The Times reports on a genetic test that predicts how patients with mental illnesses such as depression and schizophrenia will respond to drugs is to be offered to British doctors, in a step towards a new era of personalised medicine. [continue reading…]
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Social Networks have been both embraced and vilified by the American public. Go ahead and bellyache about
them, but like it our not they are here to stay.
On March 17, 12010 the Pew Internet and American Life Project was released, it showed that 8 in 10 internet have looked online for health information. Many patients say the internet has had a significant impact on the way they care for themselves or for other. 20% of these patients are going to social networking sites where they are sharing what they know and learn from their peers.
The impact Web 2.0 technologies bring to the balance of power between the client and professional is significant. The challenge for us as psychologists is in just how we will adapt and use this tool to reach out and connect to others in new and exciting ways. [continue reading…]
The National Post’s Saturday Interview features Dr. Fredrick Frese , a clinical psychologist who has schizophrenia
When he was in the grip of his psychosis, Dr. Frese never really had intense visual hallucinations. Nor did he think he could fly. His delusions were coloured more by his fixation on numbers and his role in the military. But with his uniquely scientific bird’s-eye view of the cuckoo’s nest, he stands today as an especially powerful inspiration for anyone whose horizon is expanding out of control.Read more
Source: National Post
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Put on a happy face – and you may live to be 103. Researchers at Wayne State University examining a database of baseball players found that people who smile in photographs live longer than those who don’t. This is the first study to find a link between smile intensity and a biological outcome. [continue reading…]
