7 hours ago by Will

In an email, a reader suggested I take up the subject of the murderous army psychiatrist in Texas. I had not paid much attention to the awful tragedy; I find it helps me little to follow such events. In fact, I get demoralized thinking about the wretched state of modern culture, where fallible human ...

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12 hours ago by atorturedsoul

The Mental Health Parity Act takes effect January 1, 2010. How does this affect your health policy’s mental health benefits? Related posts: Psychiatric Advance Directives or Advance Directives for Mental Health Care Psychiatric Advance Directives, or Advance Directives for Mental Health Care,... Mor ...

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1 day ago by admin

http://www.sensitiveramblings.blogspot.com/ Started 2009, Australia Sensitive Ramblings is the blog of a woman named Odette Nightsky, who offers an approach that differs greatly to that of the medical model for mental illness. The blog's description is: For Sensitive and Acutely Sensitive People and ...

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1 day ago by atorturedsoul

Scientology is pressuring the FDA to require testing that will make a well-known treatment for mental illness illegal and the FDA is taking steps to make it happen. Related posts: Mental Illness Awareness Week diverts attention? This is Mental Illness Awareness Week, and I have found... Washington e ...

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1 day ago by sandygautam

Image via Wikipedia Two main underlying deficits have been proposed in autism- one concerning an inactive or non-existent Theory of Mind module and another a tendency towards Weak Central Coherence. ToM defects reflect in the communicative, social and imaginative deficits seen in autistics; while th ...

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1 day ago by couldyouletgo

Rieger, Ch. 9 The Trait Approach (revision) - Systematically describe (normal or abnormal) personality differences between individuals - Emphasises the need of a useful taxonomy that can account for the whole spectrum of personality expressions 1) Personality - is the dynamic & organised set of char ...

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1 day ago by couldyouletgo

Demographics - >85yrs is fastest growing demographic group - 20% of population by 2030 will be over 65 - There will be more women than men - Life expectancy: (F > M) 1) 1900: 47.3 yrs 2) 1985: 74.4 yrs 3) 2001: 77.0 yrs - Psychiatric Disorders LESS prevalent except cognitive impairment Dementia Defi ...

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2 days ago by couldyouletgo

Psychosis - most people with psychosis don't seek help because they: 1) think people will treat them badly 2) feel embarrassed 3) don't realise they have a problem "Cognitive therapy for preventing transition to psychosis in high risk individuals" ( French et al., 2003) 1) limitations/problems: - no ...

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3 days ago by masnstevy

Seriously. Analgesics and opioids. I feel like I am sedated right now. Of course I am on my third vodka martini. I call it a martini but it’s just vodka swished around in some ice and poured into a glass. Euphoria. Saturday night. Kids are gone. I am waiting for my BF to get back from a night with t ...

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3 days ago by couldyouletgo

Psychotic Disorders - Schizophrenia - Schizophrenoform disorder - Schizoaffective disorder - Delusional disorder - Brief Psychotic Disorder - Psychosis due to medical condition - Substance-induced psychotic disorder - Psychotic disorder NOS >> age of onset usually late adolescence/early adulthood Sy ...

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