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• Ever Taken a Psychiatric Patient to the Dentist?

  

  My son once asked me to take him to the dentist. He complained of severe pain so I made an appointment and collected him from the psychiatric hospital after... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Our Sister Needs to Be in a Psychiatric Hospital

  This is one of the stories that a pretty desperate person told me:‘My sister went from being a professor at a University to a barely functional individual. Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Newspapers Are Criticised for Their Coverage …

  

  Poor, unbalanced press coverage of mental health issues fuel stigma and reduce the quality of life for sufferers. Mental Health Associations say that media... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Hidden Lives Anthology

  

  The Last Call, by Jill Sadowsky was accepted for publication in the Hidden Lives Anthology published by Brindle Glass Ltd., Canada, edited by Lenore Rowntree... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Improve Mental Health Care for Its Own Sake and Not Only for the Sake of Safety.

  

  It has been said that better mental health care will not affect gun violence, but overstating the effects of mental illness can hurt millions of people... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Face to Face with Alzheimer’s Disease.

  

  I read that every seventy seconds, someone in the United States of America develops Alzheimer’s Disease which means that it is a looming public health... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• With Permission – Growing up with Four Developmentally Disabled Brothers.

  

  by Hinda Mizrahi Growing up with four developmentally disabled brothers. Hinda and Robert Mizrahi were recently honored with OHEL’s Children’s Advocacy Award... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Prejudice Still Exists …

  Even though the media has been a bit more positive concerning mental illness and stigma, we still have a long way to go. The same way that racism has not yet... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Another Look at the Sandy Hook Tragedy by Julie Benn, a NAMI Blogger from San...

  

  Julie Benn from San Diego, writes in her NAMI blog: (NAMI is the American mental health association.):As yet, another violent massacre occurs in our community;... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• If You Can Survive …

  Parents of children who are diagnosed as suffering from a mental illness have the same high hopes as parents of healthy children. And, it is not easy to come... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Please Meet My Guest Blogger, Sheila Feeman

  My guest blogger today is Sheila Feeman. NOTE: This article has been posted with permission and copyrighted by Sheila Feeman of Beginning Anew Life Coaching. Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Taking a Five-year-old Car for Its Yearly Test

  

  SERENADE 2 SENIORS ……… and THE YOUTH OF TODAY.And a very good morning to you all, especially to the car owners out there as I am sure that you will understand... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• How Does One Cope with the Death of a Child?

  I have received quite a few emails from parents who have just lost their children and every single one of them agonizes about how they will cope with their loss. Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• The Invisible Line Between the Rest of the World and Me

  

  My son’s suicice drew an invisible line between the world and me. I lived grief day by day, endless days, wondering how I would survive the following one,... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Barbara Morrison Reviews DAVID’S STORY by Jill Sadowsky. January 14, 2013

  Barbara Morrison review of David’s Story by Jill Sadowsky on January 14, 2013Barbara Morrison’s website is: http://www.bmorrison. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• You Have to Be ‘normal’ If ….

  

  In our world, in order to fit in, one has to be normal. But, normal is not straightforward. What does it mean? According to one dictionary, nor-mal means: not... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• It Throws the Whole Family off Balance …

  When someone in the family is seriously ill, be it a mental or a physical illness, it throws the whole family off balance and the lives of the other children... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• My Grandma

  Her snow-white hair was piled up highYesterday’s dreams shone in her eyes.As she made her memories flowWe sat enthralled, so keen to knowOf life when she was... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 COMMUNITY

• Stigma Rears Its Ugly Head …..

  

  As I have said quite often in blogs, stigma is a harsh reality and prevents people from enjoying productive lives. Most people today still feel uncomfortable... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• More About the Media

  

  A 1997 study found that media accounts of mental illness that instill fear, have a greater influence on public opinion than direct contact with people who suffe... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY