Tag Archives: depression
I Still Believe Most Of Us Are Good, but …
I was horrified to read that two of the six policemen that beat a man with schizophrenia so badly that he died have been found not guilty. Perhaps some of you have heard of the case (Southern Calif.) since it’s … Continue reading
Pit bulls and Mental Illness
What’s the connection? Not much, except for two possibilities: both are misunderstood and feared. Up until the 1930’s, pit bulls were associated with kids. (Remember the Our Gang series or the mascot for Buster Brown shoes? Both were pit bulls.) … Continue reading
Are You A “Mental Defective”?
Once a year my son gets a letter referring to him as a “mental defective.” He has schizo-affective disorder and has been court ordered to follow treatment. He once asked me, “How do you think I feel when I get … Continue reading
Is It Normal?
When your child is born the first sentence out of your mouth is: “Is it normal?” There is relief and gratitude when they tell you yes. Then twenty years later a bomb drops at the time your child is about … Continue reading
They Just Don’t Like Us
Three years ago a clubhouse, Granite Pathways, opened in Manchester, N.H. to help people struggling with mental illnesses deal with the isolation, housing, and work issues that come with the territory, and all this without government funds. Unfortunately, a few … Continue reading
New Research
New research links different diagnoses to same genes. Mental illnesses share common DNA roots, study finds By Maggie Fox, Senior Writer, NBC News The biggest study yet into genetics and mental health has come up with a stunning result: … Continue reading
“Researcher Discovers The Genomic Mechanism Behind Schizophrenia”
Link to an article on the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation website: another piece of the puzzle: http://beforeitsnews.com/science-and-technology/2013/01/researchers-discover-the-genomic-mechanism-behind-schizophrenia-2527808.html
Link To NAMI’s Magazine, The Advocate, Winter Edition
The latest edition of the mag from The National Alliance on Mental Illness (the largest organization of its kind) can be read on-line at: http://online.qmags.com/ADV1212#pg1&mode2
What’s Worse–Depression Or Psychosis?
The first time I stepped onto a psych unit, it was obvious there were two types of people: those with depression and those with psychosis. People falling within the depression umbrella carried the world on their stooped shoulders, that is, … Continue reading
A Sort-Of Poem On Why I Seldom Write
Writing is difficult. I’m lazy. I’m working on a novel. How often can you say the same thing? My blog isn’t anonymous; I have to be careful. And last, but not least, I’m not a grandmother. Duh? Actually this is … Continue reading
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