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SoapMH 1.3 for the Palm OS

For mental health professionals -- psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and nurses -- a diagnostic tool to measure the effectiveness of a given therapy over time: SoapMH. This software tracks patients, records encounters, and generates soap notes, all from the Palm of your hand.

Of Interest

Dump the DSM! by Paul Genova, M.D., Pyschiatric Times, April 2003

The DSM: Not Perfect, but Better Than the Alternative by Michael First, M.D., and Robert L. Spitzer, M.D., Pyschiatric Times, April 2003

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T|C or Not T|C?

That is the question (I posed to myself at Circuit City). I had narrowed my choices to the WiFi capable Tungsten C and the compact Tungsten T2. Many favorable reviews have been written about both devices and you can read about them in Pen Computing and at PalmInfoCenter. For those of you with a bluetooth phone, the T2 springs to mind. For those who occupy a campus or hospital setting with WiFi coverage, it is the T|C that is palpable. But there are those like me, where the decision is not so obvious, and I hope my experiences help you decide.

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Michael Yam has served New York's financial district since 1984, developing software in C/C++. Published in Dr. Dobb's Journal, he has written on topics such as programming for the Palm platform and porting a thread library between Unix and Windows. He believes complex software projects succeed when developers participate in the entire development cycle, from architecture and design, to coding and testing, to documentation and deployment.

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