Looking at obsessive compulsive disorder: From arbitrariness of diagnosis to roles of recovering patient, the use of creative nonfiction in research
A study in sense-making
June 17th, 2010 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on A study in sense-making)A public challenge to institutional psychiatry
May 13th, 2010 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on A public challenge to institutional psychiatry)An international movement comes together for a meeting in Toronto, and raises establishment hackles
On May 7 and 8, 2010 over two hundred people gathered in Toronto for a conference focused on organizing resistance against psychiatry. PsychOUT’s stated purpose was to “provide a forum for psychiatric survivors, mad people, activists, scholars, students, radical professionals, and artists from around the world to come together and share experiences of organizing against psychiatry.”
People belonging to marginalized groups who are at greater risk of psychiatrization, such as women, radicalized people, queers, trans people, people with disabilities and homeless people and others living in poverty, were active participants. (more…)
On managing your child’s anxiety
May 13th, 2010 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on On managing your child’s anxiety)AnxietyBC offers a workshop for parents and caregivers of anxious children, from ages 6 to 12
It is normal for children to have times in their lives when they worry, especially when there has been a major change or stressor, such as moving, changing schools, the death of a loved one, or parental divorce.
AnxietyBC’s website adds that before parents decide that there is a problem, they ought to consider the stressors in their child’s life. Is he or she having a normal reaction to a difficult situation, or is their child worrying even when nothing is really wrong? (more…)
A team approach to wellness
March 18th, 2010 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on A team approach to wellness)Self-management and community-based research take centre stage
In 1997, while attending university, Michael Crane was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In recent years he has been working to try and find new and progressive ways to help others who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, their families and friends, and people who work in the field of mental health.
Michael is a member of the Collaborative RESearch Team—CREST.BD— which studies psychosocial issues in Bipolar Disorder. CREST.BD is a team of researchers, clinicians, and consumers dedicated to developing knowledge about bipolar disorder using a community-based research approach. (more…)
Helping and healing
March 18th, 2010 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Helping and healing)How the father of orthomolecular psychiatry transformed the lives of thousands
The late Dr. Abram Hoffer MD, PhD, was a Canadian orthomolecular psychiatrist and researcher. Dr. Hoffer and his co-workers were instrumental in the discovery that megadoses of vitamin B3 (nicotinic acid/niacin) were therapeutic for schizophrenia and can be used to lower cholesterol levels. The discovery, which was published in 1955, is credited with the initiation of a new paradigm in nutritional medicine—the use of vitamins for treatment and not just for prevention of disease. (more…)
The challenges experienced by youth with depression
February 18th, 2010 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on The challenges experienced by youth with depression)A grassroots awareness raiser is set for February 27, 2010 in Nanaimo
Depression as an illness is a serious condition that brings about substantial changes in mood, behaviour, and thinking. It affects approximately 8% of adolescents. Many people who are depressed wait too long to seek treatment or do not seek treatment at all.
A local awareness-raising event, called Life CAN suck, SO what can I do?, hopes to champion increased funding for youth depression-related programs and to offer hope to young people who are struggling. (more…)
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