Articles related to "Mental Illness"
Signs of Mental Illness
Mental illness includes difficulty thinking, socializing, & functioning. Here are symptoms of psychological disorders such as depression or post traumatic stress.
signs of mental illness • depression symptoms • psychological disorders • schizophrenia • anxiety disorders
Mental illness includes difficulty thinking, socializing, & functioning. Here are symptoms of psychological disorders such as depression or post traumatic stress.
signs of mental illness • depression symptoms • psychological disorders • schizophrenia • anxiety disorders
Mental Illness
The history of mental illness reveals that there are a few ways we tend to intervene, ways that, over time, come and go. Who is served by these interventions?
mental illness • history of mental illness • postmodernism and mental illness • itard • wild boy of aveyron
The history of mental illness reveals that there are a few ways we tend to intervene, ways that, over time, come and go. Who is served by these interventions?
mental illness • history of mental illness • postmodernism and mental illness • itard • wild boy of aveyron
When Someone You Know Suffers From Mental Illness
Is someone you know suffering from a mental illness? With one in four Americans suffering from a mental disorder at some point in their lives, you are most likely directly or indirectly affected by a mental illness. If you want to learn how to be a supportive friend to a loved one who may be ill, check out this article for some tips.
mental health • mental illness • health care • mental disorders • stigma
Is someone you know suffering from a mental illness? With one in four Americans suffering from a mental disorder at some point in their lives, you are most likely directly or indirectly affected by a mental illness. If you want to learn how to be a supportive friend to a loved one who may be ill, check out this article for some tips.
mental health • mental illness • health care • mental disorders • stigma
<b>Crime and the Mentally Ill</b>
This article dispels the myths that the mentally ill are dangerous and violent. It discusses statistics regarding crime and mental illness.
crime • criminals • violence • schizophrenia • disorders
This article dispels the myths that the mentally ill are dangerous and violent. It discusses statistics regarding crime and mental illness.
crime • criminals • violence • schizophrenia • disorders
Aboriginal Mental Health
Australian Aborigines suffer far higher rates of mental illness than non-Indigenous peoples. But who is causing this crisis, and more importantly, who is measuring it?
indigenous mental health • indigenous mental illness • aboriginal mental health • aboriginal mental illness • aboriginal mental disorder
Australian Aborigines suffer far higher rates of mental illness than non-Indigenous peoples. But who is causing this crisis, and more importantly, who is measuring it?
indigenous mental health • indigenous mental illness • aboriginal mental health • aboriginal mental illness • aboriginal mental disorder
Dually Diagnosed
According to various studies, anywhere from 20 to 50% of those diagnosed with a mental health disorder are affected by substance abuse.
aodd • alcohol • comorbidity • co-occuring disorder • mentally ill
According to various studies, anywhere from 20 to 50% of those diagnosed with a mental health disorder are affected by substance abuse.
aodd • alcohol • comorbidity • co-occuring disorder • mentally ill
Schizophrenia: Youth's Greatest Disabler - Part 10
Part 10 in a series on Schizophrenia
schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Part 10 in a series on Schizophrenia
schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Advocacy -- What Can We Do?
What can one person do to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness and make mental health care more available in our society?
ocd • obsessive-compulsive disorder • advocacy • advocate • stigma
What can one person do to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness and make mental health care more available in our society?
ocd • obsessive-compulsive disorder • advocacy • advocate • stigma
British Columbia Schizophrenia Society (BCSS)
Contact information, a glossary and more information on Schizophrenia
schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Contact information, a glossary and more information on Schizophrenia
schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Dementia Care Provision
There has to be comprehensive consideration of all aspects involved in provision of long term care planning and changing care requirements for dementia sufferers
dementia • caring for dementia sufferer • respite care • symptoms of dementia • mental illness
There has to be comprehensive consideration of all aspects involved in provision of long term care planning and changing care requirements for dementia sufferers
dementia • caring for dementia sufferer • respite care • symptoms of dementia • mental illness
Discrimation and Mental Illness
Mental Health--the subject scares almost everyone. What are the rights of the mentally ill, and what are the rights of those who live near them?
mental illness • diversity • counseling • psychiatry • violent crime
Mental Health--the subject scares almost everyone. What are the rights of the mentally ill, and what are the rights of those who live near them?
mental illness • diversity • counseling • psychiatry • violent crime
Hoarding as a Mental Illness
People who stockpile stuff in their homes may have more to deal with than a cluttered home. Hoarding can actually become a mental condition associated with anxiety.
hoarding • the dangers of hoarding • extreme clutter • how to help a hoarder • cluttered homes
People who stockpile stuff in their homes may have more to deal with than a cluttered home. Hoarding can actually become a mental condition associated with anxiety.
