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These articles comprise over ten years worth of writing from Dr. James Schroeder, with the most recent listed first. If you are looking for a specific article or perspective on a particular topic we advise utilizing the Search bar. You may also filter articles by Category using the menu above the articles.
Exercise • Faith
Mile 73
It was 2:30 in the morning. I had just made the decision to end my hundred mile pursuit at mile 73. A few hours earlier, I had put medical tape […]
Health • Mental Health
Many Parts…All One Body
A 13-year-old female enters my office. His parents brought him in because her depression has become so intense that she frequently tries to avoid going to school and has stopped […]
Technology
Linked In: Assessing Trends Regarding Youth’s Consumption of Technology
Linked In, Part I: A Day in the Life of Our Youth 6:14 A.M. The flickering lights of the television fill Aubrey’s room a few minutes before her buzzer goes […]
Faith
If Pride is the Root of All Vices, Then Sloth Is Its Branches
Quick. Ask yourself the last time you have heard a homily on the sin of sloth. If you are like me, it has been a long time, maybe never. Pride, […]
Health • Technology
How the Communication Revolution in Healthcare is Hampering More Than Just Communication
It happened again. Yesterday, I was charting on the recently launched streamlined version of our electronic health records and a new note popped up in the right lower corner of […]
Health • Technology
How Meaningful Use Is Creating Meaningless Strife
One of the biggest topics today in the health care field is that of meaningful use. Meaningful Use is defined as using certified electronic health record (EHR) technology to improve […]
Faith • Health
Hope of a Mysterious Kind
We are all looking for messages of hope, and I am no exception. Recently, I was reminded of something I have known for a while, but suddenly clicked with me […]
Faith • Health • Relationships
HHS and NFP and 123 Reconsidered
This past year, my wife and I celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary. Like every year, I was reminded at just how much has happened since that day, and the years leading […]
Parenting
Having It All Without Having It All: Five Part Series on Self-Control
Having It All Without Having it All, Part I: The Remarkable Science behind Self-Control. In the early 1960’s, Walter Mischel and his colleagues began with a simple idea. They developed […]
Mental Health • Parenting • Technology
What’s All the Fuss About? A Perspective on the Growing Trend of Pediatric Anxiety
What’s All the Fuss About? A Perspective on the Growing Trend of Pediatric Anxiety Introduction Anxiety Disorders are now the most prevalent psychological condition in children and adults in the […]