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 'heights'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:59:40 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231597&cid=t_150768_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F02%2F01%2Fjerilyn-ross-leader-in-raising-awareness-about-anxiety%2F Ms. Ross was the co-founder, President and CEO of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to raise public awareness about anxiety and its treatment. She passed away early last month. Below is an obituary for this remarkable woman, Jerilyn Ross, An Advocate for the Anxious, by Benedict Carey as it appeared in the New York Times: Jerilyn Ross, a therapist who helped hundreds of people overcome their worst anxieties and who became one of the country’s most visible and effective advocates for those with mental health problems, died on Jan. 7 in Washington. She was 63 and lived in Potomac, Md. The cause was cancer, said her husband, Ronald Cohen. Ms. Ross was a 25-year-old teacher on vacation in Salzburg, Austria, when she was struck by a ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231597 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:06:33 +0100 3231597 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208698&cid=t_150768_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fwhat-are-phobias%2F Fear of Caves is one phobia Phobia’s A specific phobia is a fear of a particular object or place which is so severe that it affects your way of life. It is possible to develop a phobia for almost anything, but some of the most common phobias are fear of heights, fear of spiders or mice, fear of enclosed spaces (known as claustrophobia) and fear of blood or injections. Many of us feel some anxiety about these things, perhaps realistically since if we did not fear heights, for example, we might have more accidents! But there is a difference between this ordinary reaction and a phobia, which results in a person going to extreme lengths to avoid the object or situation they fear. For example, if you have a phobia for injections rather than just a natural dislike of them, you might be unable ... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208698 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:11:04 +0100 3208698 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2035857&cid=t_150768_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FJ9vZGdd_fzg%2F As in, school closures and budget cuts to programs for autistic children. In Brooklyn, a nationally recognized program for speech and language delayed children, The Little Room, will either be moved from its location in the Brooklyn Heights Montessori School or closed, according to the December 13th New York Times. The Little Room, which has been in operation since 1970, is “one of the most popular and best regarded [preschools for special education students], not just for those enrolled but for dozens of other families who receive evaluations and support services at the school.” Among the factors being cited as reasons for moving or closing The Little Room are the costs incurred from maintaining a small class size (The Little Room’s classes are capped at nine students) a... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2035857 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 07:45:18 +0100 2035857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1856011&cid=t_150768_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F10%2F06%2Fphobias-not-just-fear%2F I was browsing some of my regular news sites and came across an article in CNN.com’s Living section about phobias. (It was actually a syndicated article from a New York Times company, go figure.) In the piece, which actually gets to some good suggestions at the end, it promulgates a common misrepresentation of what a phobia is: A “specific” phobia, or an “excessive and unreasonable fear of a specific object, place or situation,” afflicts about 19 million people in the U.S., according to the Anxiety Disorders Association of America. Okay, that’s fine. That’s the shorthand version of what a phobia is. But the real diagnosis includes meeting all 6 criteria, including this very important one (often overlooked in the mainstream media): The diagno... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1856011 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:41:45 +0100 1856011