I thought it quite important to share this email. It really makes the opiate epidemic take on a new shape: depression, unrecognized, is being treated with opiates in the majority of cases of chronic opiate use. That’s how I read it. How about you? Joris NB. I am allowed to forward this email […]
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I wanted to quickly update the readers about Bounce Back, an eight year old program put on by the Province attempting to extend mental health care in BC. They recognized the gap in services, listened to the growing evidence for effective CBT online (equal outcomes to in-person), and grew their website and phone-based delivery service. […]
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It hit me today: current psychiatry diagnostics is “brain-less” and empirical. An analogy between diseases of the heart and diseases of the mind will forward my argument: Cardiac chest pain is not a disease of the heart, nor is depression a disease of the mind; both are just symptoms. [def. Disease: a disorder of structure […]
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I am compiling some recognized, reputable, free or affordable, evidence-based Internet-based programs that individuals can use to get treatment for mental health without seeking out a therapist, which may be a scarce resource in their local community–or, may be an unaffordable option. These sites are worth visiting, and by the way, I have no personal, […]
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Light therapy is an excellent option for depression, regardless of season, and has a response rate comparable to pills. This article reviews some issues to consider and offers great link to earlier studies on light therapy. The best website I know of that covers this treatment is http://www.cet.org. The article: http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/bipolar-disorder/light-box-therapy-treatment-all-seasons?cid=tw
I have been reassuring my patients that lithium staves off dementia, citing research using lithium to treat Alzheimer dementia. Yet, I had worried about a few earlier studies linked it to more dementia. Now this article from the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry find no link either way. It appears we need more research. It suspect it […]
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This article points out that not everybody who hallucinates or is paranoid has schizophrenia. Thus, there is considerable hope for those with borderline personality disorder and psychotic symptoms, who will slowly mature out of the condition and eventually be free of intense emotions and psychosis. This is a public, open source article. http://pdfs.journals.lww.com/co-psychiatry/2013/01000/Psychotic_symptoms_in_patients_with_borderline.21.pdf?token=method%7CExpireAbsolute;source%7CJournals;ttl%7C1428898346779;payload%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;hash%7CW6kfgpSkPgjYCuMuRsad1w== Psychotic_symptoms_in_patients_with_borderline.21.pdf
The basics: The mind and body are greatly effected by the trillions of microbes which dwell within your gut. Eat well, use probiotics and prebiotics, and thus foster the growth of beneficial organisms in your intestines. Keep a healthy intestinal lining (with a healthy, high fiber diet): This will keep the toxic products of pathogenic organisms within […]
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Dr. Joris Wiggers 