, to let her know. So I waited till the end of the day Tuesday, then called ... The Assertive Cancer Patient blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3802550 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:47:06 +0100 3802550 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2364991&cid=t_237090_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Falastair-campbell-on-mental-health.html Bendy girl, who writes Benefit Scrounging Scum, draws my attention to an odd outburst from Alastair Campbell. Campbell is well known as Tony Blair's PR man and, despite previous differences, is close to Gordon Brown. He has a personal history of alcohol abuse, now under control, and of a severe depressive illness.Whilst the other Alastair was delivering the worst and most dishonest budget in living memory, Alastair Campbell was speaking at an event organised by MIND. One of the other speakers was Henck van Bilsen [who] is a consultant cognitive behaviour therapist who also leads a degree programme in CBT at the University of Hertfordshire. Alaistar Campbell says:[Henck van Bilson] spoke of a 'revolution' taking place in mental health services in Britain. He said the government had taken a... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2364991 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:51:00 +0100 2364991