MetaFilter posts tagged with therapy

If you’re going to poke around the bushes, you’d best be prepared to scare out some snakes.

anotherpanacea — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:28:21 -0800

Learn.Genetics

netbros — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:35:03 -0800

grumblebee's post about cell size and scale the other day was quite fascinating. Pulling back to the home for that site, the Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah delivers educational materials on genetics, bio-science and health topics ranging from stem cells to gene therapy, and from epigenetics to heredity. Explore the neurobiology of normal and addicted brains and the genetic contribution to this chronic disease.

Psychological Science?

escabeche — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:14:44 -0800

"Research has shown that numerous psychological interventions are efficacious, effective, and cost-effective. However, these interventions are used infrequently with patients who would benefit from them, in part because clinical psychologists have not made a convincing case for the use of these interventions ... and because clinical psychologists do not themselves use these interventions even when given the opportunity to do so." In Psychological Science in the Public Interest, psychologists Timothy Baker, Richard McFall, and Varda Shoham argue that clinical psychology needs to embrace its status as a science in order to save itself as a profession. If that's too long, Walter Mischel -- yes, the marshmallow guy -- writes an accompanying editorial. : "The disconnect between much of clinical practice and the advances in psychological science is an unconscionable embarrassment..."

Does your insurance cover llama visits?

Lutoslawski — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:21:15 -0800

We have known almost since we first got him that Rojo was "different" from many other llamas we have been around. Rojo is a therapy llama. Based on the philosophy of cospecies healing, Llama Assisted Therapy is a form of Animal Assisted Therapy used to facilitate and stimulate the sensory process. Besides Rojo, other llamas ascending to therapeutic fame are Pisco and Charlie. Finally, Rojo the llama walks the runway.

Living Life to the Full - a free, guided introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

KMH — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:53:16 -0800

A free website that helps you learn to diagnose and work through negative though patterns. Having seen so many posts on AskMeFi about depression, anxiety and related topics, it seemed almost a duty to share this. It's a free website (well, you have to register but it's anonymous and no cash changes hands) that's run by the health service here in the UK. It takes you through a course of small modules which help you to identify unhelpful thoughts and feelings and use simple forms to analyse and develop new ways of thinking using the well-known CBT method. I've often wanted to post this in an answer on AskMeFi, but realised it made more sense to post it once for everyone! CBT is not a magic wand but it can help in addition to other types of therapy. Even though the guy who introduces the modules on this website has a nice, calming voice, probably seeing a real life doctor and counsellor is best!

Aaron Beck & Cognitive Therapy

Non Prosequitur — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:05:20 -0800

“The psychoanalytic mystique was overwhelming. It was a little bit like the evangelical movement.” How Aaron Beck and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helped increase empiricism in psychotherapy.

Congregational Copulation.

gman — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:13:48 -0800

Rev. Ed Young challenged husbands and wives among his flock of 20,000 to strengthen their unions through Seven Days of Sex (perhaps FF to 2:15 on either video). Their site has a comment section.

He was recently on The Colbert Report (Canadian version). But if you make the time to have sex, it will bring you closer to your spouse and to God, he has said. You will perform better at work, leave a loving legacy for your children to follow and may even prevent an extramarital affair.

Neuroses of the Rich and Famous

Weebot — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:15:59 -0800

Psychotherapy in the Age of Obscene Wealth

Just in case...

sondrialiac — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:13:14 -0800

Suppose you have a problem with your thinking, your mood, or your relationships. Come in, sit down, and let the internet help. Meet MoodGym and its newer sister site, e-couch. Of course, you could probably use a real shrink, too. Find one online-personal style, complete with pictures and information about specialties, qualifications, cost, and treatment preferences. You might be prescribed psychoactive medications, aka crazymeds. Did you know that "Lexapro gets rave reviews from the Panic/Anxiety community"? Well, you do now. And to keep it all straight and monitor your progress, PatientsLikeMe will keep track of just about everything about you, Big Brother-style. Don't remember how you felt two days ago? It certainly does. Good luck--and don't lose hope.

Online Analeptic

Kronos_to_Earth — Thu, 29 May 2008 09:41:33 -0800

Blogging could be positively deadly (previously); or (previously) at least stressful, if not lethal. Then again, it might actually be good for you!

It's a new phage in medicine

wsg — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:42:12 -0800

Bacteriophages ("phages" for short) were the only effective treatment against infectious diseases until antibiotics came along during WWII.

Phages are the most ubiquitous organism on Earth. They are naturally occurring viruses that infect bacteria and bacteria only. We live in a sea of phages. Our bodies are more phage than human. There approximately 10 to the 32 power of them around us. That's 10 with 32 zeros behind it.

Antibiotics cannot keep up with evolving infections, while phages naturally co-evolve with the bacteria.

Currently we are in a growing antibiotic crisis and phage therapy is getting a serious look again. Here's a fascinating discussion from National Public Radio.

