Futurehealth - Futurehealth Newsletter of June 30, 2010

By Lynda Thompson
Asperger Syndrome or ADHD
The traits of someone with Asperger Syndrome overlap with ADHD in terms of poor attention and impulsive behaviour so these children are often diagnosed as ADHD.

By Rob Kall
Lynda Thompson; ADD, Autistic Spectrum, Asperger Syndrome

discussion of neurofeedback and biofeedback for ADD, ADHD, Aspergers, Autism, autistic spectrum disorders

By Hyla Cass
Eating Disorders: The Nutrient Solution
As a psychiatrist, I am clearly familiar with the psychodynamic issues underlying eating disorders, and I see psychotherapy as a vital part of treatment. At the same time, I would like to share my experience with observing and treating some of the biochemical underpinnings, hastening recovery and helping to maintain it as well.

By Saberi Roy
The Psychology of Emotions
Explaining emotions and distinguishing feeling and bodily reaction.

By Raymond Andrews
Developmental Neurodiversity Association
One man's experiences as neurodivergent leading him to get involved in the Neurodiversity Movement by starting a nonprofit to help others like himself.

By Siegfried Othmer, Ph.D.
Who Owns Self-Regulation?

We are moving into an age where people are taking responsibility for their own well-being, and that by now includes the domain of most psychopharmacological agents. It will most certainly also include the self-regulation technologies.

By Lewis Mehl-Madrona
More Indian Than Thou

More Indian Than Thou is a current artefact of blood quantum discussion. It disenfranchises many, and seems to contain some of the same political aspects as our oppressors. This article addresses the question of Indian identity. Can a person be an Indian without being enrolled in a tribe. Can a person claim Native American heritage without tribal enrollment and endorsement? What are the politics of "Indianness"?

By Rick Hanson PH.D.
The Self-Transforming Brain; Excerpt from Buddha's Brain; The practical neuroscience of happiness, love and wisdom

What flows through your mind sculpts your brain. Thus, you can use your mind to change your brain for the better--which will benefit your whole being, and every other person whose life you touch.

By Lewis Mehl-Madrona
Community Revisited
Each of us is a neuron in a social brain. We need connectedness to each other to regulate our moods. I propose that the current explosion in the rates of diagnosis of anxiety disorders, depression, and bipolar disorder is relted to our lack of connectedness. We no longer have other people to regulate our moods and emotions. Alternatives to isolation are available and desirable but require us to relinguish some freedom.

By Rob Kall
Lynn Johnson, Anger and Positive Psychology

a wide ranging conversation loaded with practical tips on coping with anger and making happiness happen.

By Lewis Mehl-Madrona
More on the Politics of Indian Identity
Based upon comment on last weeks, "More Indian than Thou" essay, I continue my musings about the politics of Indian identity. I explore the fundamentalist response which argues that pure bloods are more Indian than mixed bloods and that non-status Indians have no business reading about, participating in, or even being interested in aboriginal culture. I argue that this would, in fact, allow the U.S. government to succeed.

By Richard A. Sherman PhD
Why do you need training to effectively incorporate psychophysiological assessments and biofeedback-based interventions
Everyone planning to include psychophysiological assessments and biofeedback interventions in his or her practice needs, at the very least, to take a basic course in biofeedback. A good course will help you understand the relationships between the feedback display, the physiology being recorded, and the disorder being assessed and then treated.

By Lewis Mehl-Madrona
Modern Day Shamanism
Summary: The word "shamanism" has become very popular. But what does it mean and why do traditional North American deplore this word. Traditional healers are accountable to their communities. Others in the anonymous society must face regulation and must prove that they are more beneficial than harmful. The word shaman is no doubt here to stay, but there is an advantage to resisting it in that it brings to attention the di

By Dr. Kathleen Albertson, L. Ac., PhD
The 5 Myths of Acupuncture: Do you Know them?
Does acupuncture hurt? Do I need to continue treatment forever? Is ther physiological change in the body?

Textbook of Neurofeedback, EEG Biofeedback, qEEG and Brain Self Regulation
e-book by Rob Kall and Joe Kamiya with 26 chapters

By Dr. Clare Albright
Neurofeedback in the Treatment of Addiction
Is neurofeedback a helpful adjunct to drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment?

By Vijayaraghavan Padmanabhan
Everything is a play of Consciousness
When we understand that everything in a day's life is a play of consciousness then we can ourselves play with our consciousness

By Rick Hanson PH.D.
Be Glad
Your brain naturally looks for, reacts to, stores, and recalls bad news - both "out there," in your environment, and "in here," inside your own head.

By Vijayaraghavan Padmanabhan
The Philosophy of Mind-Body-Spirit Medicine
Mind-body-spirit medicine allows the unknown to be tackled by the body's built-in mechanisms. Thus the therapeutic potential of mind-body-spirit medicine is unlimited, while the purely biomedical approach confines itself to limits set by the logical mind.

By Dr. Kathleen Albertson, L. Ac., PhD
A Western and Eastern View of PMS Treatment
Western medicine accepts PMS as a "normal" occurrence. Its time to bridge the gap between Western and Eastern medicine in the interest of improving patient care. This article describes how tradtional Chinese medicine addresses premenstrual syndrome.

By Ash Rehn
What is Sex Addiction? Questions from a Narrative Psychotherapy Perspective
This article examines the problems with the idea of Sex Addiction, and the possibilities for revealing more helpful and relevant understandings of problems that come from using the techniques of Narrative Therapy.

By Judith Acosta
The Vibration That Heals: From Verbal First Aid to the Power of Pure Music
The research is being conducted and the evidence is growing rapidly. Sound--not only moves us emotionally, but affects us at a profound, preconscious, cellular level.

By Lewis Mehl-Madrona
Why do we need Stories?
Making up story is what are brains do best. In fact, the default mode of the brain is to idly invent what if and if only stories to so that we can run simulations of our social world. We are designed to fill in gaps in our perception. We must reject much environmental information in order to maintain a stable world map.