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Teens with Fatalistic Attitudes Engage in Risky Behaviors

By Cyndi July 1, 2009 3:07pm 11 Comments

A survey was done using more than 20,000 teenagers, which resulted in a disturbing outcome. Almost 15% of these teens had the belief that they would die at a young age.  A commonly held belief about why teens engage in risky behavior is that they feel they are immortal, invincible and somehow impervious to harm. It has also been assumed …

Is Grief Less Shocking When a Death is Expected?

By Julie June 30, 2009 9:47pm 33 Comments

Last week we lost two American Icons: Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson on the same day.  My condolences go out to the both families. It was a tragic day that as an aside shed light on grief and the differences and similarities of a loss that was expected and one that was not.     

Some people assume that the …

The Week In Tragedy...5 Things we can Learn.

By Dr. Orrange June 30, 2009 9:12pm 38 Comments

1) Demerol: I'll never forget a lecture I attended as a resident by a well known toxicologist who said Demerol should be pulled from the market...that it doesn't work any better than any other pain medication and patients love the high it gives them. The American Pain Society said in 2003 that Demerol has no role in acute pain management …

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