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SPECT Questioned: Brain Function, Medications and ADD/ADHD Interventions
2008-05-25 00:00:00
SPECT Brain Imaging: SPECT scans can be helpful with many psych diagnoses, even as basic and commonplace as ADD/ADHD - so why write SPECT studies off as *unproven*?
More About: Medications , Function

Amen, Carlat, SPECT and Psych Evidence for ADD/ADHD: Don't look, don't tell
2008-05-25 00:00:00
Carlat says we shouldn't use SPECT for diagnosis? We shouldn't use SPECT tools that we know work to help discover the many missed diagnoses often found under the large umbrella of ADD/ADHD? This question regarding the use of SPECT is more than a simple ADD diagnostic tool.
More About: Evidence , Psych , Amen

Carlat and Amen: Naysayers and the SPECT process have some fallout
2008-05-24 00:00:00
SPECT in the news: Naysayers huddle together and build a straw man - so let's see what you think about terms like "mind reader" and "hype."
More About: Process , Fallout , Amen

Aphthous Ulcers/Canker Sores, Gluten Sensitivity and Unmanageable Behavior
2008-05-12 00:00:00
Report from the Front: The Gluten-Celiac Question Just in the office last week: An "acting out" child, smart, second grade, unable to respond to medications with two previous docs repeatedly adjusting meds to no avail. She is depressed, suffering with ADD, emotionally up and down, diagnosed Bipolar, trials of atypicals...
More About: Behavior

More than just Vitamin D: New Specifics On Vit D3
2008-04-27 00:00:00
Vitamin D3 is more than just Vitamin D and Sunshine Many are recognizing the relevance of Vitamin D3 testing for multiple brain and body applications, but there are some important caveats found in this recent paper: JJ Cannell?, BW Hollis, M Zasloff & RP Heaney, "Diagnosis and treatment of Vitamin...
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Sydney Spiesel MD: The problem with psych drugs
2008-04-20 00:00:00
Report from the front: Just back from Hartford and New Haven CT, and met several interesting physicians, one of whom you will be interested in following through the links in this post: Dr Sydney Spiesel, a busy practicing pediatrician [and PhD who first trained in molecular and cellular physiology with...
More About: Drugs , Problem , Psych

Watching Your Brain Leave: A Neuroscientist Reports on Her Stroke
2008-04-10 00:00:00
Neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor: On TED Talks: Taylor "had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened -- as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding -- she studied and remembered...
More About: Leave , Watching , Brain , Stroke

Dr Russell Jaffe: Notes on Brain, Body and Foxhounds at CorePsychPodcast
2008-04-08 00:00:00
Just posted last night over at CorePsychPodcast the First in a Series [13.5m] of interesting and fun interviews with an important colleague who shares an interesting and stimulating message: Brain science and new information about molecular and cellular physiology are changing the way we practice psychiatry and medicine. Dr Russell ...
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Gluten Notes: Respiration, B12, and Nutritional References
2008-04-02 00:00:00
Gluten Postings This brief note will keep you linked with more interesting information about gluten sensitivity and the medical and psychiatric implications. 97% of celiac disease remains undiagnosed and untreated... and if those are the numbers for celiac, just imagine what's going on with gluten sensitivity. A Book Note: Journey...
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John O'Donohue: Irish Poet Interviewed by Krista Tippett
2008-03-27 00:00:00
Spring Perspectives: Listen to Krista Tippett of NPR Discuss Time and Change with Irish Poet John O'Donohue, one of his last interviews

PsychoTherapy Networker & IITAP: From Isolation to Connections
2008-03-19 00:00:00
Two Meetings, both with similar themes and with many innovative new directions: International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals in Scottsdale - hosted by recovery luminary and international addiction expert Pat Carnes PhD, and his remarkable team - and Psychotherapy Networker >3000 attendees at the Shoreham in DC - hosted by Rich Simon PhD, editor and hundreds of dedicated volunteers.... Both echoed a common theme: the evolution from isolation to connections and real relationships within the treatment community.
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Sagience: For Executive Boomers, Boomer Coaches and Therapists
2008-03-12 00:00:00
Catherine Fitzgerald did Sagience exactly right the first time, and is ready to do it again. - Baby Boomers have their own special perspective on the passage of their time - from brain, to sex, to personal evolution.
More About: Executive , Coaches

A Little Bump on the Head: 6 Tips for Brain Healing
2008-03-12 00:00:00
So often we hear the phrase: "Nothing big, just a little bump on the head." - But the question still arises: what else can we do? These 6 tips address concerns after an injury, even if you didn't get knocked out - even if you think all is well.
More About: Tips , Healing , Bump , Head , Brain

Amen on PBS: The Visionary Finds His Larger Audience
2008-03-05 00:00:00
Let's face it, he has been beat up for years on these matters, and still walks out with a smile, great science and provocative true stories. He is in that phase of science wherein many are claiming it was their idea, ...they figured it out at the same time.
More About: Visionary , Audience , Amen

The Neuroscience of Sexual Addiction: Carnes Leads the Way
2008-03-03 00:00:00
Patrick Carnes and Team Raise the Bar for Addiction Medicine and Recovery: Brain Evidence Enters the Evaluation and Recovery Process
More About: Leads , Sexual , Neuroscience

