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Illness and War: A Comparison By WILLIAM JIANG, MLS "If the U.S. put the kind of money and effort that is being put into the War on Terror into research for cures to mental illnesses, we would break scientific ground every week!" The ADA Failed to Protect Me By ALISON DOE "When epidemiologists measure "disease burden"--the impact of a disease or injury on mortality and disability--major depression is considered equivalent to blindness, and schizophrenia is comparable to quadriplegia." Self-Discovery Through Recovery By CHRISTINA BRUNI "Being conscious of the illness allows me to take charge of it, and not let it get the best of me. I'm able to do what's healthy, not self-destructive." Don't Panic! By DEBORAH A. HUDSPETH "You should begin the deep breathing before you enter a crowded room to prepare yourself for the stress ahead." Together We Learn About Each Other A Column by CHRISTIAN HUYGEN, Ph.D. "Every group has differences of race, class, gender, age, sexuality and more...When someone who's different from you shows that they are willing to work to understand you, it's something you never forget" Movie Classic Opened My Eyes to Life's Value By SOL KAPLAN "Simply living makes us all a success!" Mentoring Model Works for Recovery By MICHELLE MUNSON "Mentoring relationships between newly diagnosed individuals and role models living within their recovery may be a critical tool in the long-term well-being of people living with serious mental illness." Consumers Help Form Legislative Agenda By CARLA RABINOWITZ "…we voted on what the five most important issues were to us…Housing issues got the most votes." Press, Are You With Us? By ERIC JACKSON "All we needed was a single report through the newswire services that a consumer committed a violent act during the event. Believe me, the press would have been there to document that." Forget What the Skeptics Say By JUDITH CARRINGTON "Show through words, actions and attitude that recovery is possible. Provide long-term options given that more than half can recover and others don't because of side effects or inadequate treatment." Selected Science News Links- Schizophrenia Molecule gives clue to schizophrenia nature.com By HELEN R. PILCHER "A single molecule may underpin the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia, a mouse study suggests. A better understanding of the roots of the disease and new antipsychotic medications may follow." Faulty wiring in the brain may cause early-onset schizophrenia eurekalert.org "Dr. Ashtari hopes that further DTI studies will yield more insight into the inner workings of schizophrenia. "If the malformation in the myelination process is the cause of schizophrenia, future special efforts can be focused in production of therapeutic agents that speed up or restart the myelination process," she said.". |
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Bravely Choose to Live By JESSICA LYNCH "…I thought with all I had been through, I was destined to be chosen Miss America…[In truth] I had won when I held onto that last shred of hope that night ten years ago when I had chosen to live." Mind over Emotion By CARL BLUMENTHAL "If I knew these cognitive symptoms could have been treated separately from my emotional distress, I might have gotten better sooner. I might have climbed the career ladder faster instead of tripping over it." An Afternoon to Never Forget By DANIEL FREY, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF "I will share with you my reflections on October 4th's benefit/fundraiser for the fine publication you have in your hands." You're Right to Write By CHRISTINA BRUNI "That is the beauty of the written word: if we name it, we can claim it." Weight Gain and Diabetes Risk with Psychiatric Medications By PETER WEIDEN, M.D. "[If you've had a lot of weight gain from antipsychotic medications, continuing with these medications]…is the safest from the point of view of your emotional condition, but may cause health problems later on." Finding Hope is Key By MICHAEL KIEHN "You're not going to make it just by lying down and waiting for it…it may not seem fair, but it is something you have to do to live. You cannot live without hope." My Peers Taught Me How to Protect Myself By HERBERT WARD "I was looking for a course that would teach me how to function with my mental illness and live a quality life. I found a program that works…NAMI's Peer-to-Peer." To Get Better Faster: Educate Thyself By JUDITH CARRINGTON "It's up to us stakeholders, consumers and family members to demand that mental health education become universally available in all its forms at the earliest point of entry into the system." Self-Help Source Makes Search for Mental Health Easier By SHIFRA LAWNER "We help people find support groups in their locations, inform them how to start groups of their own, and tell them about numerous types of self-help material in print, audio and video, and on the Internet." Selected Science News Links-Bipolar Disorder FDA Approves Risperdal (Risperidone) for Treatment of Bipolar Mania docguide.com " In research studies, patients with bipolar mania who took Risperdal showed significant improvement in manic symptoms compared to placebo." Evidence of Brain Chemistry Abnormalities in Bipolar Disorder bipolar.about.com "People with bipolar disorder have an average of thirty percent more of an important class of signal-sending brain cells, according to new evidence being published by University of Michigan researchers." |
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Mental Illness is Chemical, Therapy Won't Help! By KURT DOUGLAS SASS "Fortunately for me, however, my wife convinced me to give at least one more therapist a try…[Now my new therapist and I are] making tremendous strides." Consumers Tell NYC Mental Hygiene Department What's Good for Consumers By CARL BLUMENTHAL "After years of telling patients what's good for them, mental health professionals are now asking consumers their opinion." Health Insurers Resist Full Mental Health Coverage By JOE GLAZER "The O'Clairs had to relinquish custody of Timothy into foster care, so he could get the treatment he needed." Mental Health Circus By DANIEL FREY "…developmentally disabled and physically disabled Americans, mental health consumer groups…Jewish, black, white, Hispanic, Asian…this much diversity represents the Coalition." As I See it: My Friends are Dying Like Flies By MARVIN SPIELER "…we generally are overweight due to the psychiatric medicines and those who smoke or have smoked for many years are at risk…The younger you are the greater chance for changing old habits. Time is on your side. Use it wisely." I Found Myself and My Voice By BERTRAM MILLER "I implore all survivors to seek therapists and survivor groups who allow us to speak our truth and find our voices." More than Coffee By KURT DOUGLAS SASS "To my pleasant surprise, however, the employee put her hand on his shoulder, asked him if there was anything he needed [then left him alone]." The Power of Journaling By FRANK MARQUIT "[When writing in your journal] do not worry about finding just the 'right' words. Spelling, punctuation and grammar are not the focus of journal writing." Memorable Mental Health Gala By MARILYN RICKMAN "Mr. O'Clair announced that, five months into his campaign for parity, he began to speak of his personal struggle as a consumer." Guess What I Learned as a Peer Counselor By CARLA RABINOWITZ "I learned not to judge others who appear much less functional than me." PEOPLe, Inc. is Sharpening the Vision of a Better Mental Health System By STAFF WRITER "From the President's Freedom Commission to the State's Winds of Change to the City's Quality IMPACT, everyone is talking about improvements on a grand scale to the mental health system." The Jury's Out on Gideon Busch Killers By STAFF WRITER "If six police officers ... cannot disarm an emotionally disturbed man, short of shooting that person 12 times, how can the City of New York be proud of that?" A Weighty Illness By SORTA MISERABLE "…I not comfortable in my own skin, in this new bigger size…Even in those rare moments, when a man does notice, and this is very important, I don't like what they see."
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