Mad World: December 2008 Archives

Sadness, depression and over-thinking

By Simeon Brody, community editor, on December 23, 2008 11:34 AM | 1 Comment

Hello one and all

I've been a bit intermittent recently and this is my last post of the year but I'll be back all guns blazing next year.

Here's a nice little piece about how to stop being an "over-thinker" which is full of useful tips.

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Brain boosting drugs, living in the moment and a new blog

By Simeon Brody, community editor, on December 8, 2008 1:59 PM | 1 Comment

I've been looking at some of the other mental health bloggers out there and spotted a few points of interest.

Furious Seasons has responded to an article in Nature suggesting that brain enhancing drugs should be freely available to people who want to improve their concentration or exam results.

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Maintaining mental health over Christmas

By Simeon Brody, community editor, on December 5, 2008 3:41 PM | No Comments

I know I haven't posted for ages but I seem to have become distracted by Christmas - going out, drinking etc.

But I have managed to pull myself out of my overindulgence fuelled torpor to put together this brief post. Here goes...

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Mental health recovery, atypical antipsychotics and spreading happiness

By Simeon Brody, community editor, on December 5, 2008 3:07 PM | No Comments

Don't ever say that Mad World isn't a thoroughly multimedia experience. Please don't say that...even though it would probably be true.

Anyway, here is a podcast about mental health recovery, which is an important and oft-neglected topic. It's from Australia and looks at the idea of recovery from a service user perspective:

personal improvement was not always the result of medical intervention: support and social connectedness was seen as most important, as well as medication, spirituality and in some cases, cigarettes.

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Happiness, Bhutan and coerced medication

By Simeon Brody, community editor, on December 4, 2008 3:38 PM | No Comments

Well, I now have a new design for my blog - what do you think of it? I like it - particularly all the dots.

On to business though. Much has been made over the years of Bhutan's policy of promoting Gross National Happiness over Gross Domestic Product - but what is the reality of the policy and how applicable is it elsewhere?

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