Five Ways To Stop Shiny Object Syndrome
Long before“Shiny Object Syndrome” was coined as a term, an insignificant blogger from Utah referred to a similar condition and called it Multi-Irons Syndrome. Are they the same thing?Shiny Object Syndrome — The Fancy Term for Something You’ve Been Doing All Your LifeThere is often a difference between what an expression means when it is coined and how people end up using it. People often don’t see eye to eye on these things. One group will insist on the academic or dictionary usage of a term or word, while the popular usage tromples all over them. Irregardless, we don’t have a lot of contro...
Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - September 25, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: ADHD Depression Goodreads Source Type: blogs
Drug Prohibition Teams Up With Central Planning to Harm Patients —Again
Jeffrey A. SingerThere ’s a national shortage of the stimulant Adderall, used to treat people with ADHD. The drug, a combination of dextroamphetamine and amphetamine, is strictly controlled by the Drug Enforcement Administration. As it does with opioids, the DEAsets quotas on the amount of the drug each manufacturer may produce in the coming year. These quotas are based upon what the agency believes the population of the United States will need in the coming year —what F.A. Hayek would call a “fatal conceit.”According to theWall Street Journal, a labor shortage caused production delays for Teva Pharm...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 17, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
Bookwork Entry 8
After meeting with a care manager at the University of Utah ' s COVID Long Hauler clinic, I gained some new information that explained what I ' ve been going through this year. I ' ve been needlessly hard on myself for not getting over something that has impacted me greatly and will continue to impact me greatly for months to come.I also point out recent successes, which shows me that this was a good project to undertake. I will overcome this illness. I will make my goals. This journal is helping me analzye things that have been overwhelming me for some time as well as allowing me to rethink overly agressive goals that may...
Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - September 17, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: ADHD Bookwork Journaling Writing Source Type: blogs
ADHD: Brain Fog Is No Laughing Matter. Well, Maybe Just a Little
Call it brain fog, absentmindedness, or a senior moment, but sometimes when your ADHD brain goes on the fritz, you’ve just got to laugh.I am here today to tell you that playing Sudoku dailywill not improve brain fog. I know. I’ve tried multiple Sudoku books& apps, Sudoku with words, and there’s a Sudoku game out there for the Nintendo Switch that would let me play with fluffy blobs of cats, but I’m not entirely convinced that will work either.Adults with ADHD deal with brain fog on a general basis, so over the years I figured doing mental activities to improve my concentration and presence of mi...
Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - September 8, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: ADHD Goodreads Source Type: blogs
ADHD Fixation: The Dark Side of Hyperfocus
A lot is made of ADHD’s super power of hyperfocus. I’ve written about it onseveraloccasions over the years as well. I’ve even created aToDo List technique to simulate it!Should we really label hyperfocus as a superpower, though? I have always been painfully aware ofthe downsides to hyperfocus. I’ll even avoid undertaking certain tasks because I know that I’ll slip into hyperfocus and loose track of time and the events around me. It’s not always a desirable state of mind to be in.Normally,adults with adhd might as well be hamsters on a wheel, furiously running, but not getting anywhere. S...
Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - August 27, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: ADHD Goodreads Source Type: blogs
Bookwork Entry 7
This process may seem dull, but it works extremely well for me, especially since I ' m dealing with Post-COVID brain fog. Writing slowly by hand is helping me sort out my thoughts. In this entry, I decided the fate of the second novel. It ' s nice to imagine that I can simultaneously write two novels while blogging weekly while juggling Great White sharks and chainsaws on a unicycle, but I have to be honest with myself.(Mobile browsers only display the first page. Please view the text entry after the embedded PDF …) 24 AUGUST 2022Bookwork 7: Family visits and fatigue have halted the geeky server work. I hope to get ...
Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - August 25, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: ADHD Bookwork Journaling Writing Source Type: blogs
Disabilities and Accessibility in Health IT: The Need Is Constant – Part 1
Of all industries, health care above all should provide accessible web sites to support people with disabilities or special needs. Our field deals disproportionately with the elderly and with people who suffer a range of disabilities, physical and mental. Furthermore, the field is getting more and more digital with wellness sites, telehealth, and fitness devices—so making them accessible is crucial to making health care accessible.
Caroline Jerome, a designer who is a partner and chief creative officer at TBGA, pointed out to me that digital technologies have expanded the options available to disabled people. Accommodati...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 23, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Ambulatory Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC accessiBe Accessibility Ada Brandon Cooper Caroline Jerome Digital Health Accessibility Disability Dylan Barrell Get Source Type: blogs
Digital therapeutics pioneer Akili Interactive Labs goes public, raising $150M+; trades down 49% first day
Akili Interactive is the latest company to go public via SPAC deal (Boston Business Journal):
Boston’s Akili Interactive Labs Inc. is the latest Massachusetts-based company to go public after completing a reverse merger — in a year of market turmoil that saw few local firms passing the threshold between private and public status.
Shares of Akili started trading on Monday on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the new ticker symbol “AKLI” after the company completed its previously announced reverse merger with Social Capital Suvretta Holdings Corp. I (Nasdaq: DNAA), a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC.
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Source: SharpBrains - August 23, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Technology & Innovation Akili Interactive Labs AKLI cognitive Cognitive-impairment digital medicine digital therapeutics DNAA EndeavorRx neuropsychiatric neuropsychiatric diseases SPAC Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links –20th August 2022.
Here are a few I came across last week.Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment-----https://www.digitalhealth.net/2022/08/ai-predictive-trial-staffordshire-hn-reduce-ae-admissions/AI predictive trial in Staffordshire reduces A&E admissions by 35%A trial which looked at how existing patient data could be used to predict those most likely to need hospital care has led to a 35% reduction on average in A&E attendances across Staffordshire.Jor...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 20, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Bookwork Entry 5
The technical hurdles have been overcome, and I come to a decision regarding blogging. This is a slow process, but I ' m glad I ' m going through it. Regardless ofMulti-Irons Syndrome, I need to focus on only one or two projects if I want to publish a book by the end of the year.This is a journal I am writing on my Kobo Elipsa eReader. (Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey)
Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - August 13, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: ADHD Bookwork Journaling Source Type: blogs
Bookwork Entries 1-2
While I was sick from October 2021 to April 2022, I allowed myself to pile on new projects as a coping strategy. It worked. Having new plans helped keep me focused forward. Now that my health has taken a turn for the better, however, I need to spend my time wisely. It ' s time to rid myself of cruft, and focus on the most important projects. This is a journal I started keeping on my Kobo Elipsa eReader. (Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey)
Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - August 11, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: ADHD Bookwork Depression Journaling Writing Source Type: blogs
How much should you trust BetterHelp, Talkspace, Cerebral and other mental health start-ups touted by celebrities?
When Pat Paulson’s son told her he was feeling anxious and depressed at college, Paulson went through her Blue Cross Blue Shield provider directory and started calling mental health therapists. No providers in the Wisconsin city where her son’s university is located had openings. So she bought a monthly subscription to BetterHelp, a Mountain View, California, company that links people to therapists online.
Her son felt uncomfortable with his first BetterHelp therapist. After waiting several weeks, he saw a second therapist, whom he liked. But she wasn’t available the following week.
Despite the switch and the wait, P...
Source: SharpBrains - July 11, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Kaiser Health News Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Technology & Innovation 8 billion minds American-Psychological-Association BetterHelp cerebral medication mental health start-ups mental healthcare talk-therapy Talkspace teletherapy Source Type: blogs
That Time ADHD Helped Me Win a Couple of Auctions
The problem with chronic illness is that it's boring. I don't mean for the person stricken in bed and suffering. Who cares about them, right ⸮ I am referring to everybody else who finds the subject duller than a twenty-four hour CSPAN marathon. When the chronically sick try to tell others about their struggles, they are likely to receive no small degree of exasperation from people who can't hide their dismay, as if to say"What? This again?"Of course, not everybody is so callous, and even if they are, they aren't likely to be so open about it. They'll smile at you, nod their head sympathetica...
Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - July 8, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: ADHD Goodreads Journaling Source Type: blogs
How Diet Can Reduce ADHD Symptoms (M)
ADHD is a developmental problem characterised by excessive activity, impulsive behaviour and inattention. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - June 30, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: ADHD subscribers-only Source Type: blogs
The New Buzz: These Are The Top Examples Of Digital Therapeutics
Digital Therapeutics or DTx in short is one of the latest buzzwords in the digital health ecosystem. Unlike others (NFT, Metaverse just to name a few) however, we see DTx as a meaningful trend that has the capacity to bring short-term, substantial improvements in personalised healthcare.
What is Digital Therapeutics?
The definition by the Digital Therapeutics Alliance, the main professional hub is:
“Digital therapeutics (DTx) deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions that are driven by high-quality software programs to prevent, manage, or treat a medical disorder or disease. They are used inde...
Source: The Medical Futurist - June 21, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Digital Health Research Future of Medicine Health Sensors & Trackers Telemedicine & Smartphones software chronic pain apps cancer care mental health DTx digital therapeutics eczema Atopic dermatitis sleep disorders Source Type: blogs
