CorePsych Blog

CorePsych Updates: Crossroads

Dr Charles Parker — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:19:00 +0000

Imagine this - I took a vacation... The White Boys and Wives Blues Excursion: Five, count them, surprisingly compatible couples in a White Van for a full 7 days, touring up the Blues Highway in the MS Delta

DSM 5 Diagnosis: Psychiatric Institution Lockdown

Dr Charles Parker — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:35:32 +0000

Must see! Even if you are only slightly interested in the DSM 5 validity flap, you must absolutely listen to this piece by Clay Shirky from Nibipedia. The issues that arise with change and continuity 1. Institutions vs Collaborative models 2. Economics of Institutional Challenges the 80-20 Rule 3. The Negative Impact of Institutions with Collaborative Change 4. The [...]

Psychiatric Diagnosis and DSM 5: Maps to Nowhere

Dr Charles Parker — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:43:06 +0000

If you are lost, forget being found with this bible. Don't be worried, you won't have to change anything you are doing... it's the same old 19th Century stuff, trimmed up to tweak the descriptive language, with no improvements there for patient care, and no new science. Boring.

Intuniv for ADHD: Metabolic Challenges

Dr Charles Parker — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:58:43 +0000

This post is the fifth, with four others, documenting Intuniv Overview, Dosing Details, Drug Interactions and Addiction Indications. Please review all of these posts for more informed use of Intuniv

Holistic Reviews At CorePsych

Dr Charles Parker — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:42:28 +0000

Do consider attending the Holistic Health Virtual Conference, - I look forward to presenting there on Wednesday Jan 27, and am sending out this unique offer for folks who attend.

Comprehensive Psych Medication Strategies

Dr Charles Parker — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:52:05 +0000

We're Way Beyond Labels at CorePsych - Psychiatric meds simply won't work if we don't understand the entire neurotransmitter process. In this new game of pure neurotransmission, numbers matter.

Holistic Psychiatry is CorePsych

Dr Charles Parker — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:11:25 +0000

Neuroscience evidence changes thinking: This January 26 & 27, just a few weeks away, you will have an opportunity to take a deeper step into that change process: The Holistic Health Virtual Conference: Empowering Whole People - I hope you can join me there.

Sam McGee and Christmas – Family Fun

Dr Charles Parker — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:17:12 +0000

I had the bright idea that we should celebrate Christmas by reading poetry by the fire, as FDR did with his family. It was a good plan, hatched with two other families, to read poetry every Christmas Eve

Intuniv for ADHD: Avoid Drug Interactions

Dr Charles Parker — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:05:07 +0000

Intuniv Driving And Watching: Possible Interactions Detailed - Regular CorePsych Blog readers already know that we don't like wrong medication turns. Intuniv dosing is important. Intuniv safety has been carefully explored. Maps do help, but watching where we are going is even better.

Intuniv Answers: ADHD & Addiction Indication

Dr Charles Parker — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:15:48 +0000

Intuniv For ADHD & Substance Abuse - As we move down the early ADHD road of experience with Intuniv some interesting additional indications appear.