Category Archives: psychosis

Physical Punishment and Mental Disorders

Posted on October 23, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Article from Pediatrics – the official journal of the American Academy of Paediatricians on the link between harsh punishment of children and “mental disorders”. “…harsh physical punishment independent of child maltreatment is related to mental disorders” Adds more to the evidence … Continue reading →

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Mental health: The challenges of having a mentally ill parent

Posted on October 15, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Article from Saturday’s Toronto Star, by Joanna Smith, part of a series. Mental health: The challenges of having a mentally ill parent Published on Friday October 12, 2012 Peter McCabe/For the Toronto Star Mike Santoro, 44, who has schizo-affective disorder, and … Continue reading →

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Schizophrenia – is one hundred years enough? Robin Murray

Posted on September 28, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Sir Robin Murray is a Psychiatrist and one of the world’s leading researchers into what Psychiatry  has, for the last 100 years, called “schizophrenia”. He spoke last week at the World Hearing Voices Congress, held in Cardiff [that’s the capital city … Continue reading →

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coping with psychosis – PsyCope

Posted on September 13, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

If you live in a westernized society and experience   “psychosis” – voices, visions; beliefs; altered states and other stuff  then you likely have discovered that if you talk about it with friends family and strangers, and especially people with stethoscopes, … Continue reading →

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Holistic Recovery from Schizophrenia – Rossa Forbes

Posted on September 12, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Here’s an excellent article by  Rossa Forbes on MadInAmerica telling of her experience after her son began to struggle and was diagnosed. Rossa tells of her frustrations with the institutionalised limitations of support provided by healthcare system, the kind of well-meaning care that, at best, typically turns people … Continue reading →

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I hear, I hear what you don’t hear [documentary] – Robin Timmers

Posted on September 11, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Robin Timmers’ experience  with voice hearing. “I’m Robin Timmers and I hear voices – and I’m mentally healthy” A short [10 mins] documentary/ artistic interpretation of a common experience. Robin Timmers first hears voices after his mother passes away and he … Continue reading →

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Living With Voices – T M Lurmann

Posted on September 10, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Here’s a very well written article published in American Scholar magazine, written by TM Lurhmann [thankyou M ] about a “new” way to live with voices. In North America it’s called “new”:. Compared with the “New World”, which to some of … Continue reading →

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A little insight

Posted on September 5, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Here’s a short animated information film made by young people about the experience of hearing voices. The movie is the result of a project by Voice Collective in London and is a creative and simple  way of presenting different experiences insights … Continue reading →

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World Hearing Voices Day Fri 14 Sep 2012 -Toronto [Update]

Posted on September 1, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

A few days only to your chance to be part of Toronto’s first participation in the global celebration of World  Hearing Voices Community. “I believe hearing voices approach is emancipatory – not only for voice hearers but also for families and carers, and … Continue reading →

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mental illness …. or too much caffeine?

Posted on August 20, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

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 →

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