As psychologists we’re all about changing lives… It’s Sunday, its raining here in Vancouver and I’ve got a question…. is there a particular song that was a turning point in your life?
In a new collection of essays writer Nick Hornby reveals the 31 songs that have provided a soundtrack to his life:
Here are Nick Hornby’s 31 songs:
1. Bruce Springsteen – Thunder Road 2. Teenage Fanclub – Your Love is the Place That I Come From 3. Nelly Furtado – I’m Like a Bird 4. Led Zeppelin – Heartbreaker 5. Rufus Wainwright – One Man Guy 6. Santana – Samba Pa Ti 7. Rod Stewart – Mama Been on My Mind 8. Bob Dylan – Can You Please Crawl Out of Your Window? 9. The Beatles – Rain 10. Ani DiFranco – You Had Time 11. Aimee Mann – I’ve Had It 12. Paul Westerberg – Born For Me 13. Suicide – Frankie Teardrop 14. Teenage Fanclub – Ain’t That Enough 15. J. Geils Band – First I Look at the Purse 16. Ben Folds Five – Smoke 17. Badly Drawn Boy – A Minor Incident 18. The Bible – Glorybound 19. Van Morrison –Caravan 20. Butch Hancock & Marce LaCouture – So I’ll Run 21. Gregory Isaacs – Puff the Magic Dragon 22. Ian Dury & the Blockheads – Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 23. Richard and Linda Thompson – The Calvary Cross 24. Jackson Brownee – Late For the Sky 25. Mark Mulcahy – Hey Self-Defeater 26. The Velvelettes – Needle in a Haystack 27. O.V. Wright – Let’s Straighten it Out 28. Royksopp – Royksopp’s Night Out 29. The Avalanches – Frontier Psychiatrist 30. Soulwax – No Fun/Push It 31. Patti Smith Group – Pissing in a River
Advances in video technology and a need to reduce medical costs have made interactive telemedicine a growing business. The NYT covers the rise of telemedicine The Doctor Will See You Now. Please Log On.
Spurred by health care trends and technological advances, telemedicine is growing into a mainstream industry. A fifth of Americans live in places where primary care physicians are scarce, according to government statistics. That need is converging with advances that include lower costs for video-conferencing equipment, more high-speed communications links by satellite, and greater ability to work securely and dependably over the
Internet.
Christine Chang, a health care technology analyst at Datamonitor’s Ovum unit, says telemedicine will allow doctors to take better care of larger numbers of patients. “Some patients will be seen by teleconferencing, some will send questions by e-mail, others will be monitored” using digitized data on symptoms or indicators like glucose levels, she says.
Eventually, she predicts, “one patient a day might come into a doctor’s office, in person.” link to read article
The museum Waldemarsudde is showing books and pictures from the treasuries of one of the world’s leading collections of historical medical books: Karolinska Institutet’s Hagströmer Library.
From Vesalius’s muscle mannequins to Lennart Nilsson’s photographs of the microcosmos. From whimsical 16th century bestiaries to original plates of injured soldiers from the American Civil War. From 8 of May to 29 of August Waldemarsudde and Karolinska Institutet are exhibiting medical illustrative art that has rarely, if ever, been on public display. Source:Karolinska Institutet
Katherine C. Nordal, PhD, answers questions about the benefits of therapy in treating mental health disorders.
What can a patient expect at his or her first therapy appointment? How will therapy help a patient in everyday life?
Therapy is a collaborative process involving you and your psychologist, who can help you figure out the best approach to handling your problems. It is important that you have confidence in your therapist and believe in his or her approach. It may take some time to fully understand your psychotherapist’s recommendations so do not hesitate to ask questions. [continue reading…]
