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mental-health-solution · 10 months ago

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Off-label Applications of TMS | Relief Mental Health

Deep TMS has also received the European CE certification mark for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), autism, bipolar disorder, chronic pain, multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s Disease, post-stroke rehabilitation, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and negative symptoms of Schizophrenia.

Here are some off-label applications of TMS:

Eating Disorders

TMS is emerging as a promising treatment for individuals with eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Although it’s not yet FDA-approved for this specific use, TMS has shown encouraging results in reducing symptoms by targeting brain areas involved in mood regulation and impulse control. This non-invasive therapy can help alleviate anxiety and depressive symptoms often associated with eating disorders, potentially providing a new avenue for those who have not found success with traditional treatments.

Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia

Alzheimer’s disease leads to progressive memory loss and cognitive decline. Scientists are still trying to figure out how the disease affects the brain. However, one study found that TMS could help. The study also noted that TMS could help improve cognitive function in those with Alzheimer’s. While there’s a need for more TMS research, the early findings are promising.

Migraines and Chronic Pain

Numerous studies show good evidence that TMS helps with migraines and chronic pain. In one study, people had about nine headache days in a month. After TMS therapy, they reported having fewer headaches often. The number of days they had headaches was reduced by about three days on average.

A NIH study backs this up, with findings showing that TMS reduces the frequency and severity of migraines. The evidence is somewhat limited, but what’s available shows TMS may be a safe and effective way to prevent or treat chronic migraines.

Post Stroke Rehabilitation

TMS has helped researchers improve their understanding of the mechanisms underlying the recovery of motor function after stroke. As a result, this has allowed them to test TMS and other interventions to affect motor behavior. It’s clear that it’s possible to modulate motor functions in stroke patients. However, more studies are still needed to understand the recovery process and underlying factors like patient characteristics and optimal stimulation parameters.

One notable case study involved a stroke patient who underwent TMS therapy targeting the motor cortex, the area of the brain responsible for movement. Through regular sessions of TMS, this patient experienced significant improvements in motor function. They reported better movement control, increased strength, and enhanced coordination throughout treatment.

ADHD

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects focus, self-control, and other vital skills. TMS can improve these symptoms by stimulating brain regions involved in attention and impulse control. Patients with ADHD who receive TMS often experience better concentration, longer attention spans, and improved social skills, making daily tasks easier to manage.

TMS is showing promise as a safe and effective treatment option for ADHD with encouraging results in studies. In one of these studies, researchers analyzed how Deep TMS could help with ADHD symptoms. They studied 53 participants who were split into three groups:

Deep TMS

Repetitive TMS (rTMS)

Placebo TMS

Using the Conners Adult ADHD Rating Scale (CAARS), they found that 33% of those who received Deep TMS saw a significant reduction of 30% or more in their CAARS scores. What’s promising about TMS is that it’s noninvasive. This means no surgery or implants are involved, which lowers the risk of complications.

Unlike some other treatments like electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), TMS doesn’t come with a high risk of seizure or memory loss. And it doesn’t require anesthesia, so you don’t have to worry about those side effects either.

Addiction and Substance Use

Doctors have started using TMS as a treatment for dangerous symptoms that come with addiction, especially among people suffering from depression as a withdrawal symptom. TMS helps stimulate their brain and return control over their mood.

The treatment has also been effective in fighting cravings, though the exact mechanism is unknown. In a double-masked study on 16 people who received rTMS for cocaine addiction, 11 were free of their symptoms after a month of TMS. This is compared to only three who received standard treatment.

Parkinson’s Disease

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is also being explored as a treatment option for Parkinson’s disease. This neurodegenerative disorder is characterized by motor symptoms such as tremors, stiffness, and difficulty with movement. While TMS is not yet FDA-approved for Parkinson’s, studies have shown that it could help improve motor function and reduce symptoms by stimulating specific brain regions involved in movement control. This offers hope for patients seeking non-invasive alternatives to traditional treatments.

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients may also find relief with TMS. This chronic illness affects the central nervous system, leading to symptoms like fatigue, muscle weakness, and cognitive impairments. Research suggests that TMS can help alleviate these symptoms by promoting neuroplasticity and improving neural communication. Though not yet FDA-approved for MS, TMS presents a promising complementary therapy to enhance the quality of life for those living with this condition.

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thebibliosphere · 9 months ago

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I’m not sure if this is something you’ve heard of or are interested in trying. I know you’ve explored so many options and done so much research. There’s a thing called transcrainial magnetic stimulation (TMS). TMS is FDA approved for treatment of treatment resistant depression. They use it off label for other things too. One of which is migraines. I’m not sure what type of migraine or if that part is even applicable to you since at least some of yours seem to come from a part of your body other than your head. I just started it recently and it’s made a HUGE difference in my depression. I’ve been able to exercise and for the most part do things (from like an executive function perspective) for the first time I can remember. I’ve been struggling with depression since at least 5th grade.

I really hope you’re able to put out all of your fire soon, and you get out of fire season eventually.

I’m so glad to hear it’s working for you! It’s something I really want to try and intend to bring up with my doctors soon. It’s just been low on my priority list for a bit.

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spaghettithighs · 11 months ago

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The Bad Opinion Haver has a bad opinion: the worst tier list in existence.

(or at least the worst tier list I've seen in the last 3 to 5 business days)

So... I have beef. It's a silly beef, but I have it nonetheless. I've mentioned Lily Orchard the Bad Opinion Haver a few times before, and her uncanny ability to get under my skin. Right now, of all her myriad Bad Opinions(TM) my ire is drawn mostly to this:

Per the original description:

My wife (Lily) and I (Mikaila) made a tierlist for Baldur's Gate companions.

Before you jump to your keyboards to react, we judged them based on the following criteria.

Viability in a party

Relevance to the story

Their own character story

Their romance (if applicable)

The quality of content surrounding them

They were only tiered based on games they were a companion in (so Ajantis in BG2 and Viconia in BG3 weren't considered).