hoarding • the dangers of hoarding • extreme clutter • how to help a hoarder • cluttered homes
Mental Health...Mental Illness - An Overview
mental health • mental illness • symptoms • diagnosis • treatment options
mental health • mental illness • symptoms • diagnosis • treatment options
Mental Illness Awareness Week
A Description of Mental Illness Awareness Week, its purpose and the purpose of this event.
mental • health • illness • awareness • week
A Description of Mental Illness Awareness Week, its purpose and the purpose of this event.
mental • health • illness • awareness • week
Schizophrenia: Youth's Greatest Disabler
Part 9 in a series on Schizophrenia
schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Part 9 in a series on Schizophrenia
schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Schizophrenia: Youth's Greatest Disabler - part 4
Part 4 in a series on Schizophrenia
schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Part 4 in a series on Schizophrenia
schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Schizophrenia: Youth's Greatest Disabler - Part 5
Part 5 in a series on Schizophrenia
schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Part 5 in a series on Schizophrenia
schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Schizophrenia: Youth's Greatest Disabler - Part 6
Part 6 in a series on Schizophrenia
schizophrenia • mental • illness • adolescent • child
Part 6 in a series on Schizophrenia
schizophrenia • mental • illness • adolescent • child
Schizophrenia: Youth's Greatest Disabler - Part 7
Part 7 in a series on Schizophrenia
schizophrenia • mental • illness • adolescent • child
Part 7 in a series on Schizophrenia
schizophrenia • mental • illness • adolescent • child
Schizophrenia: Youth's Greatest Disabler - Part 8
Part 8 in a series on Schizophrenia
schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Part 8 in a series on Schizophrenia
schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Schizophrenia: Youth's Greatest Disabler - part 1
Part one of a series on Schizophrenia in youth.
mental • illness • schizophrenia • adolescent • child
Part one of a series on Schizophrenia in youth.
mental • illness • schizophrenia • adolescent • child
Schizophrenia: Youth's Greatest Disabler - part 2
Part 2 of a series on Schizophrenia
schizophrenia • mental illness • children • adolescent
Part 2 of a series on Schizophrenia
schizophrenia • mental illness • children • adolescent
Schizophrenia: Youth's Greatest Disabler - part 3
Part 3 of a series on Schizophrenia
schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Part 3 of a series on Schizophrenia
schizophrenia • mental • illness • child • adolescent
Styron's Journey into the Mind
William Styron, a highly successful professional shares his personal battle with severe depression.
severe depression • william styron • sophie's choice • mental illness • darkness and visible
William Styron, a highly successful professional shares his personal battle with severe depression.
severe depression • william styron • sophie's choice • mental illness • darkness and visible
Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar
Esther Greenwood desperately searches for purity in a world that is anything but pure. The disillusionment she suffers antagonizes her eventual mental collapse.
bell jar • sylvia plath • breakdown • plath's bell jar • mental illness
Esther Greenwood desperately searches for purity in a world that is anything but pure. The disillusionment she suffers antagonizes her eventual mental collapse.
bell jar • sylvia plath • breakdown • plath's bell jar • mental illness
The Realm of Major Mental Illness
Major Mental Illnesses...what they are. An overview
major mental illnesses • depression manic depression • bipolar affective disorder • schizophenia • psychoses
Major Mental Illnesses...what they are. An overview
major mental illnesses • depression manic depression • bipolar affective disorder • schizophenia • psychoses
The Retreat - A Quaker Approach to Mental Illness
An article about The Retreat Mental Hospital, a Quaker institution established in 1796 to provide moral treatment for the mentally ill.
quaker • england • mental illness • the retreat mental hospital • york retreat
An article about The Retreat Mental Hospital, a Quaker institution established in 1796 to provide moral treatment for the mentally ill.
quaker • england • mental illness • the retreat mental hospital • york retreat
<b>Mental Health Advocacy</b>
This article is about mental health advocacy. It briefly explains the mental health stigma, and why so many people have problems finding the help they need. There is a list of advocacy and education organizations that fight for patient's rights, as well as some hotlines. Links to follow.
mental health • mental illness • advocacy • patient rights • psychiatry
This article is about mental health advocacy. It briefly explains the mental health stigma, and why so many people have problems finding the help they need. There is a list of advocacy and education organizations that fight for patient's rights, as well as some hotlines. Links to follow.
mental health • mental illness • advocacy • patient rights • psychiatry
STIGMA: A RODEO, BOO RADLEY AND ME
This article centers around the heartbreak of stigma towards those who suffer from mental illness. It shows one woman's journey from laughing at hospital clients at a rodeo to becoming an activist against stigma. Interactive, inviting responses by email; proactive, asking readers to make a vow. . . "That. . .a culture which has put a man on the moon. . . advanced so much technologically. . .could still treat the mentally ill this way."
