Video Catalog

• Addictions: Getting In, Getting Out Frank testimonials of five recovering alcohol and drug addicts of different ages and different walks of life provide a valuable insight into the depths of addiction and the road to recovery.

• Bulimia: The Binge-Purge Obsession Dr. Anita Siegman talks with a group of young women about the dangers of dieting, particularly when it involves binge-purge behavior. Interwoven with Dr. Siegman's talk are interviews with young women who have been caught up in the nightmare of bulimia; they relate the terrible effects it has had on their lives.

• Bringing Hospice Home This video demonstrates how hospice care can be integrated into a patient's home care. Spending the last few days or weeks of an illness with family & friends in a familiar setting is an ideal application of the hospice philosophy.

• Choices: Coping with Breast Cancer This video details the personal experiences of a woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent reconstructive surgery. It deals with the emotional and psychological aspects, what to expect before and after surgery, and the role of supportive partners and family.

• Compulsive Gambling In candid interviews with recovering gamblers, this video debunks the myth that compulsive gamblers are idle ne'er-do-wells and reveals that this disorder affects middle class, educated, otherwise very successful individuals. The video provides insight into the personal and societal costs of the multi-billion industry of gambling.

• Controlling the Behavioral Side Effects of Chemotherapy This video examines conditioned behavioral disorders in chemotherapy patients and documents research of two clinical psychologists who have developed active and passive relaxation procedures to reduce the nausea, vomiting, and treatment-related phobias of these patients.

• Domestic Violence: Voices from Within This video explores the relationships that support domestic violence through conversations with an abuser and two victims.

• Domestic Violence: The Right to be Safe This video gives abused women practical advice on how to seek orders of protection to prevent further violence. It explores how to prepare for court and how to present oneself to a judge in order to convince him/her of the validity of your claims of abuse.

• Dying to be Thin Several people recovering from anorexia and bulimia and the family of a young man who died of anorexia offer their candid stories in the hope of helping others get treatment and achieve recovery. Professionals graphically detail the early warning signs and the devastating physical and psychological effects of these disorders.
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• Eskimo Ice Cream Shoes This video is a short drama about prolonged grieving and how to overcome it. A year after the sudden death of her husband, Theresa is still depressed and consumed with grief and is suppressing painful thoughts and feelings with alcohol. At the suggestion of a friend, she takes a little trip and meets a very unusual ice cream vendor in a park who gives her the symbolic key to unlock her pent-up feelings and get on with her life: eskimo ice cream shoes.

• Facing Alzheimer's: Legal and Financial Considerations For those suffering from Alzheimer's, advance planning is the best way to offset the loss of control in their lives. This video shows how a mother, daughter, and son work together to organize and care for the mother as her disability progresses. Legal and financial issues are discussed and guidelines provided.
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• Feeling Good Again: Coping with Breast Cancer This video deals with some of the special problems women who have undergone surgery for breast cancer face in coming to terms with their changed appearance and follow-up chemotherapy. Five women who have successfully recovered talk about their fears and needs.

• Giving Your Child a Smile This video was produced to show to parents, families, and friends of a child with cleft lip and palate as soon as possible after birth to reassure them that this deformity need not be an impediment to the child's health and happiness. Reassurance is given with "before" and "after" pictures.

• The Heart of the New Age Hospice This video examines the full spectrum of hospice services-home care, inpatient care, bereavement-and offers a model for other hospices to follow in caring for terminally ill patients.

• Heavy Load This video depicts the overeating addiction of a young woman and the devastating effects it has on her family and discusses the many idiosyncrasies of the compulsive personality, including denial, procrastination and hiding and sneaking food.

• Lifeline: Preventing Elder Abuse This video not only shows what elder abuse is, but explains the obligation we all have to report it. Betty White hosts this timely video which covers many aspects of elder abuse--recognition, reporting, and prevention.

• Living Choices This video is designed to encourage everyone to recognize the importance of completing health care treatment directives and durable powers of attorney to insure that their wishes will be carried out if they should become unable to make decisions for themselves. It explains the provisions of the Patient Self Determination Act and clears up common misconceptions about advance directives.
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• Lucy's Room A poignant story of a young couple struggling to regain a normal life after the sudden death of their first baby. They receive unexpected help in the process from a stranger--a young, pregnant, indigent woman whom they befriend.

• No Strain, No Pain This set of 4 videos demonstrates a simple yet effective approach to correcting the poor posture and faulty body mechanics that cause back pain. Follow-along exercises are tailored to each tape's audience: 1)men, 2)women, 3)seniors, and 4)pregnant and post partum women.

• Overeating: An American Obsession This documentary presents the compelling stories of people struggling to control their weight problem. Interviews with leading authorities in nutrition shed light on some of the causes of obesity and stress the importance of comprehensive weight loss programs.
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• A Pint of Life This video is designed to alleviate fear and negative feelings about being a blood donor. It also demonstrates some of the many things science has learned to do with a single pint of blood.

• Relaxation Procedures in Cancer Treatment Passive relaxation tape involves focusing patients' attention on the sensations in various muscle groups and shifting attention to tranquil scenes to maintain the relaxed state. Active Relaxation tape involves tensing and relaxing several major muscle groups, beginning with the feet and progressing up through the entire body.

• Remodeling the Scars This video encourages burn patients to wear compression garments to prevent excessive scarring and contractures. It explains why it is important to wear them, how they are fitted, how to put them on, how it feels to wear them, and how to take care of them.

• Shades of Gray The film allows the viewer to enter, at least briefly, the struggle and the emotion of one man as he attempts to make some sense of his life and relationships as they are altered by the cancer experience.

• Shadow of Addiction Produced and narrated by a recovering heroin addict, this video takes the viewer on a tour of the dark side of addiction. Addicts in a crack house, inmates in a medium security prison, and an inmate on death row graphically relate their experiences and serve as dramatic examples of the personal losses caused by drugs: loss of faith, family, fortune, health, education, and future.

• The Survivor Symphony Pete, Freddi, and Karen describe first hand all of the fears and frustrations that cancer brings into your life, along with joy and insight that come with surviving.

• To Your Health: A Guide to Eating Well Guidelines for improving eating habits are included in this video as well as the importance of fiber, serving sizes, the needs for fruits and vegetables and reducing fat and salt intake.