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NIMH to move away from DSM

Salvo — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:54:14 +0000

Don’t understand the acronyms? This has to do with federal research of mental health. It raises questions about the ways mental disorders are diagnosed. But moreover, it challenges they way medical professionals think about mental disorders.

Unlike our definitions of ischemic heart disease, lymphoma, or AIDS, the DSM diagnoses are based on a consensus about clusters of clinical symptoms, not any objective laboratory measure. In the rest of medicine, this would be equivalent to creating diagnostic systems based on the nature of chest pain or the quality of fever.

>> Federal institute for mental health abandons controversial ‘bible’ of psychiatry | The Verge

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Busyness is Not a Virtue

Salvo — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:36:47 +0000

“How are you?”

“Oh, you know, crazy busy.”

If you find yourself responding like that, or if you find yourself dealing with lots of people who respond like that, then this blog post is a great read.

>> Busyness is Not a Virtue : iDoneThis blog

How do you deal with feelings of being crazy busy all the time? Or do you feel that way at all?

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Who will you be 10 years from now?

Salvo — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:48:27 +0000

NPR presents a report on a study that showed that most people underestimate the degree to which their personalities and values will change in the future.

>> Read and listen: You Can’t See It, But You’ll Be A Different Person In 10 Years : Shots – Health News : NPR

How often do you stop to contemplate what you will be like in 10 years? I find that such pondering usually leads to snapshots of work and family — but do you ever think about how your values and beliefs will change?

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Explore the Milky Way from your computer

Salvo — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 06:09:19 +0000

From the Google Chrome Experiments comes 100,000 Stars, a virtual tour of our Milky Way galaxy. This is one of the most awe-inspiring experiences I’ve ever had with a web browser. Go play and wonder.

>> 100,000 Stars | Chrome Experiments

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The World We Explore by Sir Ken Robinson

Salvo — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 01:22:55 +0000

More food for thought from Sir Ken Robinson, perhaps the greatest public intellect focusing on the future of education.

“It’s not how creative you are, it’s how you’re creative”

>> Watch: The World We Explore- Sir Ken Robinson Zeitgeist Americas 2012 – YouTube

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