Comments for The Art of Epilepsy http://artofepilepsy.com Representations of Epilepsy in Art and Culture Sun, 09 Dec 2012 01:14:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Comment on The New York Times on “What Happened to the Girls in Le Roy” by jsolodar@comcast.net http://artofepilepsy.com/2012/03/08/the-new-york-times-on-what-happened-to-the-girls-in-le-roy/#comment-10 jsolodar@comcast.net Sun, 09 Dec 2012 01:14:29 +0000 http://artofepilepsy.com/?p=710#comment-10 I remember this piece because I found it very troubling. Scientists and clinicians have a way of attributing things they don't understand to underlying emotional issues. While evidence-based data is required to diagnose the disorders they are familiar with, this same standard of proof is not applied when they cannot explain a condition and therefore decide it's a problem of troubled upbringing, stressed families, etc. Jessica <a href="http://videogameseizures.wordpress.com" title="Video Game Seizures blog" rel="nofollow"> I remember this piece because I found it very troubling. Scientists and clinicians have a way of attributing things they don’t understand to underlying emotional issues. While evidence-based data is required to diagnose the disorders they are familiar with, this same standard of proof is not applied when they cannot explain a condition and therefore decide it’s a problem of troubled upbringing, stressed families, etc.

Jessica

]]> Comment on The Art of Epilepsy by Jude Rouslin http://artofepilepsy.com/2011/12/17/the-art-of-epilepsy/#comment-8 Jude Rouslin Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:43:35 +0000 http://artofepilepsy.com/?p=3#comment-8 Very interesting site that covers an array of topics and issues. Very interesting site that covers an array of topics and issues.

]]> Comment on The Exorcism Of Emily Rose by Editor http://artofepilepsy.com/2011/12/18/the-exorcism-of-emily-rose/#comment-3 Editor Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:27:28 +0000 http://artofepilepsy.com/?p=40#comment-3 A blogger talks about exorcism/epilepsy links. http://tantmieux.squarespace.com/sadi-ranson-polizzotti-article/2006/1/17/epilepsy-and-exorcism-all-the-rage.html A blogger talks about exorcism/epilepsy links. http://tantmieux.squarespace.com/sadi-ranson-polizzotti-article/2006/1/17/epilepsy-and-exorcism-all-the-rage.html

]]> Comment on The Art of Epilepsy by Editor http://artofepilepsy.com/2011/12/17/the-art-of-epilepsy/#comment-2 Editor Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:59:03 +0000 http://artofepilepsy.com/?p=3#comment-2 Art of Epilepsy is just getting underway, so it's a little dusty around here. Pardon our mess, and come back soon as our content grows, both in number of posts and quality. Let us know what you think, please. Art of Epilepsy is just getting underway, so it’s a little dusty around here. Pardon our mess, and come back soon as our content grows, both in number of posts and quality. Let us know what you think, please.

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