this is a message i received from one of my artist friends a few days ago (who wrote this under the name of “a manic english person”). he wanted to share his experience with being bipolar (under these copyright conditions): A few months back I was assessed by an eminent psychiatrist who decided that I… Continue reading real life experience: bipolar and medication
Category: depression and mental illness
mental health and churches
photographer and author marja bergen recently sent along this email. her thoughts on the topic of mental health in the community – in this case religious communities – are very important. i asked for her permission to reprint her letter here, and she graciously gave it. i’d like to add that christmas, a time that… Continue reading mental health and churches
seasonal storms
heavy rains, windstorms, snowfall, slush – all that happened here in the last few weeks. outside. and then there are the seasonal storms inside. this is a difficult time of year for quite a few people. SAD (seasonal affective disorder) troubles some, and others get the christmas blues. for the weather outside, we wear clothes… Continue reading seasonal storms
art and psychology
in this month of concentration on the arts, i’m amazed at the many topics i didn’t touch. here’s a few of them the psychology of photography the healing power of pottery movement therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder therapy for actors anorexia among dancers psychology and architecture art and mental illness … and what else could… Continue reading art and psychology
more on depression and self reflection
reading over the contents of my last blog entry on depression and self-reflection, a few thoughts came to mind. the article was not written by someone who had done systematic research and observation of people dealing with depression. rather, the writer seems to have a certain view, and in order to support it, he cites… Continue reading more on depression and self reflection
depression and self-reflection
(this is another reprint from my old blog, from the beginning of the year) timothy wilson, an editor at the new york times, has this to say about self reflection and depression: Research by Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, a clinical psychologist at Yale University, shows that when people are depressed, ruminating on their problems makes things worse.… Continue reading depression and self-reflection
understanding self-harm
“Study Shows Nearly Half Of Eating Disorder Patients Self-Harm” this is the title of an article in medicalnews. it made me stop and think because it shows a certain line of thinking about
depression and poverty
(this is another reprint from my old blog) an article on depression and poverty Low-income people with depression are less likely to respond to treatment and more likely to be suicidal than those who
speed, mania and depression
fast, even “manic” thinking makes us happy, according to emily pronin and daniel wegner of harvard and princeton universities. they conducted a study where they had people read neutral, positive and negative statements at varying speeds. the researchers found that no matter whether these statements were positive, neutral or negative, after reading at a faster… Continue reading speed, mania and depression
canaries in the soul
(this is a reprint of an article in my old blog) in healing the soul in the age of the brain, psychiatrist elio frattaroli states the hippocratic oath says simply “i will follow that system or regimen which, according to my ability and judgment, i consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from… Continue reading canaries in the soul