Friday Flashback for July 20, 2007

By John M Grohol PsyD

While much of the week was hot and humid here in New England, Friday presented us with a beautiful summer’s day while I presented at the World Congress in Boston on Social Networking in healthcare.

10 Years Ago on Psych Central

Self Help Works
A look at some of the powerful self-help resources available online as of 1997, including self-help support groups (both in forums and chats), an online self-help database, and of course, our favorite original (and the first) free self-help book published online, Psychological Self-Help.

5 Years Ago on Psych Central

July 2002 Blog Entry
Ahh, July 2002. Not a good year for Eli Lilly. Someone from the company apparently accidentally sent marketing packets of free boxes of once-a-week Prozac to south Florida depression patients — people who don’t take regular Prozac and hadn’t even discussed trying the new version with their doctors. Has privacy improved any since then? We see no evidence it has. (Scroll to the bottom entry to read our take on the incident.)

1 Year Ago on Psych Central

Gardening as Mental Health Treatment
Contributor Will Meek notes that gardening is useful as a therapeutic tool for those struggling with psychological issues from Alzheimer’s to schizophrenia.
Self-medicating Online
Contributor Sandra Klume noted that the illicit online pharmaceutical trade is booming. We still see little signs of this abating, as once one online pharmacy is knocked down, 10 more pop up all around the globe. One of the wonders of an Internet that knows no geopolitical boundaries.

Dr. John Grohol is the CEO and founder of Psych Central. He has been writing about online behavior, mental health and psychology issues, and the intersection of technology and psychology since 1992.