Hypnosis: 8 Myths Most People Believe
Are those under hypnosis mentally weak, helpless, unable to lie or maybe asleep?
It is true that hypnosis can achieve all sorts of fascinating effects. Amongst other things, people can:
have visual or auditory hallucinations,
move their bodies without intending to,
and feel less pain.
But much of what many people believe about hypnosis is total and utter rubbish. Here are 8 very common myths:
Myth 1: Only the mentally weak can be hypnotised
This isn't true. In fact the exact reverse is probably more true. The higher your intelligence and the stronger your self-control, the more easily you are hypnotised.
That's because e...
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - July 9, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
The Immigration Bill and Public Health: Less Rhetoric More Facts
The Senate is expected to vote this week to pass its sweeping immigration bill, the latest step in the highly-watched push for comprehensive immigration reform that began in full force earlier this year. With reports that the House is working on its own version of a reform bill, it appears that Congress may be poised to pass the biggest piece of legislation since the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Debates on immigration reform have inspired comparisons to the latter, another extensive, controversial measure on an often emotionally-charged topic.
As members of Congress debate a path to legalization for undocumented immigrants, ...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - June 25, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Advocacy Cost Coverage Policy Health Reform Politics Source Type: blogs
Are patients stupid ?
Sometimes doctors get very upset by how poorly informed their patients are . They find it very frustrating when patients know so little about their medical problems ; and they feel that the time they have to spend on explaining the basics of human anatomy and physiology to their patients could be better used making the right diagnosis or doing treatment procedures. They believe that every patient should have enough background knowledge about their own body – and cannot understand why patients are not willing to take the time and trouble to learn more about their most precious possession – their own body. The general pe...
Source: The Patient's Doctor - June 12, 2013 Category: Obstetricians and Gynecologists Tags: doctor patient communication stupid patients caring doctors Source Type: blogs
Arrogant, moi? Investigating narcissists' insight into their traits, behaviour and reputation
Braggarts who hype their own achievements while derogating those around them can fare well in a new situation. Their confidence appeals and they may achieve high status at first. But over the longer term evidence suggests that narcissists are harmful to themselves and others. They alienate people and their work performance is scored poorly by bosses. So why do they persist? Do they have insight into their narcissism? Do they realise what other people think of them? A new study aimed to find out.
Erika Carlson surveyed two samples. One was made up of 86 undergrads, who answered questions about themselves and also provided ...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - June 4, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Christian Jarrett Source Type: blogs
I'm in a serious dilemma, and need some insight.
by Brady Kinesia (Posted Thu May 30, 2013 3:20 am)If medicine is the only acceptable profession to your parents, and furthermore they believe that you need to get there as fast as possible, then circumventing "pre-medical" entirely by going overseas gives you a big jump. So that chronologically you'd be ahead of schedule by 3 or 4 years. Also, the military institution where you would be going is a 'known variable', so you don't have to go through the uncertainty of the USA med school application process. Counter-argument is: that there should be a time for a kid to be kid, and given that your parents could afford to send y...
Source: Med Student Guide - May 30, 2013 Category: Medical Students Source Type: forums
Top medicine articles for April-May 2013
Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles in medicine for April-May 2013:
Antibiotics for COPD exacerbations: Further Evidence of Benefit http://buff.ly/WOANHG
Diet does not work: substituting dietary linoleic acid in place of saturated fats increased the rates of death - BMJ http://buff.ly/WOAZH5
The Physician in US Cigarette Advertisements, 1930–1953 (illustrated review) http://1.usa.gov/VcuA7W via @Skepticscalpel
Nearsighted kids may get worse in winter http://trib.in/VcvmC1 -- Myopia progression seem to decrease in periods with longer days and to increase in periods with shorter days. Children should ...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - Blog - May 22, 2013 Category: Professors and Educators Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: blogs
The problem with Indian hospital websites
Most leading Indian corporate hospitals take pride in the world-class medical services they offer. They tom-tom the fact that they have state of the art technology and skilled doctors who offer extremely cost effective medical care . They boast that they perform advanced surgeries at a fraction of the cost which hospitals in the USA charge. While this is true, what amazes me is how much of a blind spot Indian hospitals have regarding their websites
While it’s true that may have exactly the same 128 slice MRI scanners and robotic surgery facilities which Mayo Clinic has, their websites are light years behind. The public ...
Source: The Patient's Doctor - May 4, 2013 Category: Obstetricians and Gynecologists Tags: Indian hospitals Indian hospital websites Source Type: blogs
Too Many ADHD Voices in My Head
This article today isn't about juggling multiple assignments, but it is about the downsides of Multi-Irons Syndrome. I discovered I wasn't working with my ADHD, but against it. Because of that, my writing voices were cross-pollinating. How was I working against my AD/HD?My blogs are cheeky yet concise. My novels are whimsical & descriptive. My technical writing is fact filled and sales-speaky. My journals are often pretentious. And my social media writing mood is all over the map. Writers refer to this as voice. Each type of writing has a style, and within that style each author has his or her own unique voice—the so...
Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - March 29, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Tags: Coping Writing ADHD Source Type: blogs
Marfan’s Disease
Pathophysiology of Marfan’s disease
Marfan’s disease is
1) disease of connective tissue
2) marked by dilation of aorta and aortic dissection in a young person
Signs and Symptoms
1) tall stature with long lower torso
2) long limbs and digits
3) pectus carinatum (pigeon breast)
4) inguninal hernias
5) hypermobile joints
6) severe chest pain
7) lightheadedness
8) retinal detachment
9) myopia
10) bilateral subluxation of lines in outward and upward direction (ectopia lentis)
11) aortic regurgitation
12) mitral prolapse and “floppy” mitral valve
13) abnormal head (enlarged supraorbital ridges)
14) kypho...
Source: Inside Surgery - March 17, 2013 Category: Surgeons Authors: Editor Tags: Pediatrics Surgpedia ectopia lentis FBN1 lens subluxation rfibrillin 1 Source Type: blogs
Solutionism: are all healthcare issues transparent and self-evident processes that can be easily optimized, if only the right algorithms are in place?
I've ordered this book: "To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism" by Evgeny Morozov.I've read some excerpts prior to its delivery and find them fascinating. Emphases mine:... Alas, all too often, this never-ending quest to ameliorate—or what the Canadian anthropologist Tania Murray Li, writing in a very different context, has called “the will to improve”—is shortsighted and only perfunctorily interested in the activity for which improvement is sought. Recasting all complex social situations either as neatly defined problems with definite, computable solutions or as t...
Source: Health Care Renewal - March 5, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Tags: Ddulite solutionism Evgeny Morozov Source Type: blogs
Improve Quality and Lower Costs on WIHI
February 21, 2013: Clinicians and Financial Staff Can Improve Quality and Lower Costs – Stories from the Frontlines, Part Two (2:00 – 3:00 PM Eastern Time)Featuring:Norman E. Dascher, Jr., FACHE, CEO of Acute Care – Troy and Vice President, St. Peter’s Health Partners, Northeast Health (Troy, New York)Lucy A. Savitz, PhD, MBA, Senior Scientist, Institute for Healthcare Delivery Research, Intermountain HealthcareKatharine Luther, RN, MPM, Vice President, Hospital Portfolio Planning and Administration, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)Catherine Abbott, RN, MSN, Administrator, Performance Improvement, Ha...
Source: Running a hospital - February 20, 2013 Category: Health Managers Source Type: blogs
A New ECRI Institute Study On Health Information Technology-Related Events
As I wrote here, I was a reviewer of the report in the PA-based, ECRI Institute-conducted study "The Role of the Electronic Health Record in Patient Safety Events." ECRI studied the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System database for HIT-related errors. The ECRI Institute is an independent organization renowned for its safety testing of medical technologies and reporting on same, and that "researches the best approaches to improving the safety, quality, and cost-effectiveness of patient care." I've mentioned it and its bylaws in this blog in the past as a model for independent, unbiased t...
Source: Health Care Renewal - February 9, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Tags: You heard it here first healthcare IT anecdote healthcare IT risks PA-PSRS Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority ecri institute Source Type: blogs
ECRI Institute PSO Uncovers Health Information Technology-Related Events in Deep Dive Analysis
As I wrote here, I was a reviewer of the report in the PA-based, ECRI Institute-conducted study "The Role of the Electronic Health Record in Patient Safety Events." ECRI studied the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System database for HIT-related errors. The ECRI Institute is an independent organization renowned for its safety testing of medical technologies and reporting on same, and that "researches the best approaches to improving the safety, quality, and cost-effectiveness of patient care." I've mentioned it and its bylaws in this blog in the past as a model for independent, unbiased t...
Source: Health Care Renewal - February 9, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Tags: You heard it here first healthcare IT anecdote healthcare IT risks PA-PSRS Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority ecri institute Source Type: blogs
Drunk eyewitnesses are more reliable than expected
Imagine you are on a jury: would you trust the testimony of a drunk eyewitness? In a surprising new study, Angelica Hagsand and her colleagues report that drunk witnesses performed just as reliably as sober witnesses at recognising a criminal in a line-up.
One hundred and twenty-three students (60 per cent were women; average age 25) were split into three groups - one third drank orange juice for 15 minutes; another group spent the same time drinking enough orange juice mixed with vodka to reach a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level of .04 per cent; the final group drank enough vodka and orange to reach a BA...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - January 31, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Christian Jarrett Source Type: blogs
The 7 Worst Motivational Quotes On Pinterest
After having a good old rant in my lost post 5 Easy Ways TO Piss Of A Life Coach, I thought I’d carry on the ranting theme for just one more post seeing as I’m on a roll.
I regularly post motivational quotes to my Facebook page, and unless it’s not immediately apparent I will sometimes also explain what I think makes that quote so cool.
Of course for the large part motivational quotes are subjective. What may have one person pumped and ready for action may go straight over the head of the next.
A number of the quotes I use come from Pinterest and it really is an amazing resource for this kind of thing.
Unfortunately ...
Source: Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : - January 19, 2013 Category: Life Coaches Authors: Tim Brownson Tags: Life Coaching motivation motivational quotes pinterest Source Type: blogs
