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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... Posted Aug 29 2008, 01:06 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, psychosis, cbt, prozac, pets, anger management, 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... Posted Aug 27 2008, 06:30 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, schizophrenia, psychiatry, 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... Posted Aug 26 2008, 01:31 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, adhd, michael phelps

• Stress, depression, animals and anxiety

  Stress is maybe more damaging than people think, according to Scientific American . Social workers take note! Read More... Posted Aug 20 2008, 03:08 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, depression, stress, anxiety, pets

• 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... Posted Aug 15 2008, 03:22 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, work, persecutory delusions

• 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... Posted Aug 14 2008, 03:43 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, depression, exercise, psychotherapy, drugs, Daily Mail, London Evening Standard

• 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... Posted Aug 12 2008, 02:59 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, depression, lsd, hallucinogens, dwp, benefits, internet

• 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... Posted Aug 11 2008, 04:51 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, social work, video, knife crime

• 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... Posted Aug 08 2008, 03:35 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, lean thinking, six sigma

• 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... Posted Aug 07 2008, 01:40 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, iraq, olympic games

• 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... Posted Aug 06 2008, 11:11 AM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, schizophrenia, pharmaceutical companies, psychiatry, music

• 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... Posted Aug 05 2008, 05:14 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, happiness, psychotherapy, medication, recession, cycling

• 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... Posted Aug 04 2008, 03:26 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, psychiatric drugs, 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... Posted Aug 01 2008, 12:38 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, crisis, racism, violence, medication

• Mental health film festival and vagabonds

  I'm happy to be corrected over the fact that there is a UK mental health film festival. I questioned whether there was one earlier this week but I've been told there is one in Scotland . Read More... Posted Jul 31 2008, 03:13 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, anger, films, vagabonds

• Mental health films and happiness philosophy

  In case anyone was wondering, I've been away for a couple of weeks (I went to a festival and then needed a week to recover) but now, self-evidently I'm back. On thing I noticed out there on the netwaves was that Australia runs a short film competition... Posted Jul 29 2008, 11:20 AM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, happiness, philosophy, films

• Antidepressants, children and safety

  There's an article in the Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings about the efficacy and safety of treating children with antidepressants. Read More... Posted Jul 15 2008, 12:44 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, depression, cbt, antidepressants, anxiety, children, fluoxetine

• Self harm, narcissists and doormats

  Some young girls consider self-harming to be normal teenage behaviour, according to a story in the Times. Read More... Posted Jul 14 2008, 04:40 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, self harm, EMO, doormats, narcissism

• Henderson hospital campaign latest

  Henderson Hospital campaigner Penny Macoustra is interviewed on the latest Ivory Tower podcast about the current position of the campaign to save the therapeutic community. Read More... Posted Jul 11 2008, 11:32 AM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, simeon brody, henderson hospital, ivory tower

• UK Centre for mental health, video games and booze

  Does anyone know anything about the new UK Centre for Mental Health in Birmingham? It was opened today by Jo Brand. It sounds very promising, with single en-suite rooms, relaxation and activity areas and library. Almost a prototype for what mental health... Posted Jul 10 2008, 04:09 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, simeon brody, alcohol, uk centre for mental health, video games

• Schizophrenia book

  I've not got a lot to say today. I went to a festival over the weekend and now I'm feeling rather tired. I did spot this video clip on the BBC about a man with schizophrenia who has written a book about his experiences. Read More... Posted Jul 08 2008, 05:19 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, simeon brody, schizophrenia, carespace, photos

• Fair Deal manifesto, skunk and depressing Wednesdays

  The Royal College of Psychiatrists has been busy this week. Firstly, it has launched it's new three-year Fair Deal campaign to tackle inequalities in the mental health system. Read More... Posted Jul 02 2008, 05:16 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, simeon brody, depression, cannabis, skunk, fair deal, royal college of psychiatrists

• Henderson hospital, Dinesh Bhugra and acting

  Former patients at Henderson Hospital are hoping to get the therapeutic community re-opened as part of a public consultation into its future. Read More... Posted Jul 01 2008, 01:27 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, simeon brody, henderson hospital, dinesh bhugra, inpatient wards, acting

• Our NHS, our future: mental health perspective on Lord Darzi's review

  The government today launched its long awaited NHS review report. I've had a quick look through it to see what it might mean for mental health services. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2008, 05:17 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, simeon brody, lord darzi, nhs reform