stigma • issues • tipper gore • conference • taunting
This article centers around the heartbreak of stigma towards those who suffer from mental illness. It shows one woman's journey from laughing at hospital clients at a rodeo to becoming an activist against stigma. Interactive, inviting responses by email; proactive, asking readers to make a vow. . . "That. . .a culture which has put a man on the moon. . . advanced so much technologically. . .could still treat the mentally ill this way."
stigma • issues • tipper gore • conference • taunting
Friends Supporting Friends
Friends need each other. Learn what the author learned about friends helping friends from Mike Wallace, Bill Styron and Art Buchwald at the recent OCF conference.
friends • support • help • ocf • conference keynote speakers
Friends need each other. Learn what the author learned about friends helping friends from Mike Wallace, Bill Styron and Art Buchwald at the recent OCF conference.
friends • support • help • ocf • conference keynote speakers
The Family Movement
The family movement has been responsible for much of the improvement in the treatment of schizophrenia through it's political lobbying, and through their determination that their relatives receive the care and treatment they need.
nami • national alliance for the mentally ill • ssc • schizophrenia society of canada • schizophrenia society of ontario
The family movement has been responsible for much of the improvement in the treatment of schizophrenia through it's political lobbying, and through their determination that their relatives receive the care and treatment they need.
nami • national alliance for the mentally ill • ssc • schizophrenia society of canada • schizophrenia society of ontario
"Doctor of the Mind"
Sigmund Freud was an inventive and courageous physician who broke new ground in the treatment of the mentally ill. Why is he considered to be the "father of modern pyschoanalysis?"
sigmund freud • hypnosis • doctor of the mind • mentally ill • treatment
Sigmund Freud was an inventive and courageous physician who broke new ground in the treatment of the mentally ill. Why is he considered to be the "father of modern pyschoanalysis?"
sigmund freud • hypnosis • doctor of the mind • mentally ill • treatment
Marijuana: Fact Versus Fiction
Explore both sides of the marijuana debate in this overview about the effects of cannabis on health.
facts and fiction about marijuana • medical marijuana • marijuana and psychosis • marijuana addiction • withdrawal symptoms marijuana
Explore both sides of the marijuana debate in this overview about the effects of cannabis on health.
facts and fiction about marijuana • medical marijuana • marijuana and psychosis • marijuana addiction • withdrawal symptoms marijuana
Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher
A synopsis of Edgar Allan Poe's 'cerebral' horror story, The Fall of the House of Usher.
edgar allan poe • poe's short stories • the fall of the house of usher • roderick usher • madeline usher
A synopsis of Edgar Allan Poe's 'cerebral' horror story, The Fall of the House of Usher.
edgar allan poe • poe's short stories • the fall of the house of usher • roderick usher • madeline usher
The Big Three of ADD & ADHD
A brief introduction to the major symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), also known as attention deficit disorder (ADD).
attention deficit disorder • attention deficit hyperactivity disorder • adhd • ad/hd • add
A brief introduction to the major symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), also known as attention deficit disorder (ADD).
attention deficit disorder • attention deficit hyperactivity disorder • adhd • ad/hd • add
The Madness of King George (Part 1)
The madness of England's King George III and how it was treated by his physicians.
george iii • king • england • king george • madness
The madness of England's King George III and how it was treated by his physicians.
george iii • king • england • king george • madness
Why am I Addicted?
One of the biggest questions we have when first facing a drinking or drug addiction problem is "Why am I this way?" Family and friends may also wonder what went wrong.
genetics • habit • alcoholism • addiction • stigma
One of the biggest questions we have when first facing a drinking or drug addiction problem is "Why am I this way?" Family and friends may also wonder what went wrong.
genetics • habit • alcoholism • addiction • stigma
Picking Up The Pieces
Learning to cope and accept the diagnosis of Bipolar Affective Disorder
mental health • bipolar affective disorder • acceptance • coping • diagnosis
Learning to cope and accept the diagnosis of Bipolar Affective Disorder
mental health • bipolar affective disorder • acceptance • coping • diagnosis
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation Sponsors Lobbying Effort
The Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation will be organizing a lobbying effort Friday, July 9 prior to the official start of their anual conference. Find out how to get involved.
ocf • obsessive-compulsive foundation • obsessive • compulsive • obsessive-compulsive disorder
The Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation will be organizing a lobbying effort Friday, July 9 prior to the official start of their anual conference. Find out how to get involved.
ocf • obsessive-compulsive foundation • obsessive • compulsive • obsessive-compulsive disorder
<i>Angel Baby</i> - Rymer's Underrated Debut
A critical analysis of one of Australia's best, and most underrated films, Mychael Rymer's Angel Baby.
angel • angel baby • baby • michael rymer • john lynch
A critical analysis of one of Australia's best, and most underrated films, Mychael Rymer's Angel Baby.
