Curated Video
30 Mental Health Signs and Sentences in ASL
In this video, we will be discussing the importance of knowing how to express our thoughts and emotions related to mental health in American Sign Language. As mental health is an increasingly important and relevant topic in our society,...
Curated Video
A real case of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) & Management
Diabetic Ketoacidosis or DKA is a medical emergency that I never take lightly. This real-life clinical case is about a young female with type I diabetes who presented to us with classical symptoms. We were able to treat her successfully...
Neuro Transmissions
How To Treat Eating Disorders
Eating disorders can be difficult to treat. And recovery is often a long road. But how are EDs like anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder treated? And why is recovering from it so tough? We'll explore the mental...
Neuro Transmissions
Why You Need Therapy
Mental health is extremely important. So why don't we take care of it that much? Excellent question! The world of therapy and counseling can seem scary. Most people have never been to some form of mental health counseling. Therapists can...
Healthcare Triage
How Can We Make Gene Therapy Effective and Affordable?
For many, many years we've been hearing about gene therapy - the chance that we can get into people's DNA and fix it to resolve problems and fix disease. In a recent piece in Science, Stuart Orkin and Philip Reilly discuss what finally...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - How The Disorder Affects The Brain
In this video Janet Treasure looks at how the brain of someone suffering with an eating disorder is affected. The brain uses a large amount of energy to function and when food to supply this energy is limited it can reduce a persons...
Healthcare Triage
The Placebo Effect is Real, Man!
In one of our first episodes of Healthcare Triage, we discussed how placebo controlled randomized controlled trials showed that sugar doesn't make kids hyper. Placebos, or fake therapies, are important because people who think they're...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Speak In A Soft Gentle Way
In this video Janet Treasure discusses how sometimes people suffering with eating disorders can get to a point where they are forced to enter hospital against their will under the mental health act.
ShortCutsTv
Lost in the Mall
When Elizabeth Loftus gave evidence for the defence in the trail of George Franklin, it was held by the court that while memories were unreliable and could be altered through questioning, they could not be invented. There were no such...
Neuro Transmissions
Treating ADHD with therapy
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is a common diagnosis in children and is increasingly a diagnosis for adults, too. But other than stimulant medication, how do you treat ADHD? Are there other options? As it so happens, therapy is...
Science360
Computational biology of cancer
Endometrial cancer affects 48,000 women per year in the United States. For patients with tumors greater than two centimeters in diameter, the effected organ(s) and lymph nodes may be surgically removed. Yet post-surgery analysis shows...
Healthcare Triage
Ebola in America and Placebos Work! Healthcare Triage News
A few more patients are cured of Ebola in the US, and placebos can help kids with the cold. This is Healthcare Triage News.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Altering Negative Mindsets
In this video Janet Treasure looks at how when treating eating disorders patients are encouraged to alter negative behaviours to help change their mindsets.
Catalyst University
Infrared (IR) Light Therapy | Theory, Use, & Parameters
In this video, we explore the theory, use, and parameters with infrared (IR) light therapy, a sub-type of thermotherapy with a different mechanism.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jennifer Drake - Psychological Benefits of Drawing
Jennifer Drake is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She received her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology with a minor in Statistics from Boston College in...
Healthcare Triage
Cancer Research Spotlighted in Nobel Prize for Medicine
We've been talking a lot about the state of cancer research in the HCT Podcast, and now the Nobel prize in medicine is going to cancer researchers. So that's pretty cool. Check out some of the amazing (and amazingly expensive) treatments...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Introduction To The Series
In this video Janet Treasure introduces the Octopus TV series on eating disorders.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - How To Deal With Insensitive Comments
In this interview Jenny Langley discusses how to deal with insensitive comments around the issue of eating disorders.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - The OARs Technique For Carers
In this video Janet Treasure discusses OARs (open questions, affirmations and reflections) a technique that helps people to approach the topic of eating disorders with patients.
Curated Video
Understanding and Treating Phobias
This video explores the different types of phobias and how they can be treated. It includes a case study of a boy with a specific phobia of buttons and how he was able to overcome it through exposure therapy and visualization. The video...
Curated Video
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Changing Destructive Thoughts and Behaviors
This video explains the concept of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and how it can be used to help people with phobias, depression, anxieties, or addictions.
Healthcare Triage
Assessing Utilities: How Much Risk Are You Willing to Take?
When we are judging the cost-effectiveness of a treatment or intervention, we're really asking how much bang for the buck we're getting for our healthcare spending. That can be relatively easy when we're talking about life and death. But...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - 'LESS is more' Technique For Carers
In this video Jenny Langley discusses how she helps carers of people dealing with eating disorders. LESS is more is an acronym used to help remind carers of important behaviours to adopt to improve interactions with patients; the...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Boys Get Anorexia Too
In this video Jenny Langley discusses her book 'boys get anorexia too'. Jenny Langley eldest son developed anorexia around the age of 12, after his recovery Jenny Langley decided to write a book about the experience, challenges and...