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Dirty Dozen on Common Elements of Psychotherapy in WordPress Shortcode
In observance of May being Mental Health Month, this is one of my Dirty Dozen lectures. It’s on the elements that are shared among some of the important psychotherapy methods. It’s in WordPress shortcode. A few pointers: click in the lower right hand corner of the slide if you want to view the slides full…
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Reminder: NAMIWalk Johnson County Today
Reminder: NAMIWalk Johnson County today at Terry Trublood Recreation Area. Registration starts at 8:30 AM.
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Thoughts on Copyright Issues Related to Consultation Psychiatry and Dad Jokes
I want to gas; I mean talk about copyright as it relates to consultation psychiatry or telling dad jokes. By the way, those aren’t the same. I used to teach medical students and residents how to do certain quick bedside cognitive tests for delirium and dementia. Over the years the instructions about how to administer…
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The Dirty Dozen on Delirium in WordPress: A Shortcode Presentation
When I was a consultation-liaison psychiatrist I taught trainees in different ways. One of them was what I called the Dirty Dozen slide sets. They were on various basic topics that are important for psychistrists to know. I tried to put the most important points on only a dozen powerpoint slides. After I started blogging…
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Yet Another Study Affirming Stair Climbing Is Great Exercise!
There is yet another study showing that climbing stairs is great exercise and could help you live longer. It’s not yet published in a peer-reviewed journal, but it was presented at the recent scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Preventive Cardiology. Conclusions were that, compared with not climbing stairs, doing so was…
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Carver College of Medicine Health Sciences Research Day!
Heads up! The Carver College of Medicine Health Sciences Research Day is on April 26, 2024. The event is open to the public. Find your way to the Medical Research Facility (MERF) by google map.
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The University of Iowa Role in the Science Behind Psilocybin for Psychiatric Treatment
On April 9, 2024, the University of Iowa educational podcast, Rounding@Iowa presented a discussion about the study of the use of psilocybin in the treatment of psychiatric and addiction disorders. You can access the podcast below. The title is “Psilocybin Benefits and Risks.” The format involves an interview by Dr. Gerard Clancy, MD, Senior Associate…
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The Story So Far on the House Finch Family
The story so far on the house finch family is that the eggs are intact. We still don’t know when they might hatch. The video from yesterday shows what the birds typically do and I think it would be redundant to make videos daily. The critter cam captured over 400 video and image files in…
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Cat-astrophizing About the Association Between Cats and Schizophrenia Risk
It seems like every few years there is a spate of news stories about the supposed risk of developing schizophrenia from having a pet cat. The bottom line is that there is no direct link, but you can’t tell a reporter that. I mentioned the issue in a blog post about a feral cat in…
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NAMIWalks Johnson and Linn Counties 2024
There is a National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) walk scheduled for May 4, 2024 at Terry Trueblood Recreation Area. See the announcement here.
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