angel • angel baby • baby • michael rymer • john lynch
How Positive Psychology Works
Resiliency, balance, and freedom are 3 characteristics of mental health. Discover how positive psychology and wellness programs affect your mental and emotional health.
good mental health • how positive psychology works • holistic approach to mental health • personal health and wellness • martin seligman
Resiliency, balance, and freedom are 3 characteristics of mental health. Discover how positive psychology and wellness programs affect your mental and emotional health.
good mental health • how positive psychology works • holistic approach to mental health • personal health and wellness • martin seligman
OCD Resources
There are several very good books about OCD and its treatment. This list will help you decide which ones are best for you.
ocd • resources • books • booklist
There are several very good books about OCD and its treatment. This list will help you decide which ones are best for you.
ocd • resources • books • booklist
Recent Research on Suicide
Depression and suicide can be related, but depression doesn't necessarily lead to suicidal thoughts. Other factors have a stronger connection to suicide than depression.
recent research on suicide • factors leading to suicidal thoughts • detecting psychological disorders • depression and suicide rates • signs of depression
Depression and suicide can be related, but depression doesn't necessarily lead to suicidal thoughts. Other factors have a stronger connection to suicide than depression.
recent research on suicide • factors leading to suicidal thoughts • detecting psychological disorders • depression and suicide rates • signs of depression
Stop-Loss 2008: Review
After several tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, Sergeant Brandon King has met his military contractual obligations. When he is forced back for another tour, he goes AWOL.
iraq war and awol soldiers • post-stramatic stress disorder depression mental i • stop-loss and ryan phillippe • iraqi casualities and american casualties • channing tatum and kimberly peirce
After several tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, Sergeant Brandon King has met his military contractual obligations. When he is forced back for another tour, he goes AWOL.
iraq war and awol soldiers • post-stramatic stress disorder depression mental i • stop-loss and ryan phillippe • iraqi casualities and american casualties • channing tatum and kimberly peirce
Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder or manic depression is a less common type of depression. Here are the symptoms and treatments for manic depression, plus recent research findings.
symptoms of bipolar disorder • treatments for manic depression • types of depression • manic phase • treatment of bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder or manic depression is a less common type of depression. Here are the symptoms and treatments for manic depression, plus recent research findings.
symptoms of bipolar disorder • treatments for manic depression • types of depression • manic phase • treatment of bipolar disorder
The Profile of a School Shooter
Attempts to profile school shooters have been made. Were there any signs fortellinig the impending violence? This article discusses the issues surrounding this idea.
school shooters • psycopaths • loners • school violence • psychology
Attempts to profile school shooters have been made. Were there any signs fortellinig the impending violence? This article discusses the issues surrounding this idea.
school shooters • psycopaths • loners • school violence • psychology
Therapy Jobs in Psychology
Music therapy, dance therapy, horticultural therapy & art therapy are legitimate careers in psychology. Plus, here are links to professional psychology associations.
careers in psychology • counseling careers • therapy jobs in psychology • jobs for psychology graduates • professional psychology associations
Music therapy, dance therapy, horticultural therapy & art therapy are legitimate careers in psychology. Plus, here are links to professional psychology associations.
careers in psychology • counseling careers • therapy jobs in psychology • jobs for psychology graduates • professional psychology associations
Bipolar Disorder & Prescription Drugs
Bipolar disorder is a psychological illness in which regulation of mood is impaired. This collection of articles covers the highs, lows and medications that moderate.
bipolar disorder mania major clinical depression s • manic depressive disorder • psychological mood illness • bipolar manic depression articles information reso • bipolar medication rx drug therapy mood stabilizer
Bipolar disorder is a psychological illness in which regulation of mood is impaired. This collection of articles covers the highs, lows and medications that moderate.
bipolar disorder mania major clinical depression s • manic depressive disorder • psychological mood illness • bipolar manic depression articles information reso • bipolar medication rx drug therapy mood stabilizer
Detox Diet and Vegetable Juice
"Detox Diet and Vegetable Juice" looks at a popular detox diet with juice fasting, juice diet & detox diet pros and cons, alternative viewpoints, & juice fasting blends.
detox diet • juice fasting • juice diet • vegetable juice • fruit and vegetable diet
"Detox Diet and Vegetable Juice" looks at a popular detox diet with juice fasting, juice diet & detox diet pros and cons, alternative viewpoints, & juice fasting blends.
detox diet • juice fasting • juice diet • vegetable juice • fruit and vegetable diet
Classic Authors: Virginia Woolf
A brief biography of Virginia Woolf.
virginia woolf • insanity • leonard woolf • novelist • classic author
A brief biography of Virginia Woolf.
virginia woolf • insanity • leonard woolf • novelist • classic author
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