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 'initial'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:39:07 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086262&cid=t_157646_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F30%2Fthe-new-grief-how-modern-medicine-has-transformed-death-and-grief%2F The realities of death and dying have changed profoundly in a relatively short period of time. Why? Thank the ongoing and remarkable advances in medical diagnosis and treatment. As a result of these advances, life expectancy in countries like ours continues to grow. We all die, but modern medicine is getting better and better at staving off death. And because of this the nature of grief has changed. In her groundbreaking 1970 book, On Death and Dying, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross identified a process which she believed individuals pass through when they are confronted with death. At the time, sudden and unexpected death was much more common than it is today. The grief associated with that kind of loss is captured powerfully in Joan Didion’s memoir, The Year of Magical Thinking, which recounts ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086262 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:44:25 +0100 5086262 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036279&cid=t_157646_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F15%2Fsport-psychology-and-its-history%2F My boyfriend, an avid golfer, always says that golf is mainly a game of the brain. That is, your mental state has a lot to do with your success on the course. And, not surprisingly, it’s like that with other sports. Psychology can give players an edge. As Ludy Benjamin and David Baker write in From Séance to Science: A History of the Profession of Psychology in America, “Indeed, in so many instances when physical talents seem evenly matched, it is the mental factors that will make the difference in winning or losing.” That’s where sport psychology — also sometimes referred to as sports psychology — comes in. So how did sport psychology start and evolve? Early Experiments In America, sport psychology’s roots date back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries when se... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036279 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:35:35 +0100 5036279 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4309669&cid=t_157646_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F03%2Fis-science-dead-in-a-word-no%2F A few weeks ago, Jonah Lehrer wrote a somewhat dumbed-down and sensationalistic article for The New Yorker entitled, The Truth Wears Off: Is there something wrong with the scientific method? In it, Lehrer cites anecdotal evidence (and a little data) to support the proposition that perhaps the scientific method — how we scientifically validate our hypotheses with data and statistics — has gone horribly awry. But what Lehrer failed to note is that most researchers already know about the flaws he describes, and diligently work toward minimizing the impact of those issues. The scientific method isn’t broken. What Lehrer is describing is simply science at work — and working. The best response to this essay comes from ScienceBlogs writer PZ Myers, Science is not dead. In... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4309669 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 18:39:15 +0100 4309669 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4036718&cid=t_157646_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F06%2F11-surprising-facts-about-americas-sexual-behaviors%2F Wow, to be a paid researcher in America to study the sexual behaviors of Americans. Now that’s an enticing job. Where do I sign up? Apparently I’d pop on over to Indiana University, as that’s where the latest batch of researchers come from who have something to say about sex in America. As a part of the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior, researchers surveyed a national, representative sample of 5,865 people ages 14 to 94. They recently published some of their initial findings in The Journal of Sexual Medicine. So without further ado, here are 11 surprising facts about sex in America from that survey. 1. Condom use is pretty uncommon. Only 1 in 4 acts of sexual intercourse are protected by a condom. Condoms are, of course, the most reliable method to avoid s... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4036718 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:33:09 +0100 4036718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3244055&cid=t_157646_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FiHF5EFs4q6g%2F AA can be a bridge to recovery The recovery process in Alcoholics Anonymous includes several general phases that people may pass through. These are not time related but are usually dependent on the persons particular circumstances. Initial Sobriety Surrenders to alcohol – accepts alcoholism Begins humble search for self Restoration of physical health begins Restoration of memory begins Restoration of mental functions begins Begins to practice self-honesty Is pre-occupied with sobriety Growth of open-mindedness Lessening of needless guilt Freely discusses alcohol and its problems Mild depression and anxiety lessens Mental functions are more alert Learning Sobriety Accepts and owns their alcoholism Loss of freedom acknowledged and accepted Alibis replaced by sound reasons for sobriety S... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3244055 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:49:22 +0100 3244055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3137649&cid=t_157646_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FIu_VuYVe7SE%2F Hello, everyone. Hope your holiday break was fun and while you continue to unwind, we thought it might be helpful to offer you a few minutes of interesting reading. Meanwhile, we hope to brave the brisk winds to walk our faithful friend shortly. So we’ll leave you with these items for now and resume the usual routine tomorrow. Hope your weekend is going well and you enjoy yourselves… James Goddard, a former FDA commish who was credited with overhauling the agency’s methods for evaluating drugs, died last week of a brain hemorrhage. From 1966 to 1968, he cracked down on exaggerated drug ads, delayed approval of new drug applications until drugmakers backed them up with more testing, and campaigned to take ineffective drugs off the market. A fly in industry’s ointment, he was... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3137649 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:30:31 +0100 3137649 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441691&cid=t_157646_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F27%2Ftermination-10-tips-when-ending-psychotherapy%2F The end of the psychotherapy relationship is a difficult phase of therapy. Perhaps the second most difficult one, next to actually making the decision to try out psychotherapy in the first place and pour your heart out to a complete stranger (albeit a professional). Therapists call the end of therapy “termination,” which doesn’t help in the “let’s give this a warm, fuzzy-feeling name to make it sound as least scary as possible” department. In everyday society, we typically “terminate” bugs or contracts, not relationships. But that’s psychology for you, always promoting psychobabble when simply calling it “ending therapy” would’ve sufficed. Ending any relationship for most of us is not something that comes easily, or is... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441691 Wed, 27 May 2009 10:00:30 +0100 2441691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2326618&cid=t_157646_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F07%2Fmedicare-expands-coverage-of-pet-scans-as-cancer-diagnostic-tool%2F “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final national coverage determination (NCD) to expand coverage for initial testing with positron emission tomography (PET) for Medicare beneficiaries who are diagnosed with and treated for most solid tumor cancers.  This decision applies to PET scans used to support initial diagnosis and treatment for most [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2326618 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:36:08 +0100 2326618