Links to Ethics Codes Information
Ever find yourself in a situation where you are not sure if you can reach across the table and shake some sense into a client; well here is a one stop source for all your ethical needs.
Saturday, July 31, 2004
Putt's Law
- Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand.
Friday, July 30, 2004
Computer Case Mods
Crazy Case Mod Contest: Meet the Contenders
I want one of these. I particularly like the Wallcrawler.
I want one of these. I particularly like the Wallcrawler.
Stats on Comorbid SA and SMI Disorders
Serious Mental Illness and Its Co-Occurrence with Substance Use Disorders, 2002
Wealth of information here on co-occurring SA and MH disorders.
Wealth of information here on co-occurring SA and MH disorders.
Ah, the wonder of activated charcoal.
eMedicine Health - Activated Charcoal, Description
If you have never had the opportunity to witness activated charcoal in action, you don't know what you are missing. I'm just rounding in from a on-call trip to the ER for a drug overdose. This stuff may be better than combo doses of Haldol and Ativan. It took a rather large, combative patient from requiring the presence of police officers to a projectile-vommiting shell of a person within minutes. This emedicine article explains how activated charcoal does its work.
If you have never had the opportunity to witness activated charcoal in action, you don't know what you are missing. I'm just rounding in from a on-call trip to the ER for a drug overdose. This stuff may be better than combo doses of Haldol and Ativan. It took a rather large, combative patient from requiring the presence of police officers to a projectile-vommiting shell of a person within minutes. This emedicine article explains how activated charcoal does its work.
Thursday, July 29, 2004
The new and improved Sallie McNeil.
Yahoo! News - New Pill May Help Recovering Alcoholics Stay Sober
Did Sallie somehow know this drug was coming and get out before the SA program is disbanded?
Did Sallie somehow know this drug was coming and get out before the SA program is disbanded?
Derek's Big Archive of WalMart Purchase Receipts
Derek's Big Archive of WalMart Purchase Receipts
Derek has a problem. If only we could harness his creativity for good.
Derek has a problem. If only we could harness his creativity for good.
Psychology of Cyberspace
Al Gore's invention has placed us beyond the pale in our understanding of business, entertainment, information exchange, and even interpersonal interaction. Previous models of knowledge in each of these areas have been found to be inadequate with respect to the internet. As a psychologist, I take particular interest in what for lack of a better term can be called the "Psychology of Cyberspace".
I believe that near instantaneous access to information (especailly as broadband service becomes more widely available) is the most significant change the internet has made to society and culture. What used to take a trip to the library, bookstore, or consultation with an expert can now be accessed online (and the information is up to date, not limited by whenever the book was published or by the expert's limitations). Let's take a the area of sports. As a kid, if the Reds played on the West Coast and you couldn't stay up late to see/hear the game, you would have to wait two days for the score to show up in the paper, as it wouldn't even make the next day's paper due to missing the submission deadline for the paper. Now, I can see/hear the game in real time over the internet with statisitics updated pitch by pitch.
In the past, holders of information have held significant power over those needing or requiring that information. To some degree, the balance of power has tilted to everyman (or at least everyman who has a computer and internet access). Keep in mind that it is still primarily white, affluent, males who spend the most time roaming the waves of the internet. In the past month I have done the following things via access to the internet: kept in touch with family/friends hundreds of miles away; made hotel reservations for a trip to Florida; bought multiple items including several hard to find items I could not have found within 100 miles of my home; shared photos of children with others who would otherwise never get to see them; researched multiple projects for work; applied for a loan repayment program; tracked my 401K; checked the weather forecast; keep up with the news; and find others who share some of the esoteric interests that I have. Just ten years ago I would have needed to visit a travel agent, a stockbroker, the post office, the library, and government office to complete all of these tasks. While this is empowering at the individual level, what costs are associated with this instantaneous access to information?
Is the information reliable and valid?
If not, is anyone liable when others rely upon that information to their detriment?
How does intstantaneous access to information on the world wide web affect our expectations for access in other spheres of our lives?
How do we assure (or should we even be concerned about) equitable access to this information for all?
Who is in control of the information?
Should you have to pay for access to the information?
