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• Mistaken Identity

  

  We all know what it’s like to receive that phone call in the middle of the night. This nightly call was no different. While the phone was ringing, I focused... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Narrative Medicine in Psychiatry?

  

  Narrative Medicine: Many medical schools and residency programs train physicians to treat medical issues merely as problems to be solved, without taking into... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, MEDICINE, PSYCHOLOGY

• A Difficult Situation to Deal with

  

  I simply didn’t know how to deal with the situation. My husband was ordering goods by phone, large items that we most definitely did not need. Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Kindness is the Oil That Takes the Friction out of Life.

  

  So many people are into getting thinner and more beautiful, creating stress in the lives of many teenage girls. In the girls’ bathroom at the local high... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2013 COMMUNITY

• Stand Up For Mental Health Campaign

  

  The HEALTHY PLACE STAND UP FOR MENTAL HEALTH is having a campaign dedicated to eliminating the stigma of mental illness, including self-stigma as well as lettin... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Serenity Prayer and the Senility Prayer

  SERENADE 2 SENIORSTHE SERENITY PRAYERGrant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,The courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• How Old Do You Think I Am? She Asked.

  

  SERENADE 2 SENIORSA grandson was talking to his grandmother and asked her many questions. She replied to them all saying; ‘Well, let me think a moment. Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• She Was Undergoing Radiation Treatment …

  

  Jean was going through a course of radiation for her cancer. There was a disk player in the ward, and every time she went for treament, the song You’re... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Is This Sophistication Or Simplification?

  

  SERENADE 2 SENIORSWhen NASA first started sending up astronauts into space, they soon discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity. Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• I Don’t Remember Your Name, but …

  

  My late husband suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease and reached the stage when I was no longer sure whether he truly recognized his grandchildren or not because h... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Life is All About Choices … Author Unknown

  Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and has something positive to say. When someone asks how he is doing, his reply is:... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Please Don’t …..

  When you talk to me about the death of my son …Please don’t ask me if I am over it yet. It is one of the things that I’ll never get over.Please don’t tell me... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Grieving the Loss of My Child to Suicide

  It is now 17 years since our son died after ending his life. I have learned that suicide kills over one million people every year. Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Failed Approach to Schizophrenia

  18/1/13Excerpts from Dr. Paul Steinberg’s article in the New York Times recently. Dr. Steinberg is a psychiatrist in private practice. Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• CIT – Crisis Intervention Training for Police Officers

  

  January 17, 2013 WHAT IS CIT ? It is a collaboration of professionals committed to assisting people suffering from mental illness and other brain disorders. Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• It’s Perfectly Understandable to Give up …..

  When life handed me a lemon, I could have become anti-social or slipped into a depression. But, together with my wonderfully supportive children and my husband... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Review of David’s Story by Barbara Morrison

  From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of B Morrison Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2013 15:14 To: Jill Sadowsky Subject:... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Random Thoughts of a Wife Whose Husband Was Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease

  ALZHEIMER’S DISEASEI often wondered how we managed to stitch ourselves together again. After having experienced the horrors of our son’s paranoid... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Today Versus Then

  

  SERENADE 2 SENIORSToday, we have more conveniences but less time.We have more degrees but less common sense, knowledge and judgment.There are more experts but... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• He Drove the Same Car for 82 Years

  

  SERENADE 2 SENIORS This man owned and drove the same car for 82 years. Mr. Allen Swift of Springfield, MA received this brand new 1928 Rolls-Royce Piccadilly-kP... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2013 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY