Rat Park

by | Feb 16, 2020 | Uncategorized

American psychologist, Dr Bruce Alexander conducted experiments in the 1970’s on Rats and addiction. He was able to show that Rats that were well socialized didn’t experience addiction the way isolated Rats did. People are infinitely more complex than...

The Story of The Antidepressant Cow

by | Feb 6, 2020 | Uncategorized

The wonderful story of the antidepressant cow goes like this. So a doctor named David Sommerfield went to Cambodia and spoke with a group of Cambodian doctors about the antidepressant Paxil. He explained that Paxil was a drug that relieves depressive symptoms in...

Placebo Effect vs. Nocebo Effect

by | Feb 5, 2020 | Uncategorized

With the disconnect there is in healthcare today The Nocebo Effect is a growing problem. Many healthcare facilities and their administrators are calling for more numbers and higher efficiency from doctors and care providers. This is a problem because if the patient...