Podcast: Inpatient Psychiatric Stays From a Doctor ’ s Perspective
We’ve all heard scary inpatient stories from the psychiatric hospital. Perhaps you have a personal experience that you’d rather forget. In today’s podcast, Gabe asks a psychologist with 25 years of hospital experience the tough questions surrounding psych wards: Why do so many psychiatric inpatients seem to have such unpleasant — or even traumatizing — experiences while there? Are these stories the norm or the exception? For those who have had bad experiences, how can we change things?
Tune in to hear the unique perspective of Dr. David Susman, a licensed clinical psychologist who offers a deeper, ...
Source: World of Psychology - April 9, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: The Psych Central Podcast Tags: General Interview Podcast Psychiatry The Psych Central Show Treatment Source Type: blogs
Understanding other brains
Alan Towers wrote an instructive, poignant comment about the difficulty that he had understanding that his schizophrenic son could not be EXPECTED to “make sense”, if sense was defined by the standards that applied for Alan, or for the wider society. Because so many people who live with psychotic illness or substantial neurological impairment require that their affected loved ones operate by THEIR rules and THEIR logical constructs and world view, they often abandon their children, relatives and friends as uncorrectible and irrecoverable, as lost souls.
I’ve had a conversation about this subject with a nu...
Source: On the Brain by Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. - April 1, 2020 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Dr. Merzenich Tags: Aging and the Brain Alzheimer’s Autism Origins, Treatments Brain Fitness BrainHQ Cognitive Impairment in Children Cognitive impairments Posit Science Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, et alia Source Type: blogs
Living Inside While the Coronavirus Is Outside
The outbreak of coronavirus has rocked our world and caused all of us to isolate in ways we never dreamed of doing before. For some of us who have a severe mental health illness diagnosis, this isolation is more than we might have ever experienced with our most extreme symptoms. While I have to fight my tendency to self-isolate as a result of my schizoaffective diagnosis, recent days have caused me to think about my routine and how it can, not only keep me safe from the virus, but enable me to have a productive life.
While I value my routine, I have had to search for more ways to keep myself actively involved in life. Bef...
Source: World of Psychology - March 31, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jason Jepson Tags: Antipsychotic Personal Schizophrenia coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic Psychosis quarantine Schizoaffective Disorder Source Type: blogs
Podcast: Smoking Weed for Anxiety – Fact vs Fiction
Cannabis, weed, marijuana, pot. It goes by several names, but we all know what it smells like. As weed becomes more mainstream, we on the Not Crazy podcast want to know: Is marijuana really an effective treatment for anxiety? Is it just a coping mechanism? Or a vice? In today’s podcast, Gabe and Jackie look at the research and weigh out the evidence. They also interview Eileen Davidson, a rheumatoid arthritis patient who regularly uses marijuana as a medicine to see what she has to say.
What’s your take? Tune in for an open-minded discussion about weed.
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Source: World of Psychology - March 30, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Not Crazy Podcast Tags: Anxiety and Panic General Medications Not Crazy Podcast Source Type: blogs
Inside Schizophrenia: Schizophrenia in Men
Men and women experience schizophrenia differently; from the age of onset to symptoms and how society treats those with mental disorders.
Schizophrenic, Rachel Star Withers and co-host Gabe Howard continue the discussion of the differences from the last episode but change the focus to men.
Jason Jepson, an author who has schizophrenia joins for a man’s perspective and Dr. Hayden Finch returns to explain the clinical side of the issues.
Highlights in “Schizophrenia in Men” Episode
[01:30] Age of onset
[04:00] Symptoms in men vs women
[05:00] Interview with Jason Jepson
[07:30] Jason discusses homelessness
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Source: World of Psychology - March 18, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rachel Star Withers Tags: Inside Schizophrenia Men's Issues Psychiatry Psychology Living With Schizophrenia Mental Disorder Mental Health Mental Illness Symptoms Of Schizophrenia Source Type: blogs
Piecing Together the Genetic Puzzle of Schizophrenia
In this Director ’ s Message, Dr. Gordon highlights new findings that advance our understanding of how genetic differences contribute to the development of schizophrenia. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - March 13, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Joshua Gordon Source Type: blogs
Podcast: Is Creativity Enhanced By Mental Illness?
Are people with mental illness more creative? Jackie believes there may be a link between the two, while Gabe thinks it’s just a bunch of hoopla. Get ready — they’ve both done their research and are ready to back their claims. Tune in to hear a lively (and friendly) debate on whether the science is valid, the difference between inspiration and creativity, as well as their own opinions and experiences on mental illness and creativity.
What’s your take? Join us on this Not Crazy podcast to see whose side you’re on, or if you’re somewhere in the middle.
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Source: World of Psychology - March 9, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Not Crazy Podcast Tags: Bipolar Creativity Disorders General Mental Health and Wellness Not Crazy Podcast Schizophrenia Source Type: blogs
2 Types Of Schizophrenia Discovered By Scientists (M)
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Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - March 1, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Schizophrenia subscribers-only Source Type: blogs
Challenging the Illness
Pat Deegan, a person who experiences schizophrenia and who also happens to have a Ph.D. in Psychology, is an inspiration to me. When I began my journey to recovery several years ago, her idea of the stages of recovery really moved me. She likened it to the petals on a flower and how at the beginning stages, petals are all over the place and detached from the flower like parts of a person’s identity, and then later the petals get reattached and the flower looks like a flower again.
