That Way Madness Lies
I thought this would be of interest to our readers!“THAT WAY MADNESS LIES…” To be screened at the Richmond International Film and Music Festival BowTie Criterion1331 N BoulevardRichmond, VA 23230Saturday, April 28. 2018 at 11:45 amTickets available at: https://riff.eventive.org/schedule/5a9b7075bc24000014eeecc2Q&A with filmmaker Sandra Luckow New York, New York April 15, 2018 – THAT WAY MADNESS LIES…, an award-winning feature length documentary (Best Feature Documentary at the Hot Springs International Women’s Film Festival) about severe mental illness and its effects on a family, t...
Source: Shrink Rap - April 15, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Unknown Source Type: blogs
Antidepressant " Withdrawal " : Why Aren't Psychiatrists Seeing this " Common " Problem?
Over onTheNew York Timeswebsite, there is an article titled, "Many People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Cannot Quit." Benedict Carey and Robert Gebeloff write about how long-term use of antidepressants is increasing, and some people have difficulties coming off the medications with symptoms that constitute a discontinuation syndrome. I ' ll let you read the article rather than quote it, because there was a lot wrong with the piece. It doesn ' t feel like a new idea that there are people who have protracted and miserable discontinuation syndromes--distinct from a recurrence of symptoms-- after stoppi...
Source: Shrink Rap - April 11, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Unknown Source Type: blogs
Antidepressant "Withdrawal": Why Aren't Psychiatrists Seeing this "Common" Problem?
Over onTheNew York Timeswebsite, there is an article titled, "Many People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Cannot Quit. " Benedict Carey and Robert Gebeloff write about how long-term use of antidepressants is increasing, and some people have difficulties coming off the medications with symptoms that constitute a discontinuation syndrome. I'll let you read the article rather than quote it, because there was a lot wrong with the piece. It doesn't feel like a new idea that there are people who have protracted and miserable discontinuation syndromes--distinct from a recurrence of symptoms-- after stopping ...
Source: Shrink Rap - April 11, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Unknown Source Type: blogs
Stop Stigmatizing Psychiatric Treatment!
Stigma is a sticky, two-sided issue, one that we talk about often in our field of psychiatry. Many things are stigmatized. While mental illness is an obvious one --and I'll come back to this-- many other things are stigmatized as well. To name just a few: drug use, smoking, being a criminal, going to jail, behaving in a disruptive way, smelling badly and being physically unkempt in certain settings, begging for money in public, being on public assistance (in certain circles), beating your children (again, in certain circles), incest (in all cultures), being morbidly obese (especially when it happens in someone ...
Source: Shrink Rap - April 2, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Unknown Source Type: blogs
A Plea For Smart Guns, The #MarchForOurLives Rally, and Talking with Dr. Weinstein About his Experiences With Involuntary Care
Yesterday, I was reading an article on how people make assumptions about animal motivation. It is called "Is This Dog Happy," and it reminded me of a post I wrote on Shrink Rap years ago called "What Max Wants," about the desires of our beloved late pet, Max. I showed my daughter the old post from 2006, and as I was surfing around those early days of Shrink Rap, I remembered that I used to blog here a lot more. In 2007, when all three of us were actively blogging, we had over 300 post. Also, I realized I used to be a lot more FUN. Or at least I use to write about more l...
Source: Shrink Rap - March 28, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Unknown Source Type: blogs
On Forcing Street People to Get Psychiatric Treatment
In theNew York Times, Benjamin Weiser has a beautiful and moving story about Nakesha Williams, a lovely and vibrant woman who graduated from Williams College and then became ill with a psychotic disorder. She lived for years on the street in New York City. Please do surf over to Mr. Weiser's story,"A 'Bright Light' Dimmed in the Shadows of Homelessness." The story is a tragic one about a promising woman whose future, and ultimately her life, are lost to mental illness. Despite so many people who loved and cared about her, and so many who tried to get her help, Ms. Williams dies alone on the street. She is ...
Source: Shrink Rap - March 4, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Unknown Source Type: blogs
