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WPC's Center for Health Care develops patient-centered solutions to reduce costs and improve the availability and quality of health care for businesses and individuals, providing the only detailed, independent critique of health care issues available in the Northwest.
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ObamaCare is four years old – what does implementation look like?
by Roger Stark, MD, FACS and WPC Health Policy Analyst
, April, 2014President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, four years ago, yet the sweeping health care law remains unpopular with Americans. The Rasmussen poll reported in early March 2014 that 56 percent of voters had an unfavorable opinion of the ACA. This number has not changed significantly over four years. Many early supporters of the law, including some labor unions, are now dissatisfied and oppose Obamacare.
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Washington Policy Center's Annual Eastern Washington Health Care Luncheon is one of WPC's most anticipated policy events each year. The 250+ attendees include state legislators, candidates, agency staff, business owners, the biotech community, patient advocacy groups and industry representatives. This year will feature Katie W. Mahoney, Executive Director for Health Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, who will address the changing health care policies surrounding Obamacare's implementation.
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Obamacare's Implementation Problems: More than just a broken website
Dr. Roger Stark, MD, FACS, WPC Health Care Policy Analyst
, November, 2013On November 14, 2013, Dr. Roger Stark, WPC Health Care Policy Analyst, was invited to testify in Washington, D.C. before the Congressional House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on the Affordable Care Act. Dr. Stark's testimony follows.


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The First Issue and the Letters of Support
Despite all the legal finery and distinctions about all the things you must prove to get your license back, the truth is that there are, in most cases, really two main things you need to prove to do that. It's not that the others don't matter, it's just that if you can't prove the two we'll talk about, then your Appeal is condemned to lose. The big two issues you must overcome are proving, first, that your alcohol problem is under control, and second, that it is likely to remain under control.
Of these, the first is much easier.
The second is where most of the trouble lies.
The first, and easier thing you have to prove is that your alcohol problem, if any, is under control. In simple terms, you have to prove that you have quit drinking alcohol. Note that I keep using the word prove. You simply cannot show up and bring your husband, wife, parents or best friend to say that you don't drink anymore. You have to prove this by clear and convincing evidence. To understand this, imagine you have to jump over a hurdle. If the hurdle is six inches high, you'd probably have no problem just stepping over it. Proving something by clear and convincing evidence is more like having to jump over a hurdle that is four feet high without knocking it over. It means your evidence has to jump to a fairly high standard, and if it does not, in the eyes of the Hearing Officer, then you will have essentially knocked the hurdle over rather than cleared it. When that happens, you lose.
Abstinence means that you no longer drink. It means you have not consumed any alcohol, or, for that matter, "non-alcoholic" beer (a big no-no, as there is a trace of alcohol in that stuff, anyway) whatsoever. It means you must prove that you have quit drinking.
Quitting drinking is a lot like quitting smoking. You can think you have quit many times, but in fact, you can only "quit" once. The other times you merely stopped for a while. The Secretary of State wants to know, and you have to prove, that this time you really quit, as opposed to having simply stopped for the time being. This ties in with the "likely to remain under control" issue in numerous ways. Making sure you understand those connections, and understand the proper terms to use, and those to avoid, are an important part of what I do with each Client.
After the evaluation, the next piece of physical evidence you'll need to prove your case are Letters of Support. These are also called testimonial letters. The Secretary of State asks for up to 6 Letters from people who make up a cross-section of the community in which you live. That means the letters should come from a broad range of people; family, friends, co-workers, fellow support-group members, and others. It means, more specifically, that you should not submit letters from just family, or just friends, or just co-workers.
If you were to just submit Support Letters from just your family, then the Secretary of State would wonder why no one else is aware of your Recovery, like you friends or co-workers. If your Letters were just from co-workers, then the Secretary of State could conclude that while it's clear you don't drink at work, maybe your family is unwilling to say you don't drink around them. You get the idea.
My help in drafting and editing these Letters is CRITICAL. Almost none of the Letters people bring to me, before I've had a chance to give them some samples and thereafter edit them, are anywhere near good enough to be filed with the State. The reason is that, however well-intentioned the writer may be, they do not clearly address the main issues the Secretary of State cares about. Instead, Letters prepared without my help most often talk about what a good person the Petitioner is, how he or she has learned their lesson, and how difficult it is for them to get along without a license.
