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Podcast: Joker Movie and Mental Illness
Did the movie Joker portray mental illness correctly and does it matter? We passionately go over the movie Joker from the lense of people living with mental illness and discuss whether or not there are implications of making a movie like this. Does it help us or hurt us? What if it does both? Listen in to hear Gabe’s freakishly good recollection of scenes from the movie as Jackie struggles to separate entertainment from reality. Spoiler Alert: You don’t need to see Joker to appreciate this conversation but we do go over the plot and reveal some important scenes from the movie. (Transcript Available Below) SUBSCRIBE &...
Source: World of Psychology - October 14, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Not Crazy Podcast Tags: A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, and a Podcast Antidepressant Antipsychotic Depression Minding the Media Not Crazy Podcast Source Type: blogs

How to Prevent Your Anxiety from Rubbing Off On Your Child
You're reading How to Prevent Your Anxiety from Rubbing Off On Your Child, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. Sometimes, it seems like our kids aren’t learning anything from us—but that’s simply not the case. Kids absorb all the information around them and learn by example. While that can be a good thing, it can also be a problem if you don’t want to pass on certain behaviors you’re modeling for them, like anxiety. If you’re struggling with anxiety, first remember that it’s nothing to be as...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - October 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: SarahDaren Tags: depression family featured psychology self improvement Source Type: blogs

Psychology Around the Net: October 5, 2019
This week’s Psychology Around the Net looks at new research involving music and personality traits, learning how to talk to yourself with self-compassion, the possible link between air pollution and violence, and more. New Psychology Research Links Conservative Music, But Not Rebellious Music, to Maladaptive Personality Traits: According to new research published in Psychology of Music, intense and rebellious music genres — like heavy metal and rap — doesn’t seem to be linked to maladaptive personality traits; however, the research did show some “modest links” between certain other kind...
Source: World of Psychology - October 5, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alicia Sparks Tags: Psychology Around the Net Aggression Air Pollution assault Happiness Inner Dialogue Music Personality Traits PTSD Relationship self-compassion violence Violent Crimes Source Type: blogs

UW Medicine creates new Institute for Brain Health Solutions focused on cognitive aging, brain wellness and mental health
__________ $50 million gift is foundation for brain disorders research (UW press release): “UW Medicine is creating the Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions to develop effective new treatments for brain disorders, such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, addiction and Alzheimer’s disease. The foundational $50 million gift to establish the institute was made by local philanthropists Lynn and Mike Garvey… In its first five years, the Garvey Institute will work on three flagship projects that have the potential to benefit millions of people: cognitive aging and brain wellness, the effects of physical a...
Source: SharpBrains - October 4, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness addiction Alzheimer’s Disease brain disorders brain-wellness Cognitive Aging depression Garvey Institute mental health post-traumatic-stress-disorder UW Medic Source Type: blogs

Finding Mental & Emotional Support Now That You ’ re Sober
PSA: there’s some text missing from the headlines popping up lately that show quitting drinking improves women’s mental health. Essentially, the findings of the Canadian Medical Association Journal are that not drinking at all is actually better for your health than drinking when you’re stressed, no matter how much you want to lean into the whole a-glass-of-red-wine-a-day-is-good-for-you thing. But it’s not that simple. There’s no foolproof formula like: “If I stop drinking, then my mental health will improve” (as nice as that would be). For many of us, there’s legwork necessary for improving our menta...
Source: World of Psychology - September 21, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Guest Author Tags: Publishers The Fix Emotional Support Mental Health sober Sobriety Source Type: blogs

A psychiatrist closes his practice
After practicing psychiatry and behavioral health for nearly 25 years, I ’m done. I feel sick, and especially sicker from my occupation. Not merely burned out, but ill. Primarily mentally. I’ve always had complex post-traumatic stress disorder. And depression and generalized anxiety, and many other diagnoses from the DSM. But, I’ve covered my illnesses so I […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 18, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/michael-dorfman" rel="tag" > Michael Dorfman, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Psychiatry Source Type: blogs

Psychotherapy leads in treating post-traumatic stress disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common, often debilitating mental health condition that occurs in some people who have experienced trauma. It can have a negative impact on mood, mimicking depression, and is characterized by petrifying episodes in which affected people re-experience trauma. New research suggests psychotherapy may provide a long-lasting reduction of distressing symptoms. Over the course of a lifetime, many people directly experience or witness trauma, such as sexual assault, violence, or natural disasters. Experts estimate that 10% to 20% of these people will experience acute (short-term) PTSD. So...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Adam P. Stern, MD Tags: Anxiety and Depression Mental Health Source Type: blogs

Psychology Around the Net: September 7, 2019
This week’s Psychology Around the Net has the latest on an upcoming star-studded mental health awareness special, a new report on mental health websites sharing user data, the dangers of avoiding discord in your relationships, and more. Enjoy! Shawn Mendes, Lizzo, Halsey & More to Participate in ‘I’m Listening’ Mental Health Awareness Radio Special: To kick off National Suicide Prevention Week, music and sports stars including Lizzo, Tegan and Sara, Blink-182, Halsey, Disturbed, and Shawn Mendes — as well as a number of mental health professionals and first responders — will partic...
Source: World of Psychology - September 7, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alicia Sparks Tags: Psychology Around the Net anxiety Bipolar Disorder Christine McCullough Data Mining Diagnosis Dr. Lisa Sanders employee mental health excessive spending Privacy PTSD S1PR2 Starbucks Stigma Stress Veterans Source Type: blogs

