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Category Archives: Ideas
“Mentally ill” at high risk of violence
Report on BBC News website on the true story of people labelled with mental health diagnoses and violence.. Mentally ill people are four times more likely to be a victim of violence, according to an international study. One in four has … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy and rights, Emancipate yourself..., medication madness, mental diversity, what's going on?
Tagged discrimination, Health, mental health
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Ashamed not to know
Seth Godin is a writer followed by marketers and entrepreneurs the world over but his ideas are universal and he speaks to anyone who is interested in being part of a better, more present, more aware and more engaged world. This is from his daily … Continue reading
Posted in Ideas, what's going on?
Tagged ashamed, change, Organizational Change, Seth Godin
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John Forbes Nash – A Brilliant Madness
You may be more familiar with the Hollywierd movie “A Beautiful Mind” which inevitably romanticizes some parts of John Nash’s story – notably the usefulness of “anti-psychotics” in his recovery. This documentary for PBS includes Nash’s own words. It tells … Continue reading
Skillin’ an Stylin’
We’ve featured my friend and toronto based mentalskillness.com before. Now mentalskillness has stylin’ buttons to share so that you can show off your own willin’ to be skillin’ -ness… all you need do is go to mentalskillness.com to get one before they … Continue reading
Brain Lock – Jeffrey M. Schwartz
Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive behavior If you are one of the millions who live with obsessive-compulsive behaviours, are labelled with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and find it a pain in the ass? feel compelled to obsess about something or to repeat a similar task … Continue reading
Psychiatry not the only answer to mental health issues
Here in north america mental health services are dominated by biomedical psychiatry which seems more interested in creating new markets for drugs than helping people heal. This is simply the latest sorry chapter in the history of sorry chapters that make up the … Continue reading
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The Life Scientific: Robin Murray
Psychiatrist Robin Murray tells why he has changed his mind about the cause of schizophrenia. The Life Scientific is a 1/2 hour show on BBC Radio four that aims at getting inside the minds of scientists. This episode seeks to get inside … Continue reading
Posted in hearing voices, Ideas, psychosis
Tagged Delusion, Healing, hearing voices, mental health, Peter Chadwick, psychosis, Robin Murray, Rufus May, schizophrenia
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Clara Hughes on Q
An excellent interview with Gian Gromeshi on CBC’s Q The single best wat to improve the way we think about mental health is simply for more of us to talk about mental health …and if we can all learn to talk about it … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy and rights, depression, Emancipate yourself..., mental skillness, my story
Tagged Clara Hughes, Health, mental health
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cycling can make you happier
Drag our Leaf Icon above to your taskbar to bookmark TGAM in Internet Explorer 9. Show me how Please don’t show me this again Remind me later A nice story in Sundays grobe n flail on first time cycling in … Continue reading
Posted in Emancipate yourself..., Ideas, recovery perspectives, resilience, The Mad Ones
Tagged bike, bike pirates, Cycling, exercise, expert in my own wellness, move, Rob Ford, Toronto
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training police to deal with the mentally ill
Drag our Leaf Icon above to your taskbar to bookmark TGAM in Internet Explorer 9. Show me how Please don’t show me this again Remind me later Drag our Leaf Icon above to your taskbar to bookmark TGAM in Internet … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Blair, Police, Toronto
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