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mental illness …. or too much caffeine?
Article at La Trobe University website on a report from a study looking into connections between caffeine consumption and “symptoms of schizophrenia” . so, it’s a “caffeine imbalance” ? Guess what? the more caffeine we consume the more likely we are to … Continue reading
Posted in addictive behaviours, anatomy of an epidemic, psychosis, The Mad Ones
Tagged Bing Crosby, Caffeine, schizophrenia; mental health
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Chief Coroner directs Inquest into three fatal shootings by Toronto Police
Sylvia Klibingaitis, and Michael Eligon shot dead by Toronto Police. Dr. Bert Lauwers, Ontario deputy chief coroner for inquests made the very welcome announcement tuesday of a single Coroners Inquest into the fatal shootings by Toronto Police Service of three people: Reyal Jardine-Douglas, … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy and rights, what's going on?
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what next for the truth? Suzanne Beachy
This is a wonderful talk by Suzanne Beachy at TEDx Columbus 2012. It’s so good I wanted to grab every idea, so transcribed it. The words are by Suzanne Beachy, as are the slides and the photo of her son Jake, who … Continue reading
Posted in anatomy of an epidemic, family, Healing, medication madness, psychosis, youth
Tagged mental health, psychosis
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Antipsychotic Prescriptions in Children Have Skyrocketed
Eight fold increase in antipsychotic prescriptions to children since 1993 Article in Time Aug 9 on the alarming rise of antipsychotics prescribed for children. Witht the adult market for antipsychotics approaching saturation, drug companies have turned to creating a new market … Continue reading
Psychiatric Drugs: Chemical Warfare on Humans – interview with Robert Whitaker
This morning I chanced across this: interview with Robert Whitaker from 2005 by Terry Messman of StreetSpirit.org. It predates Whitaker’s book: Anatomy of an Epidemic and covers wider scope so it’s interesting to see a glimpse of how he was thinking at … Continue reading
Psychological maltreatment can be as harmful to kids as physical abuse: report
A piece by Sheryl Ubelacker, for The Canadian Press which went in to newspapers across the country over the last 24hrs: The Vancouver Sun to The Montreal Gazette. It’s in the Globe and Mail today [under a different title]. The article … Continue reading
See a psychiatrist? Are you mad?
This is a great article from the UK’s The Observer [ Guardian] three years ago, now. A review by a former psychotherapist-turned author Salley Vickers.of a book by Prof Richard Bentall: Doctoring the Mind – probably his easiest book to read. … Continue reading
parental stress and it’s impact on kids – Gabor Mate
Canadian doctor and author Gabor Mate on how stress experienced by parents impacts on children’s brain, emotional development and learning and biology – and how that comes to impact in later life on all areas of health and wellness. Short … Continue reading
Posted in Healing, what's going on?, youth
Tagged Child, epigenetics, Gabor Mate, Health, mental health, Parent, Stress
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Early Birth May Pose Higher Risk to the Mind
Article in NY Times 2 July about a report from Sweden showing how early [premature] birth can lead to difficulties later in life: including with devlopment and mental health. Of course, this is not surprising since we already know very well that … Continue reading
Learning from the voices in my head – Eleanor Longdon
Eleanor Longdon at TEDx London in 2012 telling her story of going to university, eagerly entering the student life fine times, but underneath deeply unhappy but skilled at hiding it. Then she began hearing a voice – ” my strange commentator” – and mistake … Continue reading
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