September 5, 2010
In the immediately preceding post, I wrote that: Where do all the distortions that are common to what we see as psychosis come from? That’s the […]
July 11, 2010
“Schizophrenia” can be seen as revolving around having difficulty in containing opposites, such as love and aggression. In normal everyday culture, opposites are often contained simply […]
May 14, 2010
Many of you have probably been aware of two prior World Health Organization (WHO) studies that showed almost twice the recovery rates from “schizophrenia” in developing […]
May 12, 2010
My county, Lane County, Oregon, is one of a number of places around the country just starting to participate in a new “early intervention” program sponsored by […]
April 30, 2010
As I pointed out at a recent mental health system meeting in my county, people with mental health problems face two kinds of risks. The first […]
March 19, 2010
Richard Bentall, in his book Doctoring the Mind: Is our current treatment of mental illness really any good? describes how researchers first noticed and tested the […]
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 […]
August 28, 2009
In the attempt to convince people to take medications, the hazards of such medications are often minimized or overlooked. While many people may truly be better […]