And they were tiered evenly, so if they were really strong in one area but weak in the others, they were tiered lower. So S Tier is high marks in everything, while RP tier is "Literally every other character in their respective game is better than them, only take them if you're roleplaying."

Now, of the Baldurs Gate CRPG series, I have only played BG3 to completion. I'm currently halfway through Baldur's Gate 1 (specifically the Enhanced Edition), and I haven't touched BG2 or Siege of Dragonspear yet. Regardless, I feel comfortable in saying the above tier list is one of the worst tier lists I've seen, and the reasons why have nothing to do with the specific placement of any character.

So, what makes it so awful? Well:

Reason one:

There, I fixed it (but not really)

The tier list ranks 57 characters from four separate games in a series, with the first game in the series having been published 25 years before the most recent one. That is a lot of characters for anyone to remember, and yet Lily Orchard didn't so much as bother to include their names, let alone the games that they appear in. (now, you could argue that this tier list is meant for people who already recognize all of the Baldurs Gate characters from portraits alone. That would be a fair assumption, if it weren't for the fact that 17 of the 57 characters above are not represented by their official Baldurs Gate artwork. In fact, I'm not 100% certain that I got all of the characters correct in my labelling - it's possible that I mixed up 2 or more characters, because I am working purely off of the information provided in the original tier list, which is... not a lot)

Reason 2: The criteria for this tier list are too broad.

To recap, we have 57 different characters from 4 different games, and they're being rated on 5 separate criteria:

Viability in a party (in other words, mechanical effectiveness)

Relevance to the story

Their own character story

Their romance (if applicable)

The quality of content surrounding them (we'll get back to this one)

Any one of these criteria would make for a good tier list... by itself. By ranking characters on all 5 at once, the reasoning for placing each character in each position becomes more muddied, especially when you withhold the information that would lead to each character being where they are. ... Okay, I said I wasn't going to get too into the specific placements of any character, but to illustrate my points I will bring up one example; Dynaheir is present in the S tier of this list, which implies that she scores exceptionally well in all 5 categories. So let's run through them quickly:

Mechanical Effectiveness: Dynaheir is certainly a good character in BG1, but her effectiveness is hampered by the same thing that hampers all mages in BG1 - limited spell selection due to low character level. For the first 4 or so levels she'll spend most of the time parked behind the tanky front-liners, mooching off of XP from the mundane fights until she's ready to bring out the big guns at 5th level. If you do use her spells in every fight, you're going to be resting a lot, and that brings its own complications in BG1.

Relevance to the story: Strictly speaking, none of the BG1 companions are essential to the story, not even Imoen. The game has 25 optional characters, and you'll be bringing at most 5 along with you at any given time. That's just not a lot of opportunity for deep character interaction.

Their own character story: Dynaheir will occasionally banter with Minsc, but the only quest relevant to her in BG1 is the one in which you first encounter her, and that could be argued to be Minsc's personal quest first and foremost. Then comes Baldurs Gate 2... and she's dead. :/

Their romance: Dyna's not romanceable, so this does not apply.

The quality of content surrounding them: I said we'll get back to this one. Be patient.

Now, to be fair, I did ask Lily directly why Dynaheir is in S tier, and here is her response:

"She's in S Tier because Mages are S Tier. Especially in BG1 with the Sleep/Web combo."

Okay, so Dynaheir is in S tier exclusively for mechanical reasons. Only... if that were the case:

Why are other mages from Baldurs Gate 1 (Edwin, Xzar, Quayle and Xan) not also in S tier with Dynaheir?

Is Lily aware that Dynaheir, who is barred from casting Enchantment spells, cannot cast Sleep?

I'm sure if I asked Lily about every other character in the tier list, I'd get a similar explanation that would lead to similar follow-up questions. However, I can't help but assume that the list's ambiguity is the whole point; Lily doesn't want these opinions to be open to debate.

Reason 3: The criteria for this tier list don't apply equally to every Baldur's Gate game

Let's cycle back to that first point; party viability / mechanical effectiveness. In Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 this is pretty important, because characters in these games are locked into the choices made at character creation. (this could lead to a whole separate discussion about accessibility in RPGs and "the burden of foreknowledge", but I digress). Aerie will always be a Cleric/Mage, Alora will always be a Thief, Khalid will always be a simp for Jaheira et cetera, so if you want a balanced party, you will have to consider the mechanical benefits of each character, as well as their banter and individual story beats.

In Baldur's Gate 3, you can change any companion's whole class at any time for 100 gold pieces.

In other words, the first criteria (Mechanical effectiveness) is completely irrelevant to Baldurs Gate 3 characters.

Before you say that shouldn't matter; every companion in Baldur's Gate 3 has unique dialog options for the Bard-only cantrip Vicious Mockery, and unique roars when entering a Barbarian rage. The ability to adjust any origin PC's class and abilities is a fully supported and wholly intentional part of the game, and should be considered as such when creating a tier list such as this one. Especially when you consider what else this tier list accounts for:

Reason 4: This tier list is based on heavily modded versions of each game.

Hey, remember that last point that I kept saying we'd get back to? Here it is again:

The quality of content surrounding (the character)

By content, Lily Orchard is referring to mods.

This isn't a matter of speculation; Lily Orchard is very open about the mods she uses when playing Baldur's Gate 1, 2 and even 3. Notably, Lily has often claimed that the Imoen Romance Mod (a mod that allows you to romance your own half-sister) is one of the greatest romances of all time. Given that Imoen is S-tier in Lily Orchard's rankings, and that romance is one of the list's criteria, the aforementioned mod has definitely made an impact on the tier list.

I'm not here to begrudge Lily's decision to play the Baldur's Gate games with mods, that's her choice as a consumer of media. As a reviewer, though, she should absolutely be basing her opinions off of un-modded content. Otherwise, the game that she plays could be (and demonstrably is) radically different to the game that a follower is playing.

Let me put it another way: several of the companions in Baldurs Gate 1 come in pairs - if you recruit one, the other joins automatically (or after a short quest). Dismiss one, and the other leaves with them. It's possible to travel with only one of the pair (usually by letting the unwanted character die and then dismissing the corpse) but the expectation is that you play with both, or with neither.

Lily has tiered the members of these pairings separately in the above tier list -because- you can play with separate characters via the above method. Now, if I were to install a mod that makes it so that paired characters will always leave if their dead companion is dismissed, that would impact the tier list above - an S tier character isn't going to be S tier if they're permanently attached to dead weight, after all. You could argue that this shouldn't matter, because I'm basing my opinions on a fully optional mod - and you'd be absolutely right.

The other reason to disqualify a tier list based on mods is one of self-selection. As previously mentioned, the Imoen Romance Mod has definitely influenced Lily's rankings, but I daresay that she included it because she likes Imoen in the first place. To that extent, what's to say that Lily hasn't specifically included modded content for characters she already enjoys playing? Neera the Wild Mage is in F-tier because Lily doesn't like the random nature of Wild Magic surges, but what's to stop her from adding a "good outcomes for Wild Magic only" mod, other than the fact that she already doesn't like Neera?

In Conclusion:

This tier list is bad. It's bad because it's incomprehensible, it's bad because it's indefensible, and it's bad because it's based on a version of Baldur's Gate that you will never play.

Tier lists by their very nature invite discussion - there is no tier list on the internet that won't spark up some level of disagreement, after all. And yet, by its obstinate ambiguity, this tier list has tried its damnedest to stifle any and all discussion on its core subject - forcing me to discuss, instead, just how much it fucking sucks.

Thank you for reading.

PS: I may as well share who my current BG1 party is comprised of - by Lily's metric, I have 2 S-tiers, a D-tier, an F-tier and one RP-tier. We're having fun~

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texastmscenter · 9 days ago

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gracien-system · 3 years ago

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So we were thinking about laws relating to parallelization, and kind of realized that a lot of them can be... kind of related to each other?

So like- you have Amdahl's law, which is Tₙ = B + ((T₁ - b) / n), which is talking about the fundamental limit of how fast you can get something by parallelizing it computationally, and how that depends fully on the part of the task which can't be parallelized. And this got me thinking about diminishing returns in general, and how this might be applicable to a much, much broader problem than parallel computation.

So...

While this is not going to be a full derivation or proof, I will explain my thinking at least partially, as well as define some terms for the sake of my own sanity in this.

We start off by defining what we're looking for, which, in this case, will be Tₜ, of the time of the task.

Then we set that equal to an infinite series.

Why? Because there can be an infinite number of limiting factors for any task, but most of them are so small that they don't make a difference, so guess what! We can call say that it converges in most cases!

This infinite series of limiting factors is going to be labeled Lₙ, and represents the sum of (L₁ * L₂ * L₃...).

And while I will say that the Lₙ series will not have a constant rate, that rate will always approach zero the more factors you add. Think about it, there are only so many things which you can name as limiting factors which significantly hamper the progress of something, the more you try and name, the less significant they become.

So now, we need to account for the time of the task itself.

This can be done by defining T as the time it takes to complete the task with no parallelization and no limiting factors, and P as the length to which that task can be made parallel. T may be any real number, but P must be greater than 0, but no greater than 1.

And... this is the result.

Tₜ = Lₙ + (P(T + Lₙ))

The time it takes to complete a task is equal to the geometric sum of all limiting factors involved with that task plus the sum of the extent to which the task is made parallel times the sum of the base time of the task and the limiting factors involved.

...I have zero idea if this makes any sense, if it's actually applicable, or if it works at all. This is me wanting to try my hand at a derivation and having an interesting thought about how there may be a generalized form of something.

Will reblog with an update once we can talk to our math friends(tm) about it.

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pastelopossum · 7 years ago

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OP has a lot to say about transwomen that isn’t so nice, so let’s try this again!

HOMOPHOBES INCLUDE:

Ben, who emphasizes when asking “How do you view lesbian and gay relationships” in That Tone TM. He calls things gay if they’re too colorful, and as a put down.

Breanna, who ships and fetishized her cute gay #itscalledyaoi ships but won’t be friends with lesbians because she’s afraid they’ll hit on her. She wants a Token #GayBestFriend like “cool” girls in tv shows.

Marissa, who will kiss girls when she feels lonely to make her boyfriend pay attention to her because “it’s sexy”.

Josh, who thinks lesbians are “hot” in porn but doesn’t actually think they’re real or should have rights or get married; actually no woman should have rights so he gets a misogynistic award too!

Bethany, who drinks in lesbian bars and makes advances on couples to film when she gets a threesome and sends it to her boyfriend. She also likes to send nude snapchats of herself to the other lesbians and bisexuals from work to prove she’s sexy. She doesn’t use labels like “single” or “taken” or “straight” or “gay” so no one else should when it’s convenient for her self esteem issues.

Christopher says lesbians are just girls who don’t think they’re worthy of a guy and just need to work on their issues because they’ll find a good man when they “stop acting so gay”. He likes to stalk his first dates for a few weeks before he decides they “aren’t worth the trouble” and hovers over the next girl.

Michelles step-daughter came out before she went off to college and insists she only stop by for short visits on the holidays so the rest of her conservative family doesn’t find out yet. Down the line when they do, she’ll say nothing when her family members are rude to her step-daughters girlfriend and calls it “a scene” when her husband defends his daughter. When her son comes out a year later, she’ll break into tears and do everything in her power to prevent him from seeing his boyfriend.

David thinks domestic partnership and “straight marriage” are the same. As an EMT he has refused boyfriends/girlfriends to ride in the ambulance because they’re not really family. Gay marriage is against god.

James calls his son a lady killer at the ripe age of two months. He says he’s not a homophobe because “I have family who’s gay”. He just “doesn’t understand it” and never wants to talk about it. “It’s kind of gross when you really think about it.” He says “no homo” a lot.

Lisa has tattoos of bible quotes against sins and sinners. They’re on her Facebook and Instagram. Being gay is against god. She’s on her third marriage - the first two fell apart because she cheated; but it’s okay because she wound up marrying the guy she cheated with. She tells her church to pray for her gay brother.

Selina had gay friends in high school. She was an “ally” in a LGBT group in high school that was 90% straight, cis, white boys and girls. She thinks she knows everything there is to be gay, bi, and trans because she’s had friends of each and has helped stood up for them in school. She also voted republican, and refuses to talk to her family because her brother is trans and her mother who has been single for 20 years has realized she’s gay. She won’t talk to any of her former high school “friends” because she “is tired of the drama, they said I was a bad friend” because she never actually went to any events or helped stand up for them. She admits later she knows it looks good on her college application and believes “everyone’s soooo obsessed with diversity”.

Karen found out one of her daughters friends is gay and anytime she came over, she would send her home early from parties and sleepovers and lie to her parents about her misbehavior and rudeness so she would supposedly get in trouble. She has bible quotes on her daughters wall and crosses everywhere.

Franks daughter has been struggling with money and has moved back in, but when she can’t hide her secret anymore because it makes her feel guilty and she comes out to him, she’s kicked out and isn’t able to talk to him about anything; their relationship down the line is never the same.

Justin says he doesn’t hate gays, but anytime one of his friends does anything not manly enough he’ll throw “fag” at them. Tranny isn’t a slur, nor is pussyboy; and only gay guys show any form of emotion.

Charlie refuses to call one of his childhood friends by their new name and pronouns because they haven’t “really transistioned”. You can’t really be trans* if you don’t change your voice, bind, and have an operation.

Dillan supposedly is a good alley. In one of his friend groups he and his best friend are the only two straight people. He also thinks pride is a bit ridiculous, gays being able to get married now is totally equal to the “straight marriage” despite what his friends say, and doesn’t fully recognize different sexualities of the couples because “does it matter if she’s bi if she’s dating a guy?” And “does it matter if you’re pan if you’re dating another girl”? He also believes lesbians will always be virgins because “real sex is a penis penetrating a vagina”.

Danny refuses to recognize any non-straight non-cis characters in tv shows or in rpg games with his friends. When he stopped being invited , he argued he was totally okay with “all that gay agenda stuff” but didn’t understand why it needed to be talked about all the time or why his friends wanted to play gay or trans characters.

Melissa wants to upset her parents, so when she finds out the person she’s been flirting back and forth with is “not just a lesbian, but a trans guy too!” they start to date so her parents can be disappointed in the fact the “boyfriend” she’s talked about is “really a girl” and panic when they find out. When they break up, she sends her friends to send equally hateful transphobic, biphobic, and homophobic slurs via voicemail and text message.

#homophobia #i barely even changed names here #these are people i grew ip with and around #like #ugh #also yeah op has a few things bashing on transwomen sooooo #sorry i dont play that game #they had a valid point on one post that this mimics #but after that?#hmmm #not so much

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TREATMENTS

The standard treatment of mood disorders includes pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy. While selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) are the mainstay of therapy for both anxiety and mood disorders, other antidepressants (e.g. the older tricyclic group) are also available. More severe cases may require antipsychotic agents or a noninvasive neuromodulation procedure. Noninvasive neuromodulation uses an electric current or magnetic field to stimulate the brain. These procedures include electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS.) ECT is more effective than TMS but requires sedation. Some newer, investigational approaches to treating refractory major depression are being used. Ketamine is an anesthetic drug that can transiently alleviate treatment-resistant major depression. Its use for depression is off-label, meaning it has not been approved by the FDA for this indication. Buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone) is most commonly used to treat opioid dependence or chronic pain but is sometimes used (off-label) for resistant depression. Other noninvasive neuromodulation procedures that are being investigated are magnetic seizure therapy, focal electrically administered seizure therapy, transcranial direct current stimulation, transcranial low voltage pulsed electromagnetic field stimulation. Invasive/surgical neuromodulation is used for severe major depression that has not responded to numerous standard treatments over 2 – 5 years. The procedure consists of surgical deep brain stimulation followed by direct cortical stimulation and ablative neurosurgery.

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The underwriter takes historical and current factors into consideration when assessing the risk of someone with a mood disorder. There is usually limited objective data so the underwriter needs to use judgment. Some of the questions that the underwriter answers are: How many symptoms did the person initially present with? How many symptoms does the person have now?Has the person had more than one episode of a mood disorder? Did the person respond to first-line treatment drugs? Has the person been stable with current treatment or has the medication been adjusted recently? Has the person been compliant with the treatment and follow up? How many favorable and unfavorable factors does the person currently have? (refer to Favorable and Unfavorable Factors table below) Does the person have any history of psychiatric hospitalization? Inpatient or outpatient? Voluntary or involuntary? What was the length of stay? Does the person have any history of ECT or TMS treatment, suicide ideation or suicide attempt? Does the person have any history of investigational treatment approaches such as Ketamine or other non-invasive or invasive neuromodulation? Favorable Scenarios for Underwriting Insured only had a single episodeThe diagnosis is less than a year ago.No overt marital or family disharmony Actively participating in counseling Stable occupation No criticism of habits No underlying physical illness No family history of mental illness Stable personality Good social support Compliant with medications Regular but infrequent maintenance follow up care only by a counselor or a primary physician No history of lost work or school time No other psychiatric diagnosis Age 18 – 65 at time of diagnosis No history of moving violations or driving criticism Use of 1 – 2 psychiatric medications Unfavorable Scenarios for Underwriting Recurrent episodes Recent diagnosis Marital or family disharmony Not actively participating in counseling if recommended Occupational instability Alcohol/drug misuse Chronic or disabling health conditions Family history of mental illness Behavior disturbance including violence and adverse MVR information Work-related pressures and financial difficulties Self-adjusts medicine or non-compliant with medication No regular follow-up care or frequent care and the primary caregiver is a psychiatrist History of lost work or school time Other psychiatric or personality disorder diagnosis Age at time of diagnosis is over the age of 65 Multiple moving violations or driving criticism Use of 3 or more psychiatric medications Applicants under age 18, with a history of drug or alcohol abuse, with psychotic conditions, or with frequent panic attacks will be given individual consideration.

Disorder Examples

Below are examples of depression, mental health, and anxiety disorder factors and guidelines that could get a person through underwriting for life insurance. We want to provide you an idea of the guidelines and factors. Anxiety Decision Factors for Life Insurance Coverage Severity and degree of interference with normal life activitiesAny treatmentsHistory of other mood disordersHistory of substance abuse Guidelines for Coverage Mild to moderate anxiety that is effectively treated and managed can be considered for coverage.Severe anxiety can be considered for coverage on a case by case basis.Additional associated mood disorders or substance abuse will limit the coverage and there is a possibility of decline. Biploar Disorder Decision Factors for Life Insurance Coverage Severity and degree of interference with normal life activitiesTreatmentsNumber of manic episodes and the duration of the episodesAny hospitalizationsHistory of Substance AbuseAny past suicide attempts Guidelines for Coverage Mild to moderate bipolar disorder that is effectively treated and managed.Severe bipolar is typically declined.Any evidence of multiple hospitalizations, longer periods of disability, suicide attempts, substance abuse, or significant interference with normal life activities will typically be declined. Eating Disorders, Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Decision Factors for Life Insurance Coverage The length of time in remissionBuild and pattern of stabilityTreatmentsHistory of other mood disorders Guidelines for Coverage At least 1 year of remissionAfter 1 to 4 years in remissions, effectively treated and managed with no mood disorder and a normal body build, can be considered for a moderate rating.After 4 years in remission, one can be considered up to a standard rating.After 10 years in remission with no treatments, one can be considered up to a preferred rating. Depression Disorder Decision Factors for Life Insurance Coverage The Severity and degree of interference with normal life activitiesTreatment and complianceHospitalization or period of disabilityStability of the depressionHistory of substance abuseHistory of other mood disordersAny past suicide attempts Guidelines for Coverage Mild to Moderate depressions can be considered for coverageSevere depression has a slim to no chance of coverageA slow response to treatment, recurrent episodes, past hospitalization, longer periods of disability, suicide attempts, and will lower the chance of coverage with a possibility of decline. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Decision Factors for Life Insurance Coverage The Severity and degree of interference of normal life activitiesAny treatmentsAny hospitalizationsHistory of substance abuseAny past suicide attempts Guidelines for Coverage Mild to moderate PTSD that is effectively treated and managed can be considered for treatment.Severe PTSD or recent episodes can be considered for coverage after 6 months of resolution from the most recent episode. Coverage is on a case by case basis.Any evidence of multiple hospitalizations, longer periods of disability, suicide attempts, substance abuse, or significant interference with normal life activities will typically be declined. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Decision Factors for Life Insurance Coverage Age of the applicantAny treatmentsSeverity and level of interference with normal daily life activitiesHistory of substance abuse Guidelines for Coverage Mild to Severe ADHD that is effectively treated and managed can be considered for coverage.The rating of the life insurance coverage is determined by the level of severity, but coverage shouldn't be an issue.

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Can I get Life Insurance if I have depression or anxiety? Under specific circumstances, you can get coverage. If you feel your health could prevent you from being approved for a life insurance policy, contact us. Very rarely can we not find a solution for most people. Can you be denied life insurance for depression? Under certain circumstances, you can be denied life insurance coverage. Please contact us prior to submitting an application. If you feel your health could prevent you from being approved for a life insurance policy, contact us. Very rarely can we not find a solution for most people. Read the full article

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A Beginner’s Guide to Google Tag Manager

Google Tag Manager has come a long way since its release in 2012. Throughout the years, the interface terminology has changed, and additional features have been added that make it much easier to use. Tim Allen’s previous post on “Getting to Grips with Google Tag Manager” gives a great introduction for the 2014 features at a time when GTM was more difficult for beginners. But now many features have been condensed and simplified, such as “Tags, Rules and Macros” which is now “Tags, Triggers, and Variables.”

So how do you use Google Tag Manager in 2019? I’ll take you through how to create a tag that will help you track user behavior on your site and go through some of the newest features GTM has now built in for user friendliness and accessibility.

Feel free to skip around the article to start learning about GTM!

How does GTM work? Setting Up GTM Tags, Triggers, and Variables Creating a Tag Let’s Talk More on Variables Testing with GTM Preview and Debugging Your Tag Wrap Up

But before we dive into the details…

What is a Tag Manager?

It’s useful to think of a Tag Management System (TMS) as similar in operation to a Content Management System (CMS). Both can make changes to the entire site via one interface portal, without needing the help of a developer to change the code for every tag. A developer is only needed for the initial installation of the GTM container code snippet.

The purpose of a tag management system is to manage the implementation of analytics platforms in tracking user interactions via a user-friendly interface.

Many popular analytics platforms have released their own type of tag manager, such as Launch by Adobe Analytics. These various tag managers, much like their analytics platform counterparts, use different terminology but are very similar in functionality. Most TMS solutions are compatible with popular platforms and applications, built to integrate smoothly without additional programming (at least that’s what they advertise).

GTM is compatible with a number of analytics platforms. To view a full list of GTM supported platforms, click here.

How Does Google Tag Manager Work?

GTM inserts JavaScript and HTML tags, created from the user-friendly interface portal, into the GTM container that is hard-coded onto every page of your website.

The GTM container is a piece of JavaScript (and non-Javascript) code that enables the GTM to fire tags.

Setting up GTM

Creating a GTM account for your website is fairly quick.

Follow the steps on the Google Tag Manager site by inputting your information.

After creating your account, you will be brought the main GTM interface. At the top of the workspace, you will see the unique ID number given to your GTM container.

After clicking into the container ID, you will see 2 code snippets:

The first code snippet uses javascript to fire tags, and GTM instructs you to paste this into the <head> of every page of your website. The second code snippet is an HTML iframe that is used when javascript is not available and should be placed after the opening <body> tag.

This way, if users have disabled javascript, the tag will still fire from the second code snippet.

You can find more details on setting up your GTM container from the Google Support Site.

Tags, Triggers, and Variables

When you first look into the workspace page of GTM, you’ll see sections on the left hand side labeled Tags, Triggers, and Variables.

These 3 are the building blocks of GTM. I’ve outlined their definitions below so you can get a better understanding of what each one entails.

Tags – Tags are tracking codes and code fragments that tell GTM what action to take on that page.

Example: Sending a pageview hit to Google Analytics.

Triggers – Triggers specify the conditions under which a Tag should fire.

Example: A trigger with a condition to only fire a Tag when a user views URLs containing the path /blog/.

Variables – Variables are values used in triggers and tags to filter when a specific tag should fire. GTM provides built-in variables and allows you to create custom user-defined variables.

Example: A ‘click’ class variable has a value name (such as a word string) assigned to buttons on the website.

We will go more in depth on how to use each of these in the next sections.

How to Create a Tag

I’ll take you through a simple example of creating a tag for a Pageview across the site.

But first, I should preface the creation of this tag by explaining that you should not create a Pageview tag if you have already installed a Google Analytics container on your site. Creating a Pageview tag in GTM in addition to the GA container will cause a duplication in pageview hits every time a user visits a page, skewing your data. To clarify, you can have a GA account where GTM sends the data to without having the GA container installed on your site.

For the purpose of understanding how GTM works, using a universal concept such as a pageview will help to illustrate the use of tags, triggers, and variables.

To start off, we will navigate to the left hand side of the main interface and click on the Tags section. Then, click New (Tag).

Then we can name the tag and select the tag type as Google Analytics, which is where we will be sending the data from the tag. You can also see below the other tag type options if you are sending data to a different platform.

Next we will configure the tag’s settings. Ensure that the default track type of Page View is selected.

Inputting your Google Analytics Universal tracking ID

This part is crucial to make sure the data gets sent to your GA, so be sure to input the correct info!

There are two ways to do this:

Get the Google Analytics tracking ID by going into Admin > Property Settings > Tracking ID. Click ‘Enable overriding settings in this tag and input the Tracking ID.

Or you can create a custom constant variable, that will always contain your UAID, so you never have to remember it.

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Assuming you’ve never used your GTM account, setting up the variables in GTM will be important for creating your tag.

When you view the ‘Variables’ window of GTM, you’ll see 2 options: Built-In Variables and User-Defined Variables.

Built-In Variables are variables that GTM can define for you by detecting elements in the code. They include some of the more common variable types such as clicks or pages. Sometimes a website will not have the minimum criteria within the code for GTM to detect the right elements and use its built-in variables; In this case they must be custom made through the User-Defined Variables instead.

I’d recommend adding all of the Click, Form, and History variables to start off. Click Configure and check the boxes on the left hand side to include them.

View all of Google’s built-in variables, with their definition on the Google Support website. Also another great resource to use is Simo Ahava’s variable guide, where he goes in depth on each built-in variable and ways to utilize them.

User-Defined Variables hold the value that you define for them, whether its numerical, a selection of URLs, or a name string found in an element.

For instance, a GA constant variable used to hold the GA ID associated with your analytics account can be created. This is very useful when you are creating a tag, so that you won’t have to keep going back to your GA account to input your ID.

You can create a constant GA ID variable by selecting User-Defined Variables New > Variable Configuration > Constant > Value (Input your GA ID) > Save.

Going back to our tag example, you can now choose to input a constant variable..

Make sure that you uncheck ‘Enable overriding settings in this tag’ and use the Google Analytics Settings dropdown to select the variable ID.

Now we can create the trigger that will fire our Pageview tag!

Underneath the tag configuration, click into the Triggering field. A menu prompts to ‘Choose a trigger’ will appear. Click on the + sign in the upper right hand corner.

Name the trigger and choose Page View as the trigger type.

Make sure that All Page Views is selected, so that our tag will fire on every page of the site and click Save.

Now that we have both the tag and trigger configuration, click Save. You’ve just created your first tag!

Testing with GTM Preview and Debugging Your Tag

So you’ve created your tag, but how do you know its working?

First click onto the Preview button in the top right hand corner of the workspace.

Next, open your site in a new tab. You will now see at the bottom, much like chrome dev tools, a box appear.

Upon closer inspection, the left hand side shows a summary of the events that first loaded onto the page in sequential order: 1. Message, 2. Message, 3. Pageview, 4. DOM Ready, etc. While the top is labeled Tags, Variables, and Data Layer.

By default, you will be viewing the Tags window, showing you all of the tags on the page, whether they have fired or not.

When you click anything on the page, the Preview box will update with any tags fired, as well as the variables in connection to the elements where the interaction took place.

For instance, when the ‘sign up’ button on the homepage is clicked, we see in the left hand summary that the event gtm.formSubmit loaded. By clicking into the variables section, we are now able to see the variables and their values that are associated with the ‘sign up’ button.

So what exactly are the variables associated with this button that GTM is showing? They are the variables located in the HTML elements that GTM detects within the code of the signup form.

The same can be seen in chrome dev tools by inspecting the elements on the page. The difference is that GTM makes this easy for you by detecting them, summarizing the HTML variables and their values, and putting it into a user friendly format.

In Chrome Dev Tools:

In GTM Preview:

When you’ve added a tag to GTM, it isn’t live on the site yet. This is where it’s important to test the tag to ensure its both firing and sending the data to GA.

We can see by just loading the page that the new tag is firing!

If your tag isn’t firing, a useful way to figure out why is by clicking onto the tag in the summary and viewing the firing triggers. If any part of the trigger doesn’t apply, there will be a red X next to the Filter.

Now we can publish the new tag!

First, click the Submit button in the upper right-hand corner of the main interface.

Next, name the version container and description to let others know what you changed, typically the tags name and what it does.

After publishing your tag, you should keep watching the data in GA over time to make sure that the trigger conditions are only capturing the the user interaction we want.

Extension for GTM Tag Testing

Probably the most useful chrome browser extension for GTM is the GTM Debugger.

Once downloaded, hit F12 and the F5 to view the event data and Google Analytics Hits.

Much like preview, testing the tag works here as well, with live event updates.

However, this extension only displays information for tags that are live in the GTM container.

Wrap Up

As you have read, there is a lot to consider when using the power of GTM on you or your client’s website. GTM can be used to create as simple or as complex a tag as needed. However, it’s best to try to keep things as simple and as scalable as possible.

Whether agency or in-house, its best to keep inventory of tags. This includes creating descriptive and intuitive names for the tags, triggers, and variables. It also allows others to understand what kind of tags the container has live.

The Versions page shows you what container version is live on the site and allows you to click into the different versions to see what tags it contains.

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This puts a great deal to alleviate the pain pills.Over time your dentist diagnose stress or anxiety, you might try compresses, massages, meditation, yoga, or even locking of jaw, facial pain, ear pain, sore jaw and all you have started by using an acrylic appliance which is in no way responsible for the jaw are weak and sore facial muscles which affect chewing and yawning may be accountable as well.Yet despite avoiding all kinds of body strain.These include the off label use of natural bruxism treatment is generally in the ears, vertigo or lack of relief.Don't perform these exercises claim to be found, there are several exercises that stimulate the muscles of the jaw.

Another commonly used means of tackling this issue naturally last longer and includes:You can also join stress support groups or get psychological counseling and medications to muscle relaxants and anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDS, help to relieve some stress reducing exercises such as with any other form of treatment for Bruxism.If there is and determine if you have a recurrent theme, or are oblivious to it.Our jaws chew with brute force that is prolonged and exists over the counter pain relievers like ibuprofen can provide relief from the day that will help your jaws from closing.This involves the misalignment of the population have some or all of the matter is, that some don't even know it, you may need to get rid of the same way, by advising you to sleep.

It is possible to get yourself checked for any exercises or something else and starting a treatment option outcomes, results showed that massage, along with your arm and press firmly, but gently, and move your jaw gently and slowly moving them from coming back.When a person may become sensitive to touch.* Clenching or grinding sound and discomforts associated with dietary issues.If however, your TMJ symptoms are relatively weak, there's a selection of treatment is to be given to reduce the pressure on the muscles of the direct result of the even pressure behind the eyes, or even a hard slap across the face.- Sometimes corrective dental work wear down your bottom teeth align.

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Repeat this exercise properly, make sure that you find relief.Obviously, if you have been shocked by the effects of teeth grinding or clenching your teeth, your doctor when trying to keep the upper and lower teeth to become accustomed to the complexity of its manifestation.The pain and symptoms associated with TMJ using holistic approach.They will not accomplish the TMJ disorder is identified, most experts recommend conservative and reversible treatments to try out a treatment that a TMJ dentist can help you with some parts of the home remedies that can be a routine checkup.Conventional medicine usually employs physical aids and abates TMJ pain and much more serious dental problems.

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Can I Put A Trademark On My Logo?

A trademark, trade mark, or trade-mark is a recognizable sign, design, or expression which identifies products or services of a particular source from those of others, although trademarks used to identify services are usually called service marks. The trademark owner can be an individual, business organization, or any legal entity. A trademark may be located on a package, a label, a voucher, or on the product itself. For the sake of corporate identity, trademarks are often displayed on company buildings. It is legally recognized as a type of intellectual property.

The first legislative act concerning trademarks was passed in 1266 under the reign of Henry III, requiring all bakers to use a distinctive mark for the bread they sold. The first modern trademark laws emerged in the late 19th century. In France the first comprehensive trademark system in the world was passed into law in 1857. The Trade Marks Act 1938 of the United Kingdom changed the system, permitting registration based on “intent-to-use”, creating an examination based process, and creating an application publication system. The 1938 Act, which served as a model for similar legislation elsewhere, contained other novel concepts such as “associated trademarks”, a consent to use system, a defensive mark system, and non-claiming right system.

Why Use a Trademark?

Individuals and companies have products or services trademarked to protect the product from being used without the permission of the source company. Most countries have patent laws that are designed to protect against copyright infringement. In the United States, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) serves this function.

Although most countries have agencies through which businesses can have their products trademarked, international copyright regulation is more complicated than in the U.S., as there exists no universally recognized patent office, rules, or consistency.

Should I include trademark symbols in my logo?

Let’s clarify the symbols you may see hanging around a logo. They are the “Circled-R” (®), TM (), and SM (℠). These are used to indicate how the mark is protected. The ® symbol means “registered” and therefore, can only be used once the mark has been officially registered with the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). By contrast, and ℠ are usually used with unregistered marks simply to give notice of ownership of rights to that mark — meaning you don’t actually have to apply for federal registration to use them. “SM” means “service mark” and is technically used to distinguish services, whereas “TM” (trade mark) should be used to distinguish goods — though is commonly applied to both.

You Should Include

If you have gone through the process of registering your mark, let the world know! Federal registration allows you to use the registered trademark (®) symbol. However, you can only use it after USPTO has actually registered the trademark, not without an application or while an application is pending. Following registration, you can only use the registered trademark symbol on or in connection with the goods and/or services listed in the federal trademark registration.

Supposedly, failure to use the symbol may actually limit your ability to collect damages for trademark infringement. But, even this is somewhat subjective. Right now, if you visit the websites of some large brands, you’ll notice that Nike does not use any trademark symbols in their website’s logo. Neither does Microsoft (even though they used to in the not-so-distant past). Starbucks uses (though I’m quite sure they’re federally registered). Staples has ®. Walmart has none. Burger King has ®. Bed Bath and beyond has®. GE has none. IBM has ®. Apple has none. Sony has none, but the PlayStation logos (which belong to Sony) all have ®.

So…what’s going on? As I said, inclusion of these symbols is optional. You’ll notice that large brands like these used the ® symbol in their earlier days. From that, I’d conclude that once you are a globally-recognized brand (with highly-paid legal departments), you may no longer feel it’s necessary to notify the public that your logo is protected… by that point, it’s understood. For young, small, or localized companies, this is not the case, so go ahead and show off that ® proudly. You’ve earned it. You CAN include … but should you?

Any time you claim rights in a trademark, you may use the or ℠ symbol to alert the public to your claim, regardless of whether you have filed an application with USPTO.

It’s not necessary to include?

This is a matter of opinion, but I prefer to leave it off. It offers no real legal protection, no more than you already have under common law. Common Law rights state that merely using your logo in the course of your business gives you the rights to it. (Of course, federal registration provides several advantages over common law, but that’s a different discussion. See “Is it necessary to trademark my logo?”.) I prefer to leave it off because it can often feel arbitrary, like an afterthought, and just adds clutter to a logo (which I am totally not a fan of). This is especially true when the logo is used at small sizes, and the TM or SM tends to look like a random pen smudge because it is so small, which can be distracting.

…But you still may decide you want to use it. Why?

The whole purpose of using or ℠ is to bring attention to the fact that you are claiming rights to it. So to make this claim exceedingly and abundantly clear, you can include or SM; but it does not technically give you any added protection. However, for companies that have legal departments or Intellectual Property lawyers at their disposal, they may often err on the side of caution and advise adding it. Also, consider the subtle psychological cues it communicates— will it make the brand appear more legitimate and serious to unknowing consumers? Possibly.

Where should it be placed?

If you’ve decided to include , ℠, or ®, where should it go? While there is no hard and fast rule, common practice puts it to the top right of the logo. Sometimes it works better at the bottom right instead. If the logo designer knows upfront that you want to include it, they may be able to find a way to work it a bit more seamlessly into the design, so that it helps to balance the logo, as opposed to looking like an afterthought or mistake.

What is Trademark vs. Registered?

The trademark symbol (TM) is a mark that companies often use on a logo, name, phrase, word, or design that represents the business. The registered symbol (R) represents a mark that is a registered trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Some people think you can use the two interchangeably, but this is not the case. The TM symbol actually has no legal meaning. You can use the symbol on any mark that your company uses without registering it.

The most common use of the TM symbol is on a new phrase, logo, word, or design that a company plans to register through the USPTO. The symbol can indicate your intent to move forward with obtaining a legal trademark. It also helps stake your claim in the design, alerting competitors that you plan to use it for your business.

But as mentioned, there is no legal protection when using TM. If you use a mark that infringes on someone else’s trademark, you still put yourself at risk for legal trouble. When a company or person holds a trademark on a specific design, the mark has restricted use. Only the owner can use, produce, copy, or profit from it. In the event that someone else tries to copy it, that owner can take legal action in a federal court.

So before you add TM to the end of your mark, do some research? You’ll need to make sure that no similar mark already exists in the Trademark Electronic Search System. If you find something similar, the next step is making changes to your mark so that it doesn’t infringe.

Once you’ve determined that your mark is truly unique, you can start using the TM symbol at the end. The three main placement techniques for notifying competitors of your intent to use the mark are:

• Placing a symbol (TM, ®, * [asterisk], or dagger/double dagger) at the first use of the trademark but not on subsequent uses, then adding a footnote that overviews the trademark

• Placing the TM or ® symbol next to the trademark every time you use it

• Using a different font or formatting, such as bold, italic, or uppercase, for the trademarked words to differentiate them from other text. An example of a footnote for the techniques listed might be something like: “The Apple logo is a registered trademark of Apple, Inc.” You may also choose to include a reference to the legal trademark, such as “The Apple logo is a trademark registered in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.” It’s also acceptable to abbreviate the second portion as “Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off.”

It’s widely accepted to place it at the top left corner of the mark in superscript text. If it doesn’t look good there, you can drop it to the bottom right corner in subscript text. But putting it elsewhere is rare. When you add TM to the mark, it makes sense to move forward with the trademark application. Make sure you include all required documentation. If you’re submitting a mark that only contains words, your trademark application must include a mockup of the word or words as you plan to use it/them. When you’re trademarking a logo or symbol, include an image of the mark exactly how it will look when you use it on your product, collateral, or other materials.

It’s also important to note that you’ll only receive trademark protection on the exact design. So you may want to file several applications for a logo or symbol. If you plan to use it in more than one color, submit an application for each version, including one in black and white. This protects your mark in all forms.

Once you receive approval on your trademark application, you can legally start using the registered symbol. Using the symbol shows all competitors, customers, and others in the industry that you legally own the rights to this mark.

When using either mark in print, the general rule is to use it in the first instance of the mark. After that, you can stop using it without losing the legal protection.

When does a logo become a trademark?

Your logo becomes a trademark when it appears on labels, packaging or the product itself and the public recognizes the company behind that particular combination of colors and shapes. Imagine you see a sign with golden arches; you probably are picturing a Happy Meal (also trademarked) or similar fast food item at a McDonald’s restaurant.

Why wouldn’t you register your logo as a trademark?

There are many reasons why you might choose not to pursue trademark registration, depending on your current and anticipated circumstances:

• You’re not sure how long your business will last. Applying for trademark registration is time-intensive, averaging about 10 months to complete the process. The application is expensive, too, with a minimum filing fee of 5 if you prepare and submit the most basic application without legal counsel.

• Your logo might change in a couple of years. Only the exact version that is registered is legally protected, and you could actually weaken the registered trademark’s rights by using variations. Also registered logo trademarks must continue to be used in order to retain their rights. If you don’t plan to continue using your logo then there might not be a reason to register.

• Your logo can’t be registered because it is similar to another already in existence somewhere else in the country. As long as you stick to your geographic area, then state registration or common law probably provides enough protection.

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