• Medicalisation and mental health

  There's an illuminating piece in the Times today , based on a letter published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, claiming that too many people with a mental illness are being "jollied along" rather than receiving treatment. Read More... Posted Jun 27 2008, 04:01 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, simeon brody, psychiatrists

• Stuttering and happiness

  There's a great article in the Guardian by Ewan Morrisson about his family's history of stuttering and "fear of words". "Even to this day, the science of stuttering is caught up in the false idea that it is a biological condition... Posted Jun 24 2008, 02:34 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, simeon brody, happiness, lord layard, stuttering

• On feeling trapped

  There's a really interesting post on Spo-Reflections about feeling trapped - worth a quick look. Read More... Posted Jun 23 2008, 04:09 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, simeon brody

• Ruby Wax, depression and mobile phone masts

  Comedian Ruby Wax is doing an Edinburgh show this year focusing solely on mental health issues. Like many comedians, she has suffered from depression. Read More... Posted Jun 23 2008, 11:57 AM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, simeon brody, depression, suicide, ruby wax, mobile phone masts, grief

• Mobile phone madness

  I think I'm becoming a campaigner (albeit a rather inactive one) against the general drift towards considering more things mental health problems, especially if they involve kids. Read More... Posted Jun 17 2008, 12:26 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, simeon brody, Mobile phones, addiction

• Iris Robinson, vitamin D and working your hours

  Mind Hacks have done a very good job of rubbishing comments made by the head of Northern Ireland's health committee Iris Robinson MP, that homosexuality was an "abomination" and something that can be treated by psychiatrists. Read More.... Posted Jun 16 2008, 01:05 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, simeon brody, homosexuality

• Mind Hacks have done a very good job of rubbishing comments made by the head of Northern Ireland's health committee Iris Robinson MP, that homosexuality was an "abomination" and something that can be treated by psychiatrists. Read More.... Posted Jun 16 2008, 12:18 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, simeon brody, depression, anxiety, vitamin d, homosexuality

• ADHD, depression and drugs

  ADHD, depression, bipolar disorder, antidepressants and sex. Mad World has it all today. Read More... Posted Jun 12 2008, 05:23 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, simeon brody, depression, bipolar disorder, antidepressants, adhd, sex

• Mindfulness and St John's Wort

  Mindfulness seems an increasingly important topic in mental health. Now, I'm not too sure I really understand the implications of this study , which focuses on the differences between self-esteem and "unconditional self acceptance" but it... Posted Jun 11 2008, 12:35 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, simeon brody, adhd, mindfulness, St John's Wort

• Political blogging and children on drugs

  There's an interesting piece on political blogging on Liberal Conspiracy. Apparently former soviet leader Yuri Andropov thought personal computers would be the end of socialism and the number of right wing bloggers seems to bear that out. Read More... Posted Jun 10 2008, 02:26 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, simeon brody, children, antipsychotic drugs, harvard, outside left, blogs

• Smoking in locked mental health wards - court judgement

  There's been a lot of debate, not least on CareSpace about the merits of the smoking ban in locked mental health wards. Read More... Posted Jun 05 2008, 12:57 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, simeon brody, mental health wards, smoking

• Is schizophrenia a real condition?

  There's a good thread in CareSpace about whether schizophrenia is an accurate diagnostic category. Read More... Posted Jun 02 2008, 05:06 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, simeon brody, schizophrenia, rd laing

• Meditation, ADHD and computer games

  There's a very good piece in the Huffington Post about the potential of meditation in treating ADHD and other mental health problems. Read More... Posted May 29 2008, 04:44 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, simeon brody, depression, adhd, meditation, computer games

• Edwyn Collins: Home Again

  By Keith Sellick An uplifting look at one man's struggle to overcome severe brain injury and return to his previous life - of being a pop star (well, not quite star). Read More... Posted May 21 2008, 11:09 AM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, Keith Sellick, Human Brain, Edwyn Collins, brain heamorrhage, MRSA

• What do you think of ECT?

  What are your views on ECT? The Telegraph has published an article today from someone who is clearly very much a fan, claiming it can save lives in cases of severe depression. Read More... Posted May 19 2008, 01:18 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, simeon brody, depression, SSRIs, ECT, sexual dysfunction

• Thinking allowed: hearing voices

  By Keith Sellick I know I have posted on hearing voices before but BBC Radio's Thinking Allowed recently featured a sociological study about the subject. Read More... Posted May 15 2008, 02:11 PM by Mad World Filed under: Mental Health, Keith Sellick, hearing voices, Laurie Taylor, thinking allowed