Google has recruited big names to advise the company on health care. The rumour is that this could be the start of a new service. Google might be working on a way for people to store their medical records online, according to the Wall Street Journal health blog Related posts:Google stores Patients’ Health Records Google and Microsoft battle on health Google Health, One More Step ..read more »

I use scenes form movies very often when teaching medical students about psychiatry. The benefit of those scenes are that you can see psychiatric symptoms and patients in a very condensed form. Not all movies or scenes can be used. For instance it is hard to use "A beautiful mind" for teaching on Schizophrenia because you'll have to show a very long excerpt of the movie to make your point. Shine is also an example of a movie which you'll need to show at considerable length in order to show the students psychiatric disorder. There is even an entire website .....read more »

Finding optimism is a great blog. A lot of information about depression. I cannot beat that blog. The recent post is 94 resources on treating depression. An excellent collection of links. Also informative links about ECT with one of them I hadn't seen before. Another I did find a while ago Related posts:Optimism and Depression 2007’s Best of the Web – Blogs for Depression Finding Credible Health Information Online: MedLibs Round 1.8 ..read more »

In my Google Reader it keeps coming up that elderly men and women have Low Bone Mineral density with Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRIs) Use. SSRIs are the most used antidepressants. Other antidepressants such as tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) do not have this effect according to the abstract of this article in the Archives of Internal Medicine.The problem is that depression also causes bone density loss, so is it due to the drug or the disease? Other antidepressants such as tricyclic antidepressants do not cause this diminishing of bone density, at least according to this article.Needs to be continued. Related posts:We can’t .....read more »

Med-SourceAlthough it is difficult to see how often this blog is updated it hosts a lot of information for medical students. For instance links to sites with free medical text books, useful websites and reference material. Related posts:Selection Of Medical Students Blog writing for professionalism in medical education 25% of Medical women students experience sexual harassment ..read more »

The American Medical Association’s is thinking about recommending the inclusion of “Internet/video game addiction” in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (a.k.a. DSM), the standard-setting catalog of mental illness.According to an article in the Wall street journal online.Luckily the final decision will be up to the American Psychiatric Association, which oversees the DSM. To my opinion a lot of research has to be done to proof it even exists. Is there proof of withdrawal symptoms?You might have guest this author plays a lot of games, on and offline.Maybe we shlould make a poll which games are played .....read more »

The eye opening story about one of the most controversial medical treatments in history.At this site from the publisher of the film you can view a trailer and buy the DVD. Through candid and intimate interviews with patients, doctors, and other experts, the film explores the myths, mysteries, and realities surrounding electroconvulsive therapy, a medical procedure used, most effectively, in treating severe clinical depression. ECT works by inducing seizures in a patient through electrical impulses to the brain. One of the interviewed is Kitty Dukakis, wife of the three-term Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis.I bought the DVD, will review it when .....read more »

ECT for bipolar disorder is underused to my opinion. This article on HealthyPlace.com is an excellent description of the use of ECT with bipolar disorder Related posts:Bipolar Disorder Overview in a Slideshow Bipolar Disorder; Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment. Long Term Side Effects of Electroconvulsive therapy in Bipolar disorder ..read more »

A call for vistors to this nice blog to reveal there inspiration for bloggingI hope it grows fast! Related posts:Hands on Blog For Deep Brain Stimulation 11 New Sites and Blog posts with information about Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) Terrific introduction to blogging, book review ..read more »

Healthy eating and depression. A publication from the Mental Health Foundation, a UK charity for everyone's mental health. You can also read it online. Research in this area is still underway so it is not possible to draw any firm conclusions but the evidence does suggest that it is worth trying to follow a healthy diet in order to protect our mental health. Related posts:The Diet Plate, food and depression 8 Healthy Habits Aren’t So Healthy That You Don’t Know Healthy Living Blog Tips Carnival ..read more »