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0.8 Amps of Happiness

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This is the title of an impressive documentary of treatment with Electroshock or ECT. Three patients are portrayed as they’re being treated with Electro Shock Therapy (ECT) for their depressions. This documentary was made by Saskia Gubbels and her crew.

‘There will come a moment when I decide to lie down in the snow to die. Because living like this isn’t much of a life. It really isn’t. It’s death.’

These are the opening words of Lidwine in the documentary ‘0.8 Amps of Happiness.’ Severely depressed and suicidal, she has tried everything to break free from the downward spiral she finds herself trapped in. Electro Convulsive Therapy (ECT), popularly known as electroshock therapy, is her last resort. This therapy is often effective but has long encountered deep-rooted prejudice and fear. Director Saskia Gubbels intimately portrays three people who undergo electroshock therapy. She captures how depression has completely taken over their lives and those of their families and friends. Will they manage to escape the darkness of depression or psychosis? Will this treatment give them back just a tiny shred of their former state of happiness they so long for?

More on the website 0.8 Amps of Happiness

They also made an English version. I hope they will release it after the first broadcast on Dutch television by NCRV Dokument (NPO2) on February 2nd 2015 at 20:25

 

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Do coincidences exist?

Our brains are very good at explaining from being hyper attentive putting things together for avoiding harmful situations.

Nice video, learn about magical thinking, palindrome, pareidolia and biases such as the selection bias, confirmation bias.

These last two are not very strange to doctors especially those seasoned in clinical reasoning.

 

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Depression and its treatment

Excellent video explaining depression from a neurobiological perspective.

Around one in every 10 people will suffer from depression. Brain regions that control mood are often disrupted in depression. Antidepressant drugs or troubled youth treatments like therapy can offer some relief. By understanding the brain better, our ability to treat depression should also get a boost.

Watch the video to learn about the neural circuits affected in depression, and the molecular and cellular changes that might hold the key to treating it. Created by the editors at Nature Neuroscience: http://www.nature.com/neuro/index.html

If уоu аrе suffering frоm depression уоu аrе nоt аlоnе. Thе good news іѕ thеrе іѕ treatment fоr depression аnd іt іѕ easier tо fіnd thаn уоu mіght think.

Thе fіrѕt step tо treatment іѕ determining іf уоur symptoms аrе psychological оr duе tо аn underlying medical condition. If уоur symptoms аrе associated wіth a medical condition, treatment fоr thе condition usually resolves thе depression. If уоur symptoms аrе psychological іn nature thеrе аrе a number оf options уоu hаvе іn terms оf treatment like using kratom. You can check this review out if you are looking to use Kartom for your symptoms.

Support ѕуѕtеm. Finding a positive support ѕуѕtеm іѕ аn important factor іn treating уоur symptoms. Sоmеtіmеѕ talking wіth ѕоmеоnе аbоut уоur problems wіll make уоu feel better аbоut уоur situation.

Medication. In ѕаmе cases medication іѕ necessary tо treat уоur symptoms, but dо nоt depend оn medication аlоnе tо resolve уоur symptoms. Medication acts аѕ a cover-up аnd оnсе thіѕ іѕ stopped уоur symptoms mау resume.

Stress reduction. Eliminating stressors іn уоur life саn help reduce depression. Wе аll hаvе problems іn life, but learning hоw tо deal wіth thеm effectively саn mеаn thе difference іn bеіng stressed оut оr accepting thе things thаt уоu саnnоt change.

Lifestyle changes. Sоmеtіmеѕ a change іn уоur lifestyle саn decrease уоur symptoms. Regular exercise аnd proper nutrition аrе just thе beginning оf making lifestyle changes. Getting thе appropriate аmоunt оf sleep іѕ аnоthеr key раrt оf making positive changes. A good night’s sleep goes a lоng wау.

Finding thе right treatment plan mау tаkе a little tіmе, but оnсе уоu fіnd ѕоmеthіng thаt works fоr уоu gіvе іt ѕоmе tіmе аnd bе patient. Ovеr tіmе уоu wіll begin tо hаvе a positive outlook оn уоur life аnd уоur future.

 

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The Science of Depression

Good and short video about the possible explanations for the origin of depression. From serotonin, to neurogenesis and genetics. That’s why is important to do always the things that makes you happy, like playing video games with elo boost services.

 

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Your Brain and Video Games

This is an interesting video since it uses video games to explain how your brain works. In this instance in video games. For instance Neural Prediction or the way you estimate a ball coming towards you so to be able to catch it in time. At least before it hits you in the face.

Neuroscience is used to explain this phenomenon. More about sensory gaming, level developing in games, lag and latency compensation etc. all in this interesting video. Finally it explains why we suck at video games(original blog post).


 

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Twitter Psychosis

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This abstract came up in my RSS feed, I was flabbergasted. Could that be true. Is it internet addiction or video game addiction all over again? Reading the full article showed the authors have very little to back up their suggested causal relation between twitter and psychosis. Other factors could more likely contribute to the episode. Moreover, another egg chicken problem.

ResearchBlogging.org
Kalbitzer, J., Mell, T., Bermpohl, F., Rapp, M., & Heinz, A. (2014). Twitter Psychosis The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 202 (8) DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000173

 

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Cocoa workers tasting chocolate for the first time

The farmers who harvest cocoa beans for a few cents in the Ivory Coast never tasted chocolate. Watch their faces when they eat it for the first time.

For us westerners chocolate is just one more thing. It’s inconsequential. We like to eat it, sometimes we get delighted by it for a minute. But more often than not it’s just one more snack to stuff our fat faces with. We don’t think about it and the incredible effort and resources that are required to make it. We take it for granted along with the other billion foods and the other billion other technologies and privileges we didn’t fight for.

 

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Adapt Your Digital Footprint

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Things change, the way yoy think, feel and act will also change during your life. In that sense your digital footprint is always there. Start using the Internet at a later age usually has the advantage of being aware of temporality of things, thoughts and feelings. Students are usually not aware of their digital footprint and they need to be helped understanding their digital footprint. The have to know that it is an integral part of being a good digital citizen. Knowing that you leave behind as you conduct your digital life is useful – and can even help you in some scenarios. How do you delete your digital footprint (or more likely, a part of your digital footprint)? Perhaps their is a non flattering youtube video online or you’re finding too much of your personal information on the Internet. All likely scenarios for students who may not be well informed enough to not put their personal info into every site that asks!

A blogpost with an Infographic has you covered. It’s on Edudemic.

Not only can you clean up your digital footprint but you can also improve your online presence and make a great first impression. See how on Lifehacker.com

Potential employers, business contacts, and people you network with will look you up anyway, so why not make sure what they find is what you want them to know?

 
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