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the six blind men and the elephant
The blind men and the elephant is an ancient folklore tale from India that has been told many ways and incorporated into teachings of Jain, Hindu, Buddhism, and Sufi traditions. It is a tale of how, when we focus on … Continue reading
Posted in Ideas, mental illness? or...
Tagged Blind men and an elephant, Elephant, Health, Hindu, John Godfrey Saxe, Mumbai
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Bingo! – Differential Diagnosis of Psychotic Symptoms
If you’ve ever watched an episode of House, then you’ve seen how a differential diagnosis works. Patient turns up with mystery illness and doctors play guess my diagnosis – guessing wrong many times and much strutting is strutted before the … Continue reading
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Tagged bingo, Differential diagnosis, Lupus, psychosis, schizophrenia
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A New Focus on the ‘Post’ in Post-Traumatic Stress
A thoughtful piece from in NY Times International Weekly, yesterday and first published Dec 24 2012 – David Dobbs suggesting we put the focus on post rather than the trauma in our conception of PTSD. Mention trauma in mental health … Continue reading
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Tagged David Dobbs, Psychological trauma, PTSD, Trauma
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Mental illness at work: the last taboo
Article from [UK] Daily Telegraph , stories of three women and their experiences of difference, disability and the difficulty of staying in or getting back into work. Includes the very wonderful Rachel Waddingham who joined us by Skype in September … Continue reading
Posted in Emancipate yourself..., human potential, mental diversity, recovery perspectives, work
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‘Catastrophic failings’ in schizophrenia care
Important day today: sees the publication of the report by UK Schizophrenia commission The Abandoned Illness “What we found was a broken and demoralised system that does not deliver the quality of treatment that is needed for people to recover. … Continue reading
Posted in family, mania & depression, psychosis, stress, youth
Tagged mental health, Rethink Mental Illness, Robin Murray, schizophrenia
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The Fear – Ben Howard
“The Fear” Mama, cold hearted child, tell me how you feel Just a blade in the grass, spoke unto the wheel Mama, cold hearted child, tell me where it’s all gone All the luster of your bones, those arms that … Continue reading
Vitamin B deficiency linked to troubled teens
Report from Western Australia on research showing link between insufficient vitamin B in diet and what researchers call “externalisation of problems “, which appears as agitation and aggression, “acting out” and results in them being called delinquent; and “internalisation of problems” … Continue reading
Posted in depression, family, mania & depression, mental illness? or..., stress, The Mad Ones
Tagged brain food, mental health, Psychiatric medication, Vitamin B
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Study links spanking to later mental disorders
Study links spanking to later mental disorders TAMARA BALUJA The Globe and Mail PublishedMonday, Jul. 02 2012, 12:01 AM EDT Using harsh physical punishment to discipline children – including smacking, spanking and shoving – has a strong association with increased … Continue reading
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Stress – portrait of a killer
Excellent PBS documentary on stress and how it operates the same way in individuals in two coparable communities- one wild babboons and te other Whitehall Civil Servants … In each… those at the bottom of the hierarchy experience the greater levels of … Continue reading
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