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Posted by ronaldo on December 15, 2006, at 15:58:07
Dear Dr Bob,
There are some very erudite posters on psychobabble. They really know their stuff, ie psychopharmacology neuroscience etc... Then there are others, like me, who did not even know what a receptor is when they first joined this message board. I do know now thanks to Wikipedia. But looking in encyclopaedias is not the easiest way to gain knowledge. What I suggest, and I admit to having some brass neck, is that some of the more knowledgable share their knowledge with the less informed.
I wonder if it would be possible due to the kindness and generosity of the 'experts' to post to an education board the basics of psychopharmacology and neuroscience for the benefit of the less informed, like me. I would like to know for instance how various antagonists block various receptors and release various neurotransmitters in the process. I understand some of the terminology but cannot get my head around the process.
Obviously this would depend on the generosity of the instructors and whether they have the free time to donate to this cause. This is only an idea. It may not be a very good idea but nevertheless I have given it an airing...
....ronaldo
Posted by madeline on December 15, 2006, at 17:13:14
In reply to Education...Education....Education, posted by ronaldo on December 15, 2006, at 15:58:07
I've posted some stuff on the alternative board.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/alter/20061203/msgs/710802.html
andhttp://www.dr-bob.org/babble/alter/20061118/msgs/709797.html
anything else you want to know
Just ask
Maddie
Posted by muffled on December 15, 2006, at 18:14:34
In reply to Re: Education...Education....Education, posted by madeline on December 15, 2006, at 17:13:14
Yeah, I just pretty much ask stuff now and again.
people are really good bout helping out.
You can also google specifically stuff on Dr.Bobs site and read up on stuff thats been posted before.
Its amazing what yu can learn, then ask questions to fill in the gaps.
Muffled
Posted by ronaldo on December 16, 2006, at 2:45:32
In reply to Re: Education...Education....Education, posted by madeline on December 15, 2006, at 17:13:14
> I've posted some stuff on the alternative board.
>
> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/alter/20061203/msgs/710802.html
> and
>
> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/alter/20061118/msgs/709797.html
>
> anything else you want to know
>
> Just ask
>
> MaddieThank you Madeline,
That was very helpful.
....ronaldo
Posted by Dr. Bob on December 17, 2006, at 4:11:17
In reply to Education...Education....Education, posted by ronaldo on December 15, 2006, at 15:58:07
> I wonder if it would be possible due to the kindness and generosity of the 'experts' to post to an education board the basics of psychopharmacology and neuroscience
I'm not sure about a new board, what about collecting links to what's already been posted along those lines? Psycho-Babble Tips:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/psycho-babble-tips/links
is designed for that, but I suppose links could be posted to a specific thread, too...
Bob
Posted by muffled on December 17, 2006, at 14:42:28
In reply to Re: Education...Education....Education, posted by Dr. Bob on December 17, 2006, at 4:11:17
> I'm not sure about a new board, what about collecting links to what's already been posted along those lines? Psycho-Babble Tips:
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/psycho-babble-tips/links
>
> is designed for that, but I suppose links could be posted to a specific thread, too...
>
> Bob**See I never even thot of that. mebbe it could somehow be more clear? How I don't know. But if anyone does a search on a topic, it sure would be cool if they could post it on that links thing for others. Would save alot of time.
I will try and insert that into my pea brain.......
Muffled
Posted by LlurpsieBlossom on December 19, 2006, at 0:37:37
In reply to Re: Education...Education....Education, posted by Dr. Bob on December 17, 2006, at 4:11:17
Maybe we can have a "tips" jar, where we can alert Dr. Bob to a post that is particularly rich in information- perhaps dividing it into
tips for coping in a crisis
tips for understanding medication and pharmacology
tips for understanding psychotherapies
tips for alternative treatments
tips for health concerns"tips" falling into the category of general suggestions or educational information that is suitable for laypersons, civil, contains easily digested research summaries, etc.
maybe we can have nominations or something like that, or we can send a url to Dr. Bob and he can see if a post or a link is suitable to be taken out of the tip jar and posted somewhere more permanent... kind of like a meta-archivenight
-Ll
Posted by gardenergirl on December 19, 2006, at 7:09:40
In reply to Re: Education...Education....Education » Dr. Bob, posted by LlurpsieBlossom on December 19, 2006, at 0:37:37
> Maybe we can have a "tips" jar, where we can alert Dr. Bob to a post that is particularly rich in information- perhaps dividing it into
>
> tips for coping in a crisis
> tips for understanding medication and pharmacology
> tips for understanding psychotherapies
> tips for alternative treatments
> tips for health concerns
>
> "tips" falling into the category of general suggestions or educational information that is suitable for laypersons, civil, contains easily digested research summaries, etc.
> maybe we can have nominations or something like that, or we can send a url to Dr. Bob and he can see if a post or a link is suitable to be taken out of the tip jar and posted somewhere more permanent... kind of like a meta-archivePerhaps fellow posters could volunteer to collect them depending on particular area of interest or expertise.
gg
PS, what kind of cookies? :)
Posted by Honore on December 19, 2006, at 10:20:17
In reply to I like that idea » LlurpsieBlossom, posted by gardenergirl on December 19, 2006, at 7:09:40
I wish I knew more about programming, so I could make suggestions for improving the search functions here.
So often people ask questions that have been answered on the meds board; plus often I try to find information that I remember about someone, because I don't want to ask again, or I'm not sure if I remember it q uite correctly and don't want to misstate.
The search function usually doesn't work, or works very sketchily (one or two things come up,when you know the poster has posted thousands of things), and the things that come up repeat themselves (every post in a thread will often be listed separately), and there's no organization by relevance or date.
I really think it could make this site so much more valuable and meaningful.
If someone tells me how to learn it, I would, because I seriously think it would be that important.
Honore
Posted by Dr. Bob on December 20, 2006, at 23:50:58
In reply to Re: Education...Education....Education » Dr. Bob, posted by LlurpsieBlossom on December 19, 2006, at 0:37:37
> Maybe we can have a "tips" jar, where we can alert Dr. Bob to a post that is particularly rich in information- perhaps dividing it into
>
> tips for coping in a crisis
> tips for understanding medication and pharmacology
> tips for understanding psychotherapies
> tips for alternative treatments
> tips for health concernsI like that idea of anyone being able to submit something, thanks for that suggestion. And each "jar" could simply be a dedicated thread on the relevant board. But I also like the idea of someone else taking responsibility for adding them to the Tips page...
Bob
PS: There's already one on coping with crisis:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/psycho-babble-tips/links/Coping_with_crisis_001012507973
Posted by Dr. Bob on December 20, 2006, at 23:51:04
In reply to Re: Still think archives not available enough, posted by Honore on December 19, 2006, at 10:20:17
> The search function usually doesn't work, or works very sketchily (one or two things come up,when you know the poster has posted thousands of things)
I agree, and this has come up before. It might be possible to go back to the previous search function, does anyone remember that one? Would that be better?
Bob
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