Actually, none of that matters. In fact, such a Letter completely fails to talk about how, when and why the Petitioner had his or her last drink, and how that's known to the writer. That's what important. A Letter can talk endlessly about what a charitable and kind person the Petitioner is, and how they really need a license, but none of that matters a bit. These are "good guy" Letters; they describe what a "good guy"(or gal) a person is, but they're not good for anything else.
Remember, the letter has to provide evidence about the Petitioner's having quit drinking, not their character.
Here are some typical excerpts from Letters I often see before I correct them, and while nice, are absolutely useless, and guaranteed losers:
I am Joe Smith's wife, and I write this letter on his behalf. Joe is a hard-working, responsible husband and father to our two children. Joe has struggled for the last year without a driver's license, and it's been very hard for us to keep things together because he always needs a ride to work. He had a great job opportunity last year, which he could not take because he doesn't have a license and that job would require him to drive during the day. Joe has really learned from his mistakes, and is truly sorry for the hardship he has brought on our family from his drunk driving cases. I know he would treasure the opportunity to be able to drive again and better himself and us, as well. I believe he deserves a second chance, and I hope you will give it to him. I am sure he will never make the same mistake again.
I am Jane Doe's best friend. I talk to Jane two to three times a week, even though I moved to Alaska three years ago. I was shocked to hear that she lost her license for drunk driving. I know how much that has affected her and her family. Jane tells me about her AA meetings, and I know, from talking to her, that she is committed to never drinking again. I hope you can help her get her life back on track and give her the opportunity to drive again.
All of the important information the DAAD is looking for is missing in the two examples above, even though they seem, at first glance, to be good Letters. These Letters have to count as evidence, and merely repeating what the Petitioner says, no matter how positive, is not evidence.
Under the law, a Petitioner must prove that they have been abstinent from alcohol, depending on certain factors, for either 6 months or 1 year prior to their Request for a Hearing before the Secretary of State. In my office, I won't touch a case without at least 1 year of abstinence, and I think anyone trying a License Appeal with less time than that is completely wasting their time.
As I noted, proving this first issue, that you haven't had anything to drink in the last year (or more), is the easier of the two issues. In this case, assuming it's true, it's more a case of getting your Letters to prove just that point, and not go off about other things that do not matter at all. Many times a Client will feel that they are already imposing upon someone to write such a letter, and are reluctant to give it back to the writer and ask them to "fix it up." But that's exactly what we'll have to do if you want to win your License back.
When I'm involved, the Client can take the changes I suggest and tell the writer "Hey, I thought your letter was good, but the Attorney did all this editing..."
In my office, I require the Letters to first be submitted to me in draft form, so that I can then make corrections and suggestions. After reviewing them, I give the Letters back to the client with my suggestions for improvement, and I'll ask for them back again, to make further corrections, if necessary. In certain cases, if a Letter just cannot be made good enough, we may have to scrap it, and look for another, or just go without it. All Letters submitted must help you prove your abstinence for the last year or more. If a Letter does not do that, then it only hinders your case, and is best left out.
When I feel the Letters are good enough, then both they and the Substance Abuse Evaluation can be submitted to the Secretary of State along with a Request of a Hearing. That means we will have formally applied for your License Hearing, and have sent our evidence in for review. At that point, everything submitted needs to have been perfect, or you'll just be waiting to find out you lost.
Next, we'll talk about the toughest issue, the one I call the "Big Issue." In this second and "big" issue, you must prove that your "problem is likely to remain under control." In truth, this means you have to prove (as opposed to just say) that you are not likely to drink again, and that it is a safe bet that you have really "quit," as opposed to just having "stopped."


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Acousto-optic computing environment for stream data processing |
Applied Optics, Vol. 50, Issue 25, pp. 4917-4921 (2011)
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The mathematical background, simulation, and experimental investigation of an acousto-optic computing environment for high repetition rate data stream processing are proposed in this paper. The prospective similarity of the proposed acousto-optic environment to an electronic field programmable gate arrays is noted.
© 2011 Optical Society of America
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(070.4560) Fourier optics and signal processing : Data processing by optical means
(200.3050) Optics in computing : Information processing
(230.1040) Optical devices : Acousto-optical devices
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Optics in Computing
Original Manuscript: March 2, 2011
Revised Manuscript: May 20, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: July 12, 2011
Published: August 23, 2011
Alexander Lipinskii and Anna Rudiakova, "Acousto-optic computing environment for stream data processing," Appl. Opt. 50, 4917-4921 (2011)
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The Droog DJs are some of the fiercest soldiers for the cause of quality dance music in their hometown of Los Angeles. Buddies Andrei Osyka, Brett Griffin, and Justin Sloe are proponents of more stripped-down sounds, spinning dubby, clicky, groove-oriented tracks on the techno/house spectrum. Perhaps it's a reaction to their bling-bling Hell-A surroundings. And the vibe is catching on. Droog's profile has risen exponentially through the trio's residency at Avalon in Hollywood.
"Something genuinely cool and different is happening in the house and techno scene in Los Angeles," Sloe says. "An indigenous scene or movement has sprung up here. A combination of locals and new transplants from around the world have been attracted by the new, smaller-scale but more impassioned music-driven nightlife that has taken in a multitude of open-air day parties, a healthy warehouse scene, and the Hollywood revival."
Now the three have taken the next step — founding their own label, in the hopes of pushing this scene's innovations to the rest of the dance music world. All of the music will be produced in L.A., either by L.A.-based artists or visiting international guests. A pair of EPs, due out within the next few months, will showcase the label's MO. The first will feature tracks by Droog, as well as by peers Lee Foss, Jamie Jones, and Lee Curtiss.
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7. Lee Curtiss, "That Thing (Shameless Disco Dub)"
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Huge May Day marches in SF Bay Area demand immigration reform
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA–Filipino Americans joined thousands of May Day marchers in Oakland, San Jose and San Francisco urging immigration reform even as they marked international workers' day on Wednesday.
Thousands of other immigrant rights supporters held simultaneous marches in more than 100 cities, including Sacramento, New York, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Diego, Washington, D.C. and Seattle where the protest turned violent.
In San Francisco, some 1,000 people marched from the heavily Latino Mission District to the Civic Center Plaza in front of City Hall shouting loud slogans calling for justice for immigrants.
The largest May Day march in the Bay Area took place in San Jose, the heart of Silicon Valley. By late afternoon, crowds reached up to about 10,000. Union members, youth and community advocates, children, elders and religious gathered at Our Lady of Guadalupe church, carrying banners and placards. Chants, rants and noisemakers punctuated their demands along the four-mile hike. It took almost an hour and a half to reach City Hall.
Mara Ibarra of the Pilipino Association of Workers and Immigrants' said they were demanding a stop to deportation, the reunification of families, immediate legalization and pathway to citizenship and "equal labor rights for all."
Practical call
Guadalupe's pastor, Fr. Jon Pedigo, speaking at City Hall, made a practical call: "To be involved and engaged in our neighborhood, to get connected so nobody leaves (this event) without signing up (for petitions to representatives and community leaders) and to be ready for more actions in June (like lobbying) if the Senate still refuses to sign."
Both Fr. Pedigo and Ibarra told INQUIRER.net that they wanted to give voice to "people, not corporate needs." She was referring to the provision expediting H1-B visas, while the main provision still does not shorten the wait for family members who are not agricultural workers or students. Fr. Pedigo remarked, "It would take a century for your siblings from the Philippines to come to the US."
Workers in Oakland march and rally demanded a higher minimum wage, while other groups carried placards calling for justice for immigrants. Among them were Filipino Advocates4Justice, Migrante Northern California, the National Alliance For Filipino Concerns and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan USA.
Latino, Asian and African protesters marched on International Boulevard to the Fruitvale BART station plaza in Oakland, many decrying what they see as the deficiencies in the proposed immigration reform legislation. Muslim women in black chadors marched carrying banners in Spanish.
Very disappointed in bill
"We're very disappointed in the Senate Bill," said Justice4Filipinos executive director Lillian Galedo at the Oakland march. "We don't feel many (immigrants) will benefit because there are too many requirements for obtaining citizenship–fees, fines, language requirement, long waits and the knowledge of history."
At least 11 million undocumented immigrants will be affected by the final bipartisan bill in Congress once it is enacted into law.
Nationwide, there are an estimated one million undocumented Filipinos with a quarter of a million reportedly concentrated in California, according to a demographic survey by Peter Chua, author and professor at San Jose State University.
Galedo deemed as inappropriate the $5-billion government funding for more fences on theU.S. borders. "It's a total waste of resources. It always resulted on deaths on the borders," she said.
Analyzing the Senate Immigration Reform Bill, known as the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Modernization Act of 2013 (S.744), the National Immigration Law Center, stated that given the tremendous amount of resources already earmarked for border security, "there is no justification for delaying the processing of people in RPI (Registered Provisional Immigrant) status…nor should lawful permanent residence (LPR) be conditioned on the implementation of the program that are rife with problems. "
Concern over E-Verify
The NILC expressed concern over the use of employers with electronic verification (E-Verify) system, because the databases upon which E-Verify relies allegedly contain inaccuracies that deprive authorized workers of jobs.
Besides, the NILC said employers have misused E-Verify, and the mandated use of such (E-Verify) is likely to result in discrimination against immigrant workers.
Moreover, it will impose new costs on employers, and it will make workers even more vulnerable and drive many deeper into the underground economy, the NILC said.
Galedo said the real players in the ongoing congressional debate "are the lobbyists, contractors and employers benefit from the immigration bill."
Jun Cruz, a Nafcon member, said the group is calling on Congress "to prioritize protecting workers and keeping families together and not the big business and profits." Cruz said the bill is limited to only those who entered the U.S. as of December 31, 2011. "The problem of those who came after that date is not addressed and will result in mass deportation."
Bayan USA chairman Berna Ellorin called for an end to deportations legalization "for all (undocumented immigrants)." Ellorin said the bill introduced by the Gang of Eight would expand the guest-worker program without strengthening worker protections.
Over 4,000 Filipinos leave their country daily to work abroad, said Bayan USA. "The Philippine government oversees this massive outmigration through its Labor Export Program (LEP)."
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All Rise...Judge Brett Cullum can't wait for the David Lynch film Donna Darko. Editor's NoteOur review of Daydream Nation, published May 9th, 2011, is also available. The ChargeThe rather simple tale of a smart girl doing stupid things in a highly stylized setting. Opening StatementRight on the front of the box for this movie was a quote from Variety that pulled me right in, "…Juno as reimagined by David Lynch, or a funnier, sunnier Donnie Darko." Like many of you out there, I perk up and pay attention when I hear Lynch or Darko brought up. Turns out in the final analysis these references are a little bit off. Daydream Nation is nowhere near as dark as any David Lynch film, nor is it quite as inscrutable and deliciously dense as Donnie Darko. It has a high, glossy style that often looks surreal, but at its heart it is a simple story about smart teens doing dumb things. Facts of the CaseCaroline Wexler (Kat Dennings, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist) has just been moved from a big city to a very small town for her senior year of high school. She decides she's gonna spark some interest in her dreary new surroundings by seducing her handsome English teacher (Josh Lucas, Poseidon). Yet a certain stoner (Reece Thompson, Dreamcatcher) has also caught her eye, and he's a bit more appropriate in age. Caroline finds herself in a lovers triangle while moving through a surreal nowhere where serial killers rampage and industrial fires burn endlessly on the horizon. The EvidenceThe film works on its own merits, and does just fine with the idea of a too-smart-for-her-own-good girl mucking her way through some hyper stylized scenery. It has surreal touches to it, but the story never is pulled off track by any of the broad cinematic strokes heaped on it by Canadian director Mike Goldbach (Childstar). The title Daydream Nation, all too self aware, is a reference to an old Sonic Youth album, and the movie revels in its hipster lingo while focusing on a sexually precocious seventeen-year-old-girl. It gives her impossibly droll and self assured dialogue, but Kat Dennings pulls it all off nicely. Josh Lucas gets the thankless role of the none-too-bright teacher who is too easily seduced, but he remains charming enough to make us swallow his poor choices. Reece Thompson plays his stoner teen sweetly without any painful Cheech and Chong homages. If you're in the mood for stylish teen angst, Daydream Nation delivers well. The Rebuttal WitnessesI'm not sure why this one has to be seen on Blu-ray. The visuals are good, but the budget wasn't huge meaning it is small and intimate in scale. It will all look fine on DVD to be honest. That said, the transfer is well done with nice, natural flesh tones and well-saturated black levels. The palette of the entire project has a washed out look, but that all stands to support the themes of the story. The full surround audio track lets you hear the dialogue clearly and adds punch to the hipster soundtrack selections. The biggest disappointment comes in a seven minute behind-the-scenes featurette which for some reason is only shown in the upper left hand corner of the screen. It doesn't reveal much, and it looks like a silly, coy afterthought. Closing StatementThis film is a nice and funny, slightly surreal journey through a girl's coming of age in the middle of nowhere. Daydream Nation captures the desperation of teens who find themselves bored too easily, and gives them a voice in an overly stylized way. It's a little bit Dawson's Creek meets Twin Peaks starring one of the Heathers if we have to mix metaphors, but honestly it does its own thing. Any comparisons fall short of what it does well, which is to look at teens without sympathy and show them as cunning creatures who sometimes do the wrong thing without much thought. The lead girl speaks a little too self-assuredly with her bitchy bon mots, but Dennings does nicely with making us believe she could actually get away with it. The visuals are a great delight, and the soundtrack is chock full of neat tunes. This is a nice diversion if you're up for it, but don't expect it to be too deep. The VerdictGuilty of being hip enough to be named after a Sonic Youth album. Give us your feedback!Did we give Daydream Nation (Blu-ray) a fair trial? yes / no Other Reviews You Might Enjoy
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Apple's new Watch, Apple Pay and iPhone 6 met with nervous mocking by competitors
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Apple rolls out TestFlight beta testing app, reportedly preps iOS 8.0.1 for carriers
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Apple activates revamped iTunes Connect Web portal with design overhaul, new tools
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Cook says Apple will roll out new iCloud security alerts, expand 2-step authentication after celebrity photo flap
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Theories of Psychotherapy: Origins and Evolution
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This accessible and scholarly text examines the five key theoretical orientations in contemporary psychotherapy: psychodynamic, experiential, cognitive–behavioral, family systems, and integrative. Distinguished contributors lay out the major concepts that define these enduring theories of psychotherapy, discuss the ideas of the theorists who have expanded them, and describe the evolution of these central concepts over time.
List of Contributors
- The Contemporary Psychotherapeutic Landscape: Issues and Prospects
—Stanley B. Messer and Paul L. Wachtel - Psychoanalytic Theories of Psychotherapy
—David L. Wolitzky and Morris N. Eagle - Humanistic Approaches to Psychotherapy
—Leslie S. Greenberg and Laura N. Rice - The Conceptual Evolution of Behavior Therapy
—Daniel B. Fishman and Cyril M. Franks - Development of Family Systems Theory
—Philip J. Guerin, Jr. and David R. Chabot - Integrative Theories of Therapy
—Hal Arkowitz
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Editors
Wachtel and Messer have made distinguished contributions to the understanding of psychotherapy. In this work, they offer very current, comprehensive coverage of theories of psychotherapy. Five different chapters represent the predominant conceptual thrusts of the field. Distinguished contributors were chosen for those key theoretical orientations—psychodynamic, humanistic, behavioral, family systems, and integrative. Most of the authors contributed to the large reference volume History of Psychotherapy: A Century of Change, edited by D. K. Freedheim. The present work includes revised and expanded versions of those chapters, encompassing the latest developments in the field. The editors' own introductory chapter is entirely new and concisely presents the latest developments and controversies in the areas of brief therapy, modernist and postmodernist outlooks on therapy. Psychotherapy and psychopharmacology, controversy over empirically validated treatments, and the influence of managed care on psychotherapy. They have provided a brief , affordable, up-to-date, easily read, and understandable presentation of the present state of theories of psychotherapy
—CHOICE, May 1998, Vol 35, No 9
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trajectory-get it, it gets worse-
ultimate outcome- plan for future
observable markers. corresponds with symptoms, sometimes the two don't match up
what the patient reports. (ex. hearing voices)
signs plus symptoms
syndrome plus course
why diagnose?
prognosis, treatment implications, possible prevention, leagal reasons (pleading insanity), financial reasons
two kinds of diagnosis
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signs, symptoms, course, outcome, response to treatment
in mental health, nearly all diagnosis is this.
ingredients of a diagnosis
signs, symptoms, course of illness, age of onset, family hisotry, recent events, recent behavior, psychological tests, lab tests
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general paresis and malarial cure
irreversible disorder with both physical and mental symptom
epidemiological (cross-sectional)
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total number of cases in the population during a given ptime period; includes both existing and new cases
number of new cases that emerge during a given period of time
natural experiment
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signs of depression
COG- pervasive sadness, guilt, feelings or worthlessness, recurrent thoughts of death or suicide, be better off dead
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A typical depression
weight gain, carbohydrate binging, hypersomnia, leaden paralysis,
attention seeking,
Dysthymic disorder and double depression
longer lasting but less disabling pattern of unipolar depression. When disorder leads to major depressive disporder, called double depression.
Kindling and depression risk
each depression increases the risk of later depression, regardless of life stress. risk factors= genetic predisposition, personal loss, prolonge
central themes in interpersonal therapy
1) grief (delayed mourning, developing replacement relationships
3)role transitions
4) social deficits
theories of depression
-neurotransmitter theories
-running low on certain NTs (norepinephrine, epinephrine, dopamine, serotonin)
--endocrine- hypothalamus-pituitary, thyroid, adrenal , sex hormones
-neurotrophic (BDNF)
Brain changes, including BDNF- neocortical and neurotransmitter disturbances
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major classes of antidepressant drugs
meds vs. therapy
adults- one is no better than the other, adolescence- both are preferred
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findings of TADS study
A combination of cognitive and drug therapy may be much more helpful to depressed teenagers than either treatment alone
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lithium carbonate- strong anti-manic and anti-suicude but weak andtidepressant. It is the best anti-mnic depr medication
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other disorders associated with bipolar disorder
ADHD, drug or alcohol abuse, may ignore manic/depressive episodes and only diagnose it as one or the other, phobias, sleep disorders
masks of anxiety disorder
hyperthoidism, inner ear disease, angina pectoris (chest pain), hypoglyce
treatments for specific phobias
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types of symptomatic treatments for anxiety
habit control (cofee, stimulant medications)
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social anxiety disorder
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-mechanism with OCD may arise
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The following entry appeared on The Legal Examiner's website on June 6, 2012. Click here to read the entire article.
The Honorable William Ray Price, Jr., currently the longest serving judge on the Missouri Supreme Court announced his retirement this week.
In his resignation letter, Judge Price recounted his honor in serving on the Supreme Court for 20 years. He also wrote that he was proud of the many Missouri judges with whom he had served and their commitment to fair and impartial administration of justice.


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Review: Conan O'BrienCoco's Back at the Masonicby Rachel Brodsky on Apr 23, 2010You've never seen Conan O'Brien quite like this before. Yes, you've seen him prance about on the Late Night Show, you've seen him spew self-deprecating humor that regularly comments on his tall, white, gangly body (aka the Albino Rhino), and chances are you've seen Conan's brilliant comedy bits (Triumph the Insult Comedy Dog, the Masturbating Bear). But take Conan off NBC's Tonight Show set and plunk him down in front of 3,000 people at the Masonic Auditorium and things get more interesting. Now in the first leg of his cross-country Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television tour, Conan was at the Masonic Auditorium Thursday for a sold-out performance. He returns for another show tonight, seven months after he left the Tonight Show with a cool $32 million check and a very public battle for the position with Jay Leno. The show is a veritable hodgepodge of stand-up comedy, impromptu musical acts (including one with San Francisco native Chris Isaac), Conan's wacky costume changes, and reappearances by some of the Late Night Show's most beloved guests. Overflowing with humor and strategically worded insults for his former bosses, Conan noted over and over again that he was legally prohibited by NBC from using their "intellectual property." "How can a masturbating bear be intellectual?," snarked O'Brien. But Conan "honored" his contractual commitments but having someone run onstage to mask the bear with a panda face, thus dubbing it the "Self-Pleasuring Panda." Not to be reigned in any time soon, Conan brought out more familiar faces, including his trusty sidekick Andy Richter, the "Walker Texas Ranger Lever," Triumph the Insult Dog, and a couple of his own sketches, including one where he plays a malicious TV executive cackling evilly, plotting his downfall, and demanding Cheetos be stuffed in his mouth. Not only was Coco's performance a goofy, and at times profanity-driven celebration of himself (not to mention his triumph at having secured a show on TBS), but it was also an unusually sincere effort by Conan to reach out to his audience, sometimes literally. Conan is anything if not an extraordinarily sincere comedy clown. He can gaff, joke, and dance around wildly all he wants, but there's an element of earnestness peeking around the corner in between every sketch. Conan is not a man with pretensions or entitlement, just masturbating bears. Catch "The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour" at the Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium (Center) on Thursday April 22 and Friday April 23. by Rachel Brodsky on Apr 23, 2010 |
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