One of the stages of recovery called “Learning to Challenge the Disabling Power of the Illness” really spoke to me. I was d...
Source: World of Psychology - February 26, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rebecca Lyn Phillips Tags: Antipsychotic Personal Schizophrenia auditory hallucination Delusions Paranoia Psychosis Source Type: blogs
Schizophrenia: Challenging the Illness
Pat Deegan, a person who experiences schizophrenia and who also happens to have a Ph.D. in Psychology, is an inspiration to me. When I began my journey to recovery several years ago, her idea of the stages of recovery really moved me. She likened it to the petals on a flower and how at the beginning stages, petals are all over the place and detached from the flower like parts of a person’s identity, and then later the petals get reattached and the flower looks like a flower again.
One of the stages of recovery called “Learning to Challenge the Disabling Power of the Illness” really spoke to me. I was d...
Source: World of Psychology - February 26, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rebecca Lyn Phillips Tags: Antipsychotic Personal Schizophrenia auditory hallucination Delusions Paranoia Psychosis Source Type: blogs
Podcast: Panicked Over Finances? Why Money Influences our Mental Health
The rent is due tomorrow; but then you’ll be left with only $10 for the week’s groceries. What do you do? Many people panic over money (or the lack of it), but for those of us with mental illness, it can feel like a life or death situation: It can trigger an even greater anxiety attack and/or depression. Or it may mean not being able to afford the medication that keeps you well enough to work. What can be done?
In this Not Crazy episode, Gabe and Jackie discuss how you can gain a sense of control in these situations, and Jackie shares her own big money scare.
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Source: World of Psychology - February 24, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Not Crazy Podcast Tags: General LifeHelper Mental Health and Wellness Money and Financial Not Crazy Podcast Stress Source Type: blogs
Inside Schizophrenia: Schizophrenia in Women
Often we don’t really consider gender dynamics in treatment or medication. A lot of medications are only tested on men because of the risk of pregnancy, etc. This means there are whole drugs that have made it to market that may not have ever been tested with women. Schizophrenia affects women in many different ways than men.
In this episode schizophrenic Rachel Star Withers and cohost Gabe Howard discuss differences in age, symptoms, treatments, lifestyle, parenthood in the genders as they experience schizophrenia.
Dr. Hayden Finch joins to explain the medical side.
Highlights in “Schizophrenia in WomenR...
Source: World of Psychology - February 19, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rachel Star Withers Tags: Inside Schizophrenia Mental Health and Wellness Women's Issues Gender Differences Mental Disorder Mental Illness Psychiatry Psychology Psychotherapy Women's Health women's mental health Source Type: blogs
How Connection Saves Lives and How Policymakers Need to Understand That
Over this past weekend, I participated in my first outreach event for Mental Health America at the NBC4 Telemundo 44 Health and Fitness Expo in Washington, D.C. Dr. Martin Luther King said that people “fear each other because they do not know each other. They do not know each other because they do not communicate with each other.” Here is what I learned at the event: it is easy to communicate with people about mental health because the topic is accessible across culture, race and age. In addition, talking about mental health is especially important to those with mental illness.
We had a spinning wheel at the eve...
Source: World of Psychology - February 18, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Guest Author Tags: Communication Conferences General Mental Health America Mental Health and Wellness Policy and Advocacy Publishers connection Mental Health Advocacy Mental Health Policy Source Type: blogs
Podcast: Anxiety and Anger: A One-Two Punch
Do you struggle with anger? Did you know that some of our most hot-headed moments are actually rooted in anxiety? In today’s podcast, Jackie openly shares her own fuse-blowing moment when her husband’s keys were (gasp!) missing from the hook, and now she must face being late for therapy and perhaps even lie dying on the side of the road. How did she handle this catastrophic situation her mind so graciously forewarned her about?
Does this sound familiar? Join us as we discuss anxiety-driven anger and explore ways to minimize and possibly even prevent it.
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Source: World of Psychology - February 17, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Not Crazy Podcast Tags: Anger Anxiety and Panic Disorders General Not Crazy Podcast Psychology Source Type: blogs
Early Birds And Bearded Dragons: The Week ’s Best Psychology Links
Our weekly round-up of the best psychology coverage from elsewhere on the web
A study on bearded dragons has honed in on the brain structure responsible for generating slow wave sleep patterns, writes Elizabeth Pennisi at Science. An area of the brain called the claustrum — not previously known to even exist in reptiles — was key: when the structure was damaged, the lizards could still sleep but showed no slow wave patterns. It’s been an interesting few months for bearded dragon research: as we wrote in December, the lizards apparently also succumb to optical illusions.
A mismatch between a student’s “chron...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - February 14, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Weekly links Source Type: blogs