Can you get sued for information you share (or don't share) on the internet? For example, there was a recent suicide attempt in an online chatroom and several people encouraged the young man to kill himself. Are they liable?
I believe that near instantaneous access to information (especailly as broadband service becomes more widely available) is the most significant change the internet has made to society and culture. What used to take a trip to the library, bookstore, or consultation with an expert can now be accessed online (and the information is up to date, not limited by whenever the book was published or by the expert's limitations). Let's take a the area of sports. As a kid, if the Reds played on the West Coast and you couldn't stay up late to see/hear the game, you would have to wait two days for the score to show up in the paper, as it wouldn't even make the next day's paper due to missing the submission deadline for the paper. Now, I can see/hear the game in real time over the internet with statisitics updated pitch by pitch.
In the past, holders of information have held significant power over those needing or requiring that information. To some degree, the balance of power has tilted to everyman (or at least everyman who has a computer and internet access). Keep in mind that it is still primarily white, affluent, males who spend the most time roaming the waves of the internet. In the past month I have done the following things via access to the internet: kept in touch with family/friends hundreds of miles away; made hotel reservations for a trip to Florida; bought multiple items including several hard to find items I could not have found within 100 miles of my home; shared photos of children with others who would otherwise never get to see them; researched multiple projects for work; applied for a loan repayment program; tracked my 401K; checked the weather forecast; keep up with the news; and find others who share some of the esoteric interests that I have. Just ten years ago I would have needed to visit a travel agent, a stockbroker, the post office, the library, and government office to complete all of these tasks. While this is empowering at the individual level, what costs are associated with this instantaneous access to information?
Is the information reliable and valid?
If not, is anyone liable when others rely upon that information to their detriment?
How does intstantaneous access to information on the world wide web affect our expectations for access in other spheres of our lives?
How do we assure (or should we even be concerned about) equitable access to this information for all?
Who is in control of the information?
Should you have to pay for access to the information?
Can you get sued for information you share (or don't share) on the internet? For example, there was a recent suicide attempt in an online chatroom and several people encouraged the young man to kill himself. Are they liable?
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
Psychotherapy Boosts Medication Compliance?
Health News Article | Reuters.com
What's going on here? Are patients improving because psychotherapy increases medication compliance or does psychotherapy also affect brain chemistry like medications? Below is a link to an article by Mark Moran highlighting research that seems to argue that medication and psychotherapy act synergistically to change brain chemistry.
What's going on here? Are patients improving because psychotherapy increases medication compliance or does psychotherapy also affect brain chemistry like medications? Below is a link to an article by Mark Moran highlighting research that seems to argue that medication and psychotherapy act synergistically to change brain chemistry.
Fear of Hell = Prosperity?
The Regional Economist
Not sure what to make of this article, but it is a rather unique take on economic theory. Our tax dollars at work.
Not sure what to make of this article, but it is a rather unique take on economic theory. Our tax dollars at work.
Firefox - The Browser, Reloaded
Firefox - The Browser, Reloaded
If you are frustrated by the seemingly never-ending security holes in Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser, you may want to check out Mozilla' Firefox web browser. I've tried Firefox at several points in its development and the latest version appears to be very stable and offers some unique features such as tabbed browsing.
If you are frustrated by the seemingly never-ending security holes in Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser, you may want to check out Mozilla' Firefox web browser. I've tried Firefox at several points in its development and the latest version appears to be very stable and offers some unique features such as tabbed browsing.
Oxycodone-related ER visits up.
oxycodone: oxycodone, hydrocodone, and polydrug use, 2002; SAMHSA,Office of Applied Studies
Here is an interesting article that provides vivid evidence for the increase in Rx drug abuse and its effects. Crisis directors in eastern Kentucky tell me that Rx drug abuse is at epidemic proportions in their part of the state. I'm sure many of you also remember that our area has had a handful of doctors and clinics indicted/convicted of running pill shops.
Here is an interesting article that provides vivid evidence for the increase in Rx drug abuse and its effects. Crisis directors in eastern Kentucky tell me that Rx drug abuse is at epidemic proportions in their part of the state. I'm sure many of you also remember that our area has had a handful of doctors and clinics indicted/convicted of running pill shops.
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