today you can find me over at GNIF brain blogger. october 10 was world mental health day. it focused on cultural aspects of mental health. you’ll find tidbits about the mental health among the black and latino GLBT community; mental health in india, including an interesting link to the diary of a mother whose daughter… Continue reading cultural aspects of mental health
Category: depression and mental illness
psychiatrists and medication
if you take medication or are thinking about it, i’d suggest you make your way over to shrink wrap, where dinah, a psychiatrist, has a fabulous post on how she goes about prescribing medication. here’s an excerpt: 1) past history of response. if the patient says, oh, yeah, six years ago i felt this way,… Continue reading psychiatrists and medication
carnival of healing #105
michael moore’s sicko, pinocchio, rugby and a movie about PTSD – you’d think they don’t have that much in common. but they do. these and other posts featured here today are all written by a community of people who truly want to make the world a better place. welcome to the 105th carnival of healing,… Continue reading carnival of healing #105
PTSD and restorative justice
scott from finding your marbles just sent me an email wondering about my thoughts on the development of this story about PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) as grounds for acquittal. a groundbreaking ruling that found a former soldier not criminally responsible for a sex assault he admitted to committing was overturned by the manitoba court… Continue reading PTSD and restorative justice
alternative approaches to dealing with mental health
at our vancouver bloggers’ meetup last time, pete quily of adult ADD strengths asked me an interesting question: “what are the topics that would naturally come up in the course of your work that you’re not discussing much on your blog?” it’s a question i’ve been thinking about ever since, and i’ve been working on… Continue reading alternative approaches to dealing with mental health
mental health without labels
today, i invite you to go over to GNIF brain blogger where i’ve written a guest post on a series of mental health success stories i had the fortune to listen to on monday at the canadian mental health association. what remained most with me was one person mentioning that at a certain age, he… Continue reading mental health without labels
change something: the lives of people with mental illness
today, gentle ladies and men, you’re going to have to go somewhere else for my blog post. changeeverything, an interesting local site that is dedicated to social change, has issued a challenge to write about an issue close to your heart. if it makes the cut, a charity of your choice gets $1,000. i couldn’t… Continue reading change something: the lives of people with mental illness
being differently abled: the good news
yesterday, we discussed the tragic difficulties some people have with interacting with people who have bipolar disorder, are deaf, or have other so-called disabilities. today for some good news regarding people with different abilities. the other day i came across glenda from do it yourself. wow! this woman is amazing! she’s in a fancy car,… Continue reading being differently abled: the good news
fear, ignorance and disabilities
do you ever feel like you’re going through your days, and they have a theme? sometimes it feels like i’m being approached by a waiter: “and today’s special is …” well, my special this week seems to be abilities, disabilities, different abilities – that whole box of themes. it started with the ongoing story of… Continue reading fear, ignorance and disabilities
mental illness and the arts
over at finding optimism, there are two good little articles on famous and not-so-famous painters struggling with mental illness. take picasso, for example, who is said to have suffered from schizophrenia, or monet, who was dealing with depression. an important topic, and we’ll be paying some more attention to it here at change therapy. among… Continue reading mental illness and the arts