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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. Read...
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29 Aug 2008 1:06 PM
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truman show syndrome
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...
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27 Aug 2008 6:30 PM
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Mad World
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Mental Health
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schizophrenia
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UFOs
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. Read More...
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26 Aug 2008 1:31 PM
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Mad World
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michael phelps
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...
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21 Aug 2008 3:19 PM
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Mad World
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Stress, depression, animals and anxiety
Stress is maybe more damaging than people think, according to Scientific American . Social workers take note! Read More...
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20 Aug 2008 3:08 PM
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Mad World
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Mental Health
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pets
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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. Read More...
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18 Aug 2008 1:11 PM
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Mad World
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care system
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looked-after children
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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...
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15 Aug 2008 3:22 PM
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Mad World
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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...
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14 Aug 2008 3:43 PM
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London Evening Standard
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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. Read More...
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13 Aug 2008 12:48 PM
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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. Read More...
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12 Aug 2008 2:59 PM
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lsd
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Mental Health
Lions, knife-wielding kids and Merthyr Tydfil
First up - do you fancy watching a tear-jerking video about a lion? If you do - here it is , it's lovely. Read More...
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11 Aug 2008 4:51 PM
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Mental health and six sigma
There's a conference going on in the near future, which aims to provide a practical guide to "lean thinking" and "six sigma" as they apply to mental health. Read More...
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8 Aug 2008 3:35 PM
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Mad World
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Mental health, Olympic spirit and the Mahdi Army
China is hardly covering embodying the Olympic spirit with its ban on people travelling to the country to watch the games for people who have a mental illness, AIDS or some other diseases, says a story on a New Zealand site . Read More...
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7 Aug 2008 1:40 PM
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Mad World
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US psychiatry, drug companies and jazz misfits
Interesting follow-up to yesterday's story about the declining practice of psychotherapy among US psychiatrists. Read More...
Published
6 Aug 2008 11:11 AM
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Mad World
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music
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pharmaceutical companies
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psychiatry
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Happiness, recession, psychotherapy and my bike
Will the economic downturn actually make people happier, because they have less money to go out and therefore will have to spend more time with their families? Read More...
Published
5 Aug 2008 5:14 PM
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Mad World
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Mental Health
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Mental health and visualisation
There's a good piece by Dr Julian Tudor Hart on WalesOnline reflecting on mental health, mental health care and medication. Read More...
Published
4 Aug 2008 3:26 PM
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Mad World
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Mental Health
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psychiatric drugs
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visualisation
Crisis, violence, institutional racism and mental health
There's a story on the BBC about a man suffering a mental health crisis, who when he went for help was told to drink warm milk by health professionals. I wonder if this story is all that uncommon and whether there are a lot of people out there who...
Published
1 Aug 2008 12:38 PM
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Mad World
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Mental Health
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