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My dilemma: passion or peacefulness?

5th January 2010

I had an interesting mix of experiences yesterday.  It's left me wondering - about the balance between passion and peacefulness, about whether vitality and craziness fit into a meditative life, about courage and risk and exploration.

I play tennis - not very well.  I used to play quite a lot as a kid, and quite recently I've come back to it.  I often go to the Monday evening open...

Handouts & questionnaires for improved assessment & monitoring of panic disorder

28th December 2009

For quite some time, I've used Katherine Shear's "Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS)" as my main way of assessing and monitoring the severity of panic disorder.  I've recently woken up to the fact that there is a specifically designed "Self Report" version of this scale.  It is copyrighted, but Dr Shear has given permission for clinicians to use the scale...