By Dr. Gifford Jones Sunday, December 12, 2010
Where is “peace on earth” this holiday season? Problems continue in Iraq and Afghanistan. Senseless killings occur almost daily in our major cities. Women continue to be raped and physically abused all over the world. Daily newspapers and TV news shows repeat the indisputable fact underlying this trend. Most of these crimes are committed by men. So could a frog experiment help to end these senseless acts?
“Please Throw Away Those Old Shoes!”By Dr. Gifford Jones Monday, November 22, 2010
“Who can live this way?” This thought always crossed my mind when I entered the office of my medical colleague. For years, medical journals and other assorted material were stacked a foot or more high all over his desk. In fact, so high that he had to talk to patients in his examining room rather than his office. But it seems he was not alone.
Why Would Princess Diana Want to Cut Herself?By Dr. Gifford Jones Sunday, September 5, 2010
“How did you cut your arm?” a parent asked her daughter. “It happened during a gym class at school”, her teenage daughter replied. But a report from the Mayo Clinic shows that “there are cuts, and there are cuts”, and many are self-inflicted. Why would teenage girls, even a royal princess, want to injure themselves?
Got The Winter Blues? Buy a CatBy Dr. Gifford Jones Sunday, January 17, 2010
What happens when days get shorter, colder and the summer sun is gone? Some people slump into “the winter blues”. But 11 million North Americans take a severe nosedive into “seasonal affective disorder” (SAD). So if you’ve started to feel tired, don’t want to get out of bed, or even see friends, here’s Rx 101 to shake the SAD.
How Embalmed Psychiatrists Could Help PatientsBy Dr. Gifford Jones Monday, July 6, 2009
Are you worried that you may need psychological help? Or have you been diagnosed with an emotional illness and desire a second opinion? Today, getting speedy appointments isn’t easy if you’re concerned about mental illness. But there is a way to solve this dilemma. And also, what should you know about embalmed psychiatrists?
A Revolutionary Way To Beat Stress Without Drugs
By Dr. Gifford Jones Monday, January 19, 2009
Who wouldn’t want to be less stressed these days when each day brings more frightening economic news? But before you reach for Prozac, make note of a new breakthrough non-drug way to shrug off stress, sharpen your mind, enhance memory, sleep like a baby and improve emotional health. The science behind this exciting breakthrough is called “Mind Aerobics”, based on powerful sound technology called “Holosync”, and used by 300,000 people in 55 countries.
Why Do You Laugh? There Is No One With You.By Dr. Gifford Jones Monday, December 22, 2008
What prescription could I write to ease this patient’s trouble during the holiday season? I knew that Prozac or St. John’s Wort was not the answer. Nor could any of the other drugs that I normally prescribe ease her suffering. Finally, I realized the best prescription was staring me right in the face. So as she left the office I wrote a few numbers down on my prescription pad. And I hope that some readers will do the same thing.
Coping With The Mother Of Economic DisastersBy Dr. Gifford Jones Monday, December 8, 2008
Sheer chance had me aboard the Holland America Line in the middle of the Pacific Ocean when the stock market crashed with devastating results. If I’d been in Canada I could have cried on my financial advisor’s shoulders while asking why so much hard earned money was going down the drain. And as the news became progressively worse, I wondered if I could even afford a canoe to return to Canada. So how did my psyche cope with this “mother” of all economic disasters? Hopefully, this advice will help others who have seen their finances melt.
Innovative Teen Programs to Curb the Symptoms of AutismBy Yomin Postelnik Sunday, December 7, 2008
The general rule is that treatment for autism must be delivered in the early stages of a child’s life. To be sure, early detection is critical and can mean the difference between mainstreaming a child or not as he or she gets ready to enter school.
Shock Therapy for DepressionBy Joshua Hill Sunday, May 4, 2008
Sufferers of deep depression may finally have a solution to an illness that can literally debilitate living. Depression is now getting the sort of attention that cancer and AIDS have been getting for years, though it has no doubt affected just as many people over the decades. However even with this new attention, it is neither curable nor necessarily easy to live with.
Depression turns off the music in the mother-baby dance
By Online Friday, May 2, 2008
Your newborn is crying. If it’s a cry of pain, you’re going to respond more strongly than you would to a cry of hunger – that’s the normal pattern.
Dummy Pills, Guns and DoctorsBy Dr. Gifford Jones Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Winston Churchill, Britain’s wartime Prime Minister, remarked, “To almost every question there is an answer that is clear, concise, coherent and wrong”! For years we’ve been told that anti-depressant drugs were the be-all-and-end-all for depressed patients. Now, a recent report claims that placebos are just as effective for many patients. So should doctors use placebos (dummy pills) to trick patients? The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) helps to answer this dilemma.
Anorexia and Suicides; a Sadly Emphatic LinkBy Joshua Hill Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Recently Time ran a story focusing on new research which has shown that suicide in those suffering from anorexia nervosa (AN) is often attempted much more effectively than others.
Acute Stress During Birth Linked to Schizophrenia in ChildrenBy Joshua Hill Sunday, February 10, 2008
We’ve known for some time now that stress is not conducive to healthy living. It affects us in a myriad of ways from something simple like not being able to concentrate, all the way through to raised blood pressure. But in a Time article recently, it was shown that stress can also increase the risk of a child developing schizophrenia later in life if during the pregnancy, the mum suffers from acute stress.
