July 29, 2014

New York State Agrees to Establish Medical Marijuana Program

Earlier this month, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and Legislative Leaders announced an agreement on a bill that will establish a medical marijuana program for New York […]
July 24, 2014

Suicide Attempts Three Times More Common in Bisexual Individuals

July 2014 marks the beginning of the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) Diversity Mental Health Month.  The organization deems the month as a time to bring attention […]
June 26, 2014

Deep Brain Stimulation for OCD

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) has long been used for illnesses such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Read this incredible account of Brett Larsen who is experience a […]
May 28, 2014

State Health System Performance

In the United States, where a person lives determines the kind of health care available and the length and quality of life a person is likely […]
May 21, 2014

ADHD, altered dopamine neurotransmission, and disrupted reinforcement processes: Implications for smoking and nicotine dependence

It's a long title for a blog, I know, but I couldn't figure out a way to pare it down without losing meaning. My oldest son, […]
April 22, 2014

Recreational Cannabis Use Changes Young Brains

This is an interesting example of how objective scientific results can be reported sensationally in the news. A study finds and simply states that the parts […]
March 22, 2014

Crossroads Centre Antigua

Well, you may have seen from my last two blogs that I had the pleasure of traveling to Antigua to do some consulting work for Crossroads […]
March 9, 2014

Antigua Day 2

Day 2 in Antigua started out quite eventful.  I had to leave for work very early, so the restaurant at the resort was not yet open […]
March 9, 2014

Antigua Day 1

So the background is that just about 2 weeks ago, a good friend recommended me to provide some consulting services to Crossroads Centre Antigua. Long story […]