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I just heard the podcast of the April 24 Talk of the Nation program on which Dr. Paramjit Joshi, chief of psychiatry atChildren's National Medical Center, and Mr. David Oaks of MindFreedom International appeared.MindFreedom is an organization that advocates the rights of mentally ill patients, including the right not to be medicated.
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Musing on Myelin --
I read recently about a study that links myelin and schizophrenia. (<hhttp://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleid=24727C44-E7F2-99DF-3A95DD386F68E61C&chanId=sa017) I don't begin to pretend I understand this but what I got from it was this: a type of glial cell, oligodendrocytes, support axons and produce the myelin that insulates the axons ( Read more... ) -
dear doctor --
You know - at least I know - you don't know shit. You are not ignorant. I trust you know about as much as there is know about all the psychiatric drugs you gave me. You know what chemical, which receptor a drug is suppose to affect. You know what result you are looking for. You don't know: what other chemicals and receptors does the drug affect; ( Read more... ) -
Boring is my preferred environment . . . sigh
I joined the Y, again, in an attempt to get back into shape, again, and lose weight, again. I have yo-yo'd in both weight and conditioning since my HI though have never lost the initial pounds I gained when I was first injured. The "oh, I am light-headed, my blood sugar must be low" phase. Now, it is "oh, if I eat something, I'll get some energy" ( Read more... ) -
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I was sadden and angered that we still don't know how to diagnose or treat mild traumatic head injuries. (Raleigh NC News and Observer , Brain injuries baffle war vets, doctors: http://www.newsobserver.com/505/story/564684.htm) We have learned so much about the brain over the past 16 years that I thought the docs would know more, and be more ( Read more... )