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Surgeon, Writer, Researcher, Dilettante. https://www.ariadnelabs.org/  http://www.lifebox.org/ 

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    Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 8 Jul 2017

    Interesting @statnews story. There is actually surprising amt of evidence that reflective writing can reduce pain.https://www.statnews.com/2017/07/07/creative-writing-homeless/ …

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      1. Jordan Shlain MD‏ @DrShlain 8 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Atul_Gawande @statnews

        This was highlighted in The Secret Life of Pronouns by Dr. Pennebaker @jwpennebaker

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      1. Dinah Miller, M.D.‏ @shrinkrapdinah 8 Jul 2017
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        Writing keeps me sane (I hope)

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      2. Oscar‏ @PotemkinLion 9 Jul 2017
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        How writing can be used to reduce chronic pain (22 min into podcast): https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2017/03/09/show-1071-how-you-can-get-relief-from-chronic-pain/ … Terry Graedon is a medical anthropologist.

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      3. Oscar‏ @PotemkinLion 9 Jul 2017
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        Podcast is from The People's Pharmacy https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/ , which is a radio program on Nat'l Public Radio, and also a syndicated column

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      1. Rose Hoban‏ @rosehoban 8 Jul 2017
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        A therapist/friend once told me: "art is the only true therapy"

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      1. Suz 🇺🇸 🌺 🍀‏ @Softcrush 8 Jul 2017
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        Anytime you imagine someone caring about you or what you have to express.... there is healing. Unfortunately the medical matrix stultifies.

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      1. Dave Munson‏ @Bostonstreetdoc 8 Jul 2017
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        Thanks for sharing this story with your followers!

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      1. Nerdy McNerd‏ @bleudog13 8 Jul 2017
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        When I was diagnosed with Parkinson's, my first instinct was to write about it. It was my first publication in Annals of Internal Medicine.

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      1. Zachary David‏ @ZakDavid 8 Jul 2017
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        Timothy Wilson laid out this hypothesis pretty convincingly in his book "Redirect" a few years ago. Good to see more evidence.

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      1. Nancy Germond‏ @insurancewriter 8 Jul 2017
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        "Better out than in," creative writing teachers often say! Thank you, Dr. G.

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      1. Linda Rockey‏ @LindaRockey52 8 Jul 2017
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        Offered to patients in DC?

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      1. Jason Willoughby  🏅‏ @jpwilloughby 8 Jul 2017
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        @lizzieohreally @statnews Personally if I were homeless I'd prefer food and shelter, but to each his own.

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      1. David Ross‏ @aviddross 8 Jul 2017
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        Can it give them homes?

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      1. Karl Cunningham‏ @Cunningham2017 8 Jul 2017
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        EDUCATION will set you FREE!

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