The Gloria Tapes

Del Far — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:19:22 -0800

In 1975 a young divorced mother named "Gloria" volunteers, in an attempt to find some answers to the problems in her life, to be videotaped being a client to three rather new psychotherapies: Person-Centered Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, and Gestalt Therapy. Not only is she filmed participating in each therapy, she receiving the therapies from the respective founders of each therapy, Carl Rogers (Part 1, sadly it's cut short), Fritz Perls (Part 2), and Albert Ellis (Part 3). They all take the time before each therapy to explain their methods and there beliefs and how the therapy will go.

Life Is Sketch Comedy and God and the Bible

boost ventilator — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:29:23 -0800

Mr. Show skits that became reality . (Warning: mature language)

"Those darn neighbors need waking up, I can tell you, constable!”

Bookhouse — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:41:36 -0800

Cary Grant on LSD. Excerpted from his autobiography.

103 DISEASES CURABLE BY COW URINE

bigmusic — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 22:27:15 -0800

Cow piss heals (a guide)

Apparently, we can rebuild him...

chuckdarwin — Tue, 01 May 2007 12:00:04 -0800

Doctors in London have made the world's first attempt to treat a retinal degeneration disorder using gene therapy. "The researchers aim to restore the activity in these cells and therefore restore vision by implanting healthy copies of the key gene into the RPE at the back of the eye. In other optical news, wired.com is leading with a piece about "Luke 's Binoculars" (yes, as in Skywalker) - a gadget that is meant to provide soldiers with a 120-degree field of view and allow him/her to be able to spot moving vehicles as far as 10 kilometers away by integrating EEG electrodes that monitor the wearer's neural signals. CTTWS, I presume?

If you'll show me yours.

escabeche — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 09:27:09 -0800

Nude Marathon! Psychotherapy traveled down a lot of strange paths in the 60s and early 70s, but perhaps none stranger than the naked group therapy sessions, some up to 48 hours long, supervised by Paul Bindrim. Bindrim's sessions were the subject of a documentary film and an unflattering, thinly fictionalized novel by Gwen Davis Mitchell. Bindrim sued Mitchell for libel. Can descriptions of a fictional character be libelous of a real person? Yes.

Snoezelen

jtajta — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:49:35 -0800

A snoezelen room is a multi-sensory environment that provides comfort for people with severe mental disabilities. They tend to incorporate a combination of visual, aural, and tactile stimulii, but can take many different forms. The rooms generally offer soothing, non-directive therapy, but the effects are hard to quantify. While mostly used with children, some think the snoezelen can help those with alzheimer's or dem entia.

PARO

gottabefunky — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:30:39 -0800

PARO: Seal Type Mental Commit Robot for Psychological Enrichment.

Whip it good

cgs — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 09:43:06 -0800

Whipping cures depression. ”The whipping therapy becomes much more efficient when a patients receives the punishment from a person of the opposite sex. The effect is astounding: the patient starts seeing only bright colors in the surrounding world, the heartache disappears, although it will take a certain time for the buttocks to heal, of course,” Sergei Speransky told the Izvestia newspaper.

Russian urine against a scalpel of the doctor!

unSane — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 06:29:43 -0800

It is imported from Russia in three different flavors. What can't it do?. Why not attend a conference and sing the song. Previously. Skeptical?

Rethink your Shrink!

ubiquity — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 19:30:30 -0800

Here are some alternative therapies you may not have considered. Animal assisted therapy promotes the healing benefits of the animal-human bond. Biblical Therapy provides treatment based on biblical "truths" to strengthen your relationship with Jesus. Color therapy has nothing to do with Spike Lee, and everything to do with your favorite shirt. With Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) you can replace years of therapy with one 90 minute session where you learn to roll your eyes the right way. Feng Shui suggests maybe it's not you, it's your crummy crib. Or perhaps you simply don't get enough Orgone. Doesn't it make you want to scream?

MIT researchers play Borg God

rob511 — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 02:36:30 -0800

New hope for blind hamsters. According to the Guardian, scientists at MIT have repaired brain damage and restored eyesight to rodents using nanotechnology. In the study, minute particles were injected into damaged parts of the brain, and subsequently arranged themselves into a "scaffold" gel throughout the damaged area. The scaffold allowed severed nerves to regrow and form new connections. 75% of test animals' injuries were improved with the new technique. (The article did not note if the test subjects offered any resistance to the therapeutic measures.)

Kick Anxiety/Depression With Reality

dfowler — Mon, 25 Apr 2005 07:36:45 -0800

Shut down the computer, turn off the cell, kick back a minute and see the world in a whole new way .

Robot Friend Ancient Music Fish

dfowler — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 07:57:16 -0800

With My Special Partner, I can drink my way back to the 7th Millenium BCE for ancient music, and the fish’ll tell me how to get home .