Why Traumatic Memories Are So Hard To Suppress (M)
PTSD is thought to affect around one-third of people who experience a traumatic event. → Support PsyBlog for just $4 per month. Enables access to articles marked (M) and removes ads. → Explore PsyBlog's ebooks, all written by Dr Jeremy Dean: Accept Yourself: How to feel a profound sense of warmth and self-compassion The Anxiety Plan: 42 Strategies For Worry, Phobias, OCD and Panic Spark: 17 Steps That Will Boost Your Motivation For Anything Activate: How To Find Joy Again By Changing What You Do (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - September 3, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Memory subscribers-only Source Type: blogs

Physicians Should Play a New Role in Reducing Gun Violence
Julie Rosenbaum Matthew Ellman By MATTHEW S. ELLMAN, MD and JULIE R. ROSENBAUM, MD What if firearm deaths could be reduced by visits to the doctor? More than 35,000 Americans are killed annually by gunfire, about 60% of which are from suicide. The remaining deaths are mostly from accidental injury or homicide. Mass shootings represent only a tiny fraction of that number. There’s a lot physicians can do to reduce these numbers. Typically, medical organizations such as the AMA recommend counseling patients on firearm safety. But there is another way to use medical expertise to help reduce harm from ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - August 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Medical Practice Physicians Gun Control gun violence Julie Rosenbaum Matthew Ellman Source Type: blogs

Podcast: Is Mental Illness a Made up Disorder?
In this episode, our hosts discuss whether or not mental illness is a real disorder or if it’s just something that medical and pharmaceutical companies made up to make a profit. SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW “Instead of taking my psychiatric medications this morning, should I have just gone to yoga?” – Michelle Hammer Highlights from ‘Mental Illness Made Up’ Episode [2:00] Is mental illness real? [4:00] Yoga doesn’t cure all mental illnesses, just like it wouldn’t cure cancer. [16:00] Dealing with people who think mental illness is not real. [19:30] Eating disorders are such a stigmatized menta...
Source: World of Psychology - August 5, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gabe Howard Tags: A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, and a Podcast Brain and Behavior Disorders General Source Type: blogs

Kamala's Conundrum
During Wednesday night ’s Democratic presidential debate, Tulsi Gabbard tore into Kamala Harris for her track record as a prosecutor in San Francisco and later as California’s Attorney General. The attack was sharp and effective, earning Gabbard an outsize share of the post-debate commentary. Its thrust was entirely f air, too, as any number of articles have demonstrated, including Lara Bazelon’s recent takedown inThe New York Times titledKamala Haris Was Not a Progressive Prosecutor.The real significance of Gabbard ’s critique, however, lies not in the proposition that Harris was a particularly unprofessional or m...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - August 2, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Clark Neily Source Type: blogs

Podcast: Policing and Mental Illness: A Better Approach
Police officers are often the first responders when someone is having a mental illness crisis. But are members of law enforcement properly equipped for this job? There are plenty of horrifying stories that would indicate that the answer is “no.” How do we change this? Join us as Gabe speaks with Officer Rebecca Skillern from the Huston, Texas, Police Department about how Houston is training its officers to respond to these difficult calls. SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW Guest information for ‘Policing and Crisis Intervention Training’ Podcast Episode Officer Rebecca Skillern, senior trainer within the...
Source: World of Psychology - August 1, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gabe Howard Tags: Policy and Advocacy Relationships The Psych Central Show Source Type: blogs

Podcast: Sandy Hook: Community Healing After a Large-Scale Trauma
Everyone remembers the disturbing images from the Sandy Hook school shooting in December 2012 after a gunman killed 26 people, including 20 first-grade children. It was traumatic for all of us, but what was it like to actually be a member of that community? Today’s guest, Melissa Glaser, worked for 20 months as a coordinator for the Newtown Recovery and Resiliency Team, a group of mental health professionals, funded by a Department of Justice grant, who worked in partnership with local recovery providers, community organizations, and town employees to provide services to over 900 people immediately affecte...
Source: World of Psychology - July 25, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: The Psych Central Podcast Tags: PTSD The Psych Central Show Trauma Violence and Aggression Source Type: blogs

Art therapy and the intersection between chronic illness and mental health
An excerpt from My Beautiful Detour: An Unthinkable Journey from Gutless to Grateful. Managing chronic illness can leave a person susceptible to emotional and mental health issues that can further exacerbate their physical symptoms. Post-traumatic stress disorder can often accompany managing a physical illness, and often is the illness that doctors and surgeons can’t see. How […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 21, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/amy-oestreicher" rel="tag" > Amy Oestreicher < /a > < /span > Tags: Patient Patients Surgery Source Type: blogs