November 15, 2009
I was curious about the story linked to below, which talks about how to join a child’s imaginary world in order to relieve their distress. This approach matches […]
October 26, 2009
The City of Eugene, Oregon just this evening passed an official resolution affirming that it is a human right for people to have choice in mental […]
October 25, 2009
Congratulations to Eleanor Longden, who just graduated from college with honors, years after she was told that her “schizophrenia” was hopeless and all she could do for […]
October 18, 2009
You wouldn’t expect to find it in the Wall Street Journal, but writer Jeanette Winterson does an eloquent job of talking about valuable aspects of existence […]
October 10, 2009
[Note: The document below is just a part of the proposed consumer empowerment guidelines for Lane County. I’m posting this separately here, because it is the […]
September 20, 2009
In the mental health field currently, when people experience intense anxiety and depression, and when they experience mania and/or psychosis, the experience is understood to be […]
September 3, 2009
People diagnosed with schizophrenia are commonly told that their problem is due to their genes, or to their “genetic vulnerability.” This is often done as part […]
September 1, 2009
“You have a biochemical imbalance in your brain. This medication will help correct that imbalance.” This is what most people diagnosed with a “mental disorder” will […]
August 28, 2009
A recent, easy to read article on stress, titled “Brain is a co-conspirator in a vicious stress loop” it is pointed out that when we are […]