Going to a relaxing zone in a natural park such as the river, waterfall, lake of garden with virtual reality and doing relaxing exercises supported by a relaxing narrative effectively reduces stress and anxiety. Virtual reality showed better improvements than video or audio although the latter two also reduced stress and anxiety. We found a significant difference between the three conditions and an interaction effect between time and condition for participant’s ability to reduce their heart rate (HR). Specifically, participants in the VR condition were better at reducing their HR and significantly improved their emotional state during experimental sessions .....read more »

Most are afraid of greater online disclosure than offline disclosure. The computer luring us towards more information about ourselves than would probably be safe. Self-disclosure is the voluntary and verbal communication of personal information to a targeted recipient. It has three dimensions: frequency, breadth, and depth. Frequency of self-disclosure refers to the amount of information revealed, disclosure breadth is the range or diversity of self-disclosure topics, and depth is the intimacy of personal information divulged. Results of scientific research differ from more self disclosure online to more disclosure in face to face contacts. A recent systematic review focused on self-disclosure between .....read more »

Been faced with this question almost every morning this video got my attention. Not only can it advice you on your tie but it can also update you on your health. It can read the headlines which you can transfer to your phone for reading later. Interested, view the video for all the capabilities of this magic mirror. Which tie an unimportant question for you? Not for me, and this is just the first drawer.... Related posts: Should a Psychiatrist Wear a White Coat? The Words (and Deeds) that Brought Down the Berlin Wall About Mirror Neurons ..read more »

Beautifully done.... Image-maker Alexander Tsiaras shares a powerful medical visualization, showing human development from conception to birth and beyond. (Some graphic images.) Related posts: What Happened in Your Birth Year The Birth and the Many Uses of Twitter Visualizing the medical data explosion ..read more »

Simply amazing....or as he says: "It's fun....fun" Strapped to a jet-powered wing, Yves Rossy is the Jetman -- flying free, his body as the rudder, above the Swiss Alps and the Grand Canyon. After a powerful short film shows how it works, Rossy takes the TEDGlobal stage to share the experience and thrill of flying. Related posts: Grand Rounds 4#49 at Rural Doctoring Made It Into A Grand Round: Smack Down The New Grand Rounds is up at Sharpbrains ..read more »

The New Grand Rounds is up at Sharpbrains the weekly edi­tion of what’s best in the health and med­ical blo­gos­phere. This week, twenty four blog­gers share data, insights, ques­tions, reflec­tions and more. Enjoy! On Improv­ing Care Check it out, all very valuable posts by medbloggers, Sharpbrains: Grand Rounds: Best of Health and Medical BloggingRelated posts: Grand Rounds: Diversity Grand Rounds 5.47 is up: Cost Containment In Healthcare Grand Rounds at See First ..read more »

Diagnostic errors are hot these days. this subject is of importance for patient safety and as such attention on this subject has increased. Previously I wrote about a diagnostic error, the availability bias. There are many more possible cognitive diagnostic errors to be made by physicians. Some diagnostic errors are more common in psychiatry. Fundamental attribution error: the tendency to be judgmental and blame patients for their illnesses (dispositional causes) rather than examine the circumstances (situational factors) that might have been responsible. In particular, psychiatric patients, minorities, and other marginalized groups tend to suffer from this Cognitive Dispositions to Respond. Cultural .....read more »

Always like a very different view of matter of opinion. Via Annemarie Cunningham discovered a thought provoking blog post: rethinking medical education from The Health Care Blog. Based on all the new medical technologies, super specializations, increasing cost of medical care, and cost of medical education, a new approach to medical education is put forward. This appraoch is mainly focused on shortening the duration of medical education in the US. Nevertheless, these ideas are worth considering also in Europe and the UK. This blog post proposes the following structure for medical education: Two years of medical education taken by all students. .....read more »

Amazing video about the brain with nice visual support. The same way we begin to understand a city: by making a map. In this visually stunning talk, Allan Jones shows how his team is mapping which genes are turned on in each tiny region, and how it all connects up. Related posts: How deep brain stimulation works for Parkinson’s Disease How the brain works while it is improvising The Brain and how it works ..read more »

Funny video, so enjoy on this November day Charlie Todd causes bizarre, hilarious, and unexpected public scenes: Seventy synchronized dancers in storefront windows, "ghostbusters" running through the New York Public Library, and the annual no-pants subway ride. At TEDxBloomington he shows how his group, Improv Everywhere, uses these scenes to bring people together. Related posts: Hands on experience on video about electroshock therapy Gel Health, Conference About The Patient Experience in Health Care Who are more likely to experience flow? ..read more »