Comments on: How to Avoid the Dangers of Self-Help Websites http://www.findingyourmarbles.com/health/how-to-avoid-the-dangers-of-self-help-websites/ A Mental Health Survival Guide Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:21:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Andy http://www.findingyourmarbles.com/health/how-to-avoid-the-dangers-of-self-help-websites/#comment-5361 Andy Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:16:25 +0000 http://www.findingyourmarbles.com/health/how-to-avoid-the-dangers-of-self-help-websites/#comment-5361 You put together I nice checklist which seems to bery reasonable and pragmatic. Indeed the websites around do have every very different appoaches, but I would not say that there is only one "good" way. But true is that there is a lot of crap around from people, who just copy some content and put it on a website without thinking ... "Cash mashines" called ... But there is certainly onebig problem with mental diseases: The puristic (and certainly valuable) medical information is something very different from that what the patient expects. People certainly prefer to hear / read "there is a cure, you just have to do/buy/listen... blablabla" than hearing the doctor saying "You only have a 10 % chance to get cured". I would love to see sites which are run by doctors PLUS patients together to find a bridge, but unfortunately this is very rare. You put together I nice checklist which seems to bery reasonable and pragmatic. Indeed the websites around do have every very different appoaches, but I would not say that there is only one “good” way.

But true is that there is a lot of crap around from people, who just copy some content and put it on a website without thinking … “Cash mashines” called …

But there is certainly onebig problem with mental diseases: The puristic (and certainly valuable) medical information is something very different from that what the patient expects. People certainly prefer to hear / read “there is a cure, you just have to do/buy/listen… blablabla” than hearing the doctor saying “You only have a 10 % chance to get cured”.

I would love to see sites which are run by doctors PLUS patients together to find a bridge, but unfortunately this is very rare.

]]> By: snitterdog http://www.findingyourmarbles.com/health/how-to-avoid-the-dangers-of-self-help-websites/#comment-4347 snitterdog Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:57:00 +0000 http://www.findingyourmarbles.com/health/how-to-avoid-the-dangers-of-self-help-websites/#comment-4347 You bring up some very good points here :) I really think you have an excellent blog by the way :) Keep up the good work! You bring up some very good points here :) I really think you have an excellent blog by the way :) Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Keith http://www.findingyourmarbles.com/health/how-to-avoid-the-dangers-of-self-help-websites/#comment-4123 Keith Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:32:36 +0000 http://www.findingyourmarbles.com/health/how-to-avoid-the-dangers-of-self-help-websites/#comment-4123 I have found myself unimpressed by a Dr. in front of a name as well. Some of their opinions on any given subject can vary like night and day between Doctor to Doctor. I remember a statement I heard years ago, that on the whole Doctors killed more people than they cured. All I'm saying in that when they go into the internet to promote information or a product they have to make themselves look better the the next Doctor down the Internet Street. Very nice to meet you. I really like your website. I have found myself unimpressed by a Dr. in front of a name as well. Some of their opinions on any given subject can vary like night and day between Doctor to Doctor. I remember a statement I heard years ago, that on the whole Doctors killed more people than they cured. All I’m saying in that when they go into the internet to promote information or a product they have to make themselves look better the the next Doctor down the Internet Street. Very nice to meet you. I really like your website.

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