SIGN guidance on non-pharmaceutical management of depression
28th January 2010
The Scottish Intecollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) published their guidance on "Non-pharmaceutical management of depression" today. SIGN comment: "Depression Alliance Scotland proposed the development of this guideline based on feedback from service users who were seeking information about interventions other than prescribed antidepressants which could be helpful in managing their depression. …
Exercise 4: pedometers can help us walk more
25th January 2010
This blog post is downloadable as a Word format handout Earlier this month, I blogged about exercise safety in "Exercise 1: checking it's safe to start" , about the helpful GPPAQ - General Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire - described in "Exercise 2: UK Department of Health, resources for assessment & …
Writing (& speaking) for resilience & wellbeing 3: personal growth
24th January 2010
They taught me more about, in the midst of all this trauma and suffering and uncertainty - of remaining true to who you are, and what love can be about in those moments. And there are three or four of those that really stand out very strongly, whose lives were …
Different kinds of group, different kinds of friendship
19th January 2010
I'm a member of three different groups, all of which meet occasionally in the evening. Since two of the groups only get together about every six weeks, it's unusual for all three group meetings to occur in the same seven days. In fact I can't remember it happening before. It's …
Exercise 3: US Department of Health & Human Services, resources for assessment & advice
18th January 2010
Last week I wrote about the helpful GPPAQ exercise screening questionnaire in "Exercise 2: UK Department of Health, resources for assessment & advice". This week I'd like to go "over the pond" to visit the excellent advice on exercise provided by the US government. One of the most useful resources …
Writing (& speaking) for resilience & wellbeing 2: traumas & difficulties
17th January 2010
Fear is the mind-killer ... I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. …
Recent research: three studies on sex, three on couples, and one on both!
14th January 2010
I recently asked a computer-literate friend how I could encourage more people to visit this blog (thank you to all who already do!). He said "Write more about sex and violence." Ouch. I replied, rather self-righteously, that I wasn't just interested in increasing website traffic for its own sake - …
Exercise 2: UK Department of Health, resources for assessment & advice
11th January 2010
Last week I wrote a blog post "Exercise 1: checking it's safe to start". In today's post I talk about resources provided by the Department of Health (for England & Wales). They have an excellent webpage on Physical Activity with links to a series of important initiatives including its publication …
Writing (& speaking) for resilience & wellbeing 1: introduction
10th January 2010
The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. Eden Phillpotts You can access a downloadable Word format version of this post by clicking here . Introduction: This is the first in a series of blog posts that aim to provide a brief, "state …
Recent research: articles from December journals
7th January 2010
I read a lot of research. When I find an article of particular interest I download it to my bibliographic database - EndNote - which currently contains over 13,800 abstracts. Every few weeks I scan through all the articles I've found interesting in the previous month (in the general areas …