Back to School and Cognitive Dissonance
The term cognitive dissonance means to have conflicting feelings, beliefs, or behaviors that cause internal discomfort. It can also describe the feeling of disappointment one feels when things do not go as anticipated. With schools across the country returning to their own personal version of a new academic year this month, students, teachers, staff, and parents collectively face the potential for repeatedly experiencing different forms of cognitive dissonance.
The rural Georgia county I reside in is fortunate to have a low number of local cases and our school system has returned in person, with the option to go online. ...
Source: World of Psychology - August 24, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bonnie McClure Tags: Children and Teens College Parenting Students Back To School Cognitive Dissonance coronavirus COVID-19 online education virtual learning Source Type: blogs
How psychiatry has changed over the years
I grew up in a small mill village in northwest Georgia. When things did not go right, someone got sick, or we had an accident, or we needed a sports physical, we would head around the circle to the entrance to the mill complex, just across the grassy field from my house, and see Dr. […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 18, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/greg-smith" rel="tag" > Greg Smith, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act At 10 –A Stocktaking
Yaniv Heled (Georgia State University), The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act At 10 –A Stocktaking, Texas A&M U. J. Prop. Law (2020, Forthcoming): On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA)... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - August 14, 2020 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
How COVID-19 Harms Our Mental Well-Being – And What to Do About It
It’s been months since America first learned of the potentially deadly virus we’ve come to know as COVID-19 or coronavirus. After months of stringent lockdown mandates and emerging in public once again only to have the coronavirus reappear in hotspots across the country as mask wearing and social distancing practices waned, it’s not looking good for a complete reopening of our nation.
Indeed, in numerous (and growing numbers of) states, lockdown requirements and other restrictions are again being ordered. As the mental health toll to our collective well-being mounts, medical experts urge everyone to take proactive m...
Source: World of Psychology - August 7, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Suzanne Kane Tags: Mental Health and Wellness Self-Help anxiety coronavirus COVID-10 pandemic Stress Worry Source Type: blogs
Post #51 Our Family ’s School Decision Making Process
My boys do not want to wear pants.A small factor, but part of the reason they campaigned for remote learning. My daughter, who generally prefers clothing, remained on the fence.The remote vs. in-person learning decision has so many different factors it is very difficult as a pediatrician to give families a single clear answer.As new data emerges, it further confounds a family ’s decision that seemed crystal clear just 2 internet articles ago.Several people have asked point blank, “What are you doing for your own kids?”If I have left your text unanswered or have not replied to your email or Facebook comment, I apologi...
Source: A Pediatrician's Blog - August 1, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
Lying For The Win
When you ’re Trump, with little positive to run on, your paths to reelection are few: preventing as many Democrats as possible from voting, and attacking your opponent. When the opponent is Joe Biden, you’re mostly limited to lying: your specialty. (Also, you have your son-in-law help a bipolar hip-hop a rtist to run, to suck Black voters from Joe. And welcoming, while denying, Russian help, as before.)Biden, Trump tells us, will “take away your guns. Destroy your Second Amendment. No religion. No anything. Hurt the Bible. Hurt God. He’s against God. He’s against guns…” He also babbled about buildings with no...
Source: Surgeonsblog - July 31, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Sid Schwab Source Type: blogs
Problems and Insights within NBC ’s Report on H-2A Abuses
ConclusionI have asked NBC to correct its report with respect to the claim that 5,000 H-2A workers were cheated out of their wages in 2019, since it is incorrect, but so far no correction has come. It would have been nice if they had quoted at least one worker supportive of the program (there are hundreds of thousands) or quoted a proponent of the program that wasn ’t an employer (which may have caught some of the issues above). Another bit of missing context is the fact that entirely aside from the H-2A program, some employers in every industry sometimes lie and defraud U.S. workers too. They fail to pay them what they ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 31, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: David J. Bier Source Type: blogs
Podcast: Your Gut Instinct is Bad For Your Relationships
While caring for his wife as she struggled with a severe nervous breakdown, Dr. Gleb Tsipursky put the cognitive strategies he’d long been teaching others to work on his strained relationship. After seeing the incredible impact it had on his marriage as a whole, he decided to write a book to share these relationship-changing communication strategies.
Join us as Dr. Tsipursky explains why going with your “gut” can actually backfire and shares 12 practical mental habits you can begin using today for excellent communication.
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Source: World of Psychology - July 30, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: The Psych Central Podcast Tags: Communication General Habits Interview LifeHelper Marriage and Divorce Podcast Relationships The Psych Central Show Source Type: blogs
Are Surging State COVID-19 Cases Due to Early Reopening?
Alan Reynolds"How Coronavirus Cases Have Risen Since States Reopened" inThe New York Times July 9 claimed, " Florida and South Carolina were among the first to open up and are now among the states leading the current surge. In contrast, the states that bore the brunt of cases in March and April but were slower to reopen have seen significant decreases in reported cases since. Average daily cases in New York are down 52 percent since it reopened in late May and down 83 percent in Massachusetts " (which reopened May 18).The purpose of this note is to question whether or not it is accurate to simply attribute the " current ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 24, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Alan Reynolds Source Type: blogs
Coronavirus Pressure
For quite a while my home state of Nevada was seeing less than 200 new coronavirus cases per day. Then the casinos, bars, and many other local businesses were allowed to reopen. I soon saw the stats creeping up to 300-400 new cases per day… then to 500-1000 per day. Now we’re around 1400 new cases per day. Hospitals are filling up and getting close to capacity. We’re also seeing more days with double-digit deaths from the virus.
This isn’t too surprising, especially given what Rachelle and I saw when the Vegas Strip started to reopen. Nevada’s infection rate has gone up 10x in the past 5-6 ...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - July 18, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Creating Reality Source Type: blogs
The Death Cult Goes Even More Insane
I don ' t think there is a name for this particular psychiatric disorder. Even very young children have what ' s called " object permanence. " They know that if you hide something, it ' s still there. Now the " Administration " has ordered hospitals to stop reporting data on items such as bed availability and ICU availability to CDC as they have done for decades, and report instead to a new office within HHS.And so of course the data has suddenly disappeared.Since the pandemic began, the CDC regularly published data on availability of hospital beds and intensive care units across the country. But Ryan Panchadsaram, who hel...
Source: Stayin' Alive - July 16, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Inside Schizophrenia: Impact of Schizophrenia in Minority Communities
Rates of psychosis are more strongly influenced by ethnicity and socioeconomic status than any other mental health condition. In this episode of Inside Schizophrenia host Rachel Star Withers, a diagnosed schizophrenic, and co-host Gabe Howard discuss the impact of schizophrenia in minority communities. Guest Sakinah “The Muslim Hippie” joins to share her experiences in mental health care.
Highlights of “Impact of Schizophrenia in Minority Communities
[01:00] The realization
[02:08] Sociology definition of the word minority
[04:30] The stats of mental health and minorities
[09:00] Diagnosing differences
[12:00] ...
Source: World of Psychology - July 15, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rachel Star Withers Tags: Inside Schizophrenia Mental Health and Wellness Podcast Psychiatry Psychology Racism Stigma brain Mental Disorder Mental Illness Minorities Minority Populations Source Type: blogs
TWiV 636: Georgia State viral
From Georgia State University, Vincent speaks with Chris, Andrew, Priya, and Richard about their careers and their work on Ebolaviruses, rotavirus, and antiviral drug development. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 636 (68 MB .mp3, 113 min)Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Show notes at microbe.tv/twiv (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - July 9, 2020 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology antiviral drug ebolavirus IFN immune modulation influenza virus innate immunity measles virus respiratory syncytial virus rotavirus viruses Source Type: blogs
Featured Health IT Job: Cerner SurgiNet Analyst
We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Cerner SurgiNet Analyst position that was posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Cordea Consulting and is available in Georgia. Here’s a description of the position: Position Title: Cerner SurgiNet Clinical Analyst Required […] (Source: EMR and HIPAA)
Source: EMR and HIPAA - June 17, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Health IT Jobs Tags: Career and Jobs Healthcare IT Cerner Jobs Cerner SurgiNet Jobs Cordea Consulting Cordea Consulting Jobs Health IT Jobs Healthcare IT Jobs Job Seekers Source Type: blogs
The Foreign Policy Blob ’s Alarmist Response to Trump’s Partial Troop Withdrawal
Ted Galen CarpenterGiven the reaction from advocates of Washington ’s foreign policy status quo in Europe (and nearly everywhere else in the world), one might think that President Trump’sreported decision to order a modest drawdown of 9,500 U.S. troops stationed in Germany was a crime akin to Gen. Benedict Arnold ’s defection to the British during the American Revolution. NATO partisans portray the move as a betrayal of America ’s democratic European allies, an impulsive, dangerous gesture, and a geostrategic gift to, wait for it …Vladimir Putin.Council on Foreign Relations scholar Philip Gord...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 9, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Ted Galen Carpenter Source Type: blogs