Psychiatric Diagnosis: Brain Function Changes our Perspectives
2008-02-18 00:00:00
When I began training in psychiatry, almost 40 years ago, much of the diagnostic psychiatric world evolved from affect thinking: depression and anxiety, euphoria, and misperceptions of reality. In a word, we began with a Freudian, affect driven, trauma driven set of patterns.
More About: Brain , Function , Diagnosis , Perspectives

Dyslexia, Brain, ADD and Irlen Syndrome: Scotopic Sensitivity Case Report
2008-02-11 00:00:00
ADD Diagnostics: SPECT findings of ADD were confirmed by psychological testing - but Irlen Syndrome findings arise only from a careful history. And the treatment? - Colored glasses... read on.
More About: Report , Case , Dyslexia , Brain

Solving Crazy Meetings: "Six Thinking Hats" Will Save the Day
2008-01-31 12:53:00
Are you recently promoted to a new administrative post with an unruly mob struggling for control at meetings? You are trying to ride that angry community horse as others shoot darts and struggle for recognition? Is your brain feeling like cold, leftover spaghetti after every meeting? This brief note describes a resource you must immediately read if you ever find yourself in that unbearable predicament: Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono MD, is your ticket to freedom and meeting fun. First a brief background check: I was reminded about Dr de Bono last night as I briefly watched a National Geographic documentary on saving Venice from the sea. [He owns an island in the Venice harbor, just off the city quay.] Go over to this link and just listen for a moment to Edward talk about: The Way the Mind Works and Creativity. I had the privilege working with de Bono as a "Guest Consultant" many years ago ['93] for a most memorable day at H Ross Perot's old offices in Electronic...
More About: Crazy , Meetings , Save

SPECT Imaging Notes: More On Celiac Brain Hypofunction
2008-01-30 00:00:00
Brain changes do appear on SPECT imaging with immune dysfunction: think gluten sensitivity and celiac. Seeing real pathological evidence, bottom to top, does help with believing.
More About: Notes , Celiac , Brain , Imaging

Tips on Medication Management: Finding The Top and Bottom of The Therapeuti
2008-01-28 00:00:00
Why are having so many Black Box Warnings for the use of psychiatric medications? Simple answer: Many do not aim for, do not measure, and indeed don't seek that mercurial Thera peutic Window.
More About: Management , Tips , Medication , Bottom

*Every* Brain in *Any* Recovery: Another Reportable Oversight
2008-01-20 00:00:00
Everyone here at CorePsych knows that brain function is often overlooked - and nowhere is it more frequently overlooked than in the recovery process - not just recovery from drugs and alcohol, but from any addictive, compulsive, repetitive process, from food to sex.
More About: Recovery , Brain

New Year, New Faces, Remarkably Interesting Information
2008-01-09 00:00:00
This spring redo is only the beginning of some important new directions with '08 postings at CorePsychBlog and CorePsychPodcast. New interviews, new faces and some great information.
More About: Information , Interesting , New Year , Faces , Year

Vyvanse Tips for ADD/ADHD - The Squidoo Collection
2007-12-31 00:00:00
Vyvanse at CorePsychBlog: The Vyvanse Dosage/Titration Strategy for ADD/ADHD proved interesting to many, as you can see from the comments.
More About: Tips , Squidoo

Immunity and Chronic Fatigue: Immunosciences on the Radar for '08
2007-12-22 00:00:00
Chronic fatigue: is it a real medical process, or just malingering? Let me ask you a couple of other questions: does chronic fatigue ["CF"] cause ADD... does CF cause depression? Further, does CF encourage a dementia process with brain fog and slowed processing speeds. New answers bring new hope.
More About: Radar , Chronic Fatigue , Immunity , Unit

A Gluten Sensitivity Journal: Useful Notes with Practical Suggestions
2007-12-18 00:00:00
So many in our offices have more questions about Gluten Free Resources. Livingwithout Try this great magazine, Living Without , to stay informed and continue your personal healing path.
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Psychotherapy Networker: Notes on the March '08 Meeting
2007-12-10 00:00:00
f you are a psychotherapist - the Psychotherapy Networker meeting sets the tone for all the rest.
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Smart Brains Debunk Brain Myths: Brain Healing Can Happen
2007-12-07 00:00:00
Information regarding neuroplasticity and the process of brain regrowth, brain healing, and healthy brain development is, in a word, immense. With so many great resources out there I thought I would pull a couple more together for your review.
More About: Smart , Myths , Healing , Brain , Brains

Brain Plasiticity: Not a Dream, But Reality
2007-12-04 00:00:00
There is now widespread consensus among neuroscientists that the brain retains its ability to change throughout life, but that wasn?t always the case. Just a few decades ago, most scientists believed that different areas of the brain were ?hard-wired? shortly after birth to handle different aspects of brain function.
More About: Reality , Dream , Brain , Ality

Never Give Up: Healing The Brain, Brain Plasticity
2007-11-30 00:00:00
The interesting news about brain injury and aging: specific interventions can encourage brain/dendritic plasticity, brain healing, and [one of my favorite terms:] neurodendritic rearborization. Hang on it gets easier if you read more about it.
More About: Healing , Give , Brain , Give up , The Brain

Check out CorePsych Books
2007-11-18 00:00:00
I put some notes on most of the books at CorePsych Books , and invite you to make suggestions regarding books you have found helpful
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