Monthly Archives: September 2022

‘Toxic culture’ of abuse at mental health hospital revealed by BBC secret filming. (Questions need to be raised. Could this happen in Ireland?) Quote: “Dr Van Velsen said the members of staff acted “like a gang, not a group of health care professionals”. “It’s against any policy I’ve ever seen about restraint in doing this,” she said.”

By Panorama team and Joseph LeeBBC News ‘Toxic culture’ of abuse at mental health hospital revealed by BBC secret filming By Panorama team and Joseph LeeBBC News Share https://emp.bbc.com/emp/SMPj/2.46.1/iframe.htmlMedia caption, BBC Panorama goes undercover to film humiliation, verbal abuse and … Continue reading

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Merging: TBI+Mental Health+Mental Illness. Below is an interesting article from Quantum. Note reference to Tomas Ryan, Trinity College Dublin link in article.

memory A Good Memory or a Bad One? One Brain Molecule Decides. When the brain encodes memories as positive or negative, one molecule determines which way they will go. Read Later You’re on the vacation of a lifetime in Kenya, … Continue reading

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ADDitude: Awareness: Attention Deficit Disorder or ADHD in adults or passed off as traits. This may be of assistance and guidance.

TIME & PRODUCTIVITY Your Never-to-Do List: How You’re Wasting Time Every Single Day Don’t blame your kids, your job, or Instagram for stealing all of your precious hours. These bad habits are killing your productivity and stressing you out. How … Continue reading

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Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder May Be Detectable Years Before Illnesses Begin. Source: Eurasia Review

Friday, September 9, 2022 Eurasia Review A Journal of Analