August 29, 2008

Truman Show syndrome, Prozac and CBT


The New York Times has a piece on Truman Show syndrome - apparently a growing number of psychotic patients believe they are part of a Truman Show type scenario, in which their every waking moment is being filmed as part of some sort of reality show.

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August 27, 2008

UFOs, psychiatrists and schizophrenia

Here's a good quote from a press release promoting a book about the experience of two psychiatrists visiting a UFO convention:

"We were particularly looking forward to the UFO Festival in Roswell as a rare opportunity to observe weirdness recreationally, without the expectation we would do anything about it,"

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August 26, 2008

Michael Phelps, ADHD and the mental health system


There's an interesting post on User Watch about the state of the mental health system in the UK.

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August 21, 2008

Computer use, inpatient care and the private sector efficiency myth


I know there are a lot of problems with psychiatric inpatient care in the UK but I'd like to think it can't sink the levels illustrated by this story from the USA, in which a patient died after being left sitting in a chair for 22 hours without food or water.

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August 20, 2008

Stress, depression, animals and anxiety


Stress is maybe more damaging than people think, according to Scientific American. Social workers take note!

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August 18, 2008

Daily Mail in positive social work story shock

It doesn't happen often so it's worth celebrating - the Mail has a positive story about a social worker.

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August 15, 2008

Work, therapy and persecution

Is your boss an inspiring leader? Ok, stupid question. Well, apparently leadership at work can affect your mental health, according to research. It found "moderately strong" evidence linking good leadership at work with improved wellbeing among staff and less sick days.

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August 14, 2008

Psychotherapy, drugs and the Daily Mail

While psychotherapy may not help all depressed people, the loss of psychiatrists practicing psychotherapy means the loss of basic common sense in psychiatry about depression.
This is a quote from a good piece in the Huffington Post by clinical psychologist Bruce E Levine about the recent finding that there has been a major shift among US psychiatrists from psychotherapy to drugs. Unsurprisingly, the major reason for the shift is money, says Levine.

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August 13, 2008

Building a social work blog community

While Mad World focuses on mental health type issues, it comes at them from a social work perspective, being born of Community Care.

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August 12, 2008

Hallucinogens, benefits and the internet

Hallucinogens to treat mental and other illnesses? It's being researched at the moment with potentially positive results, according to the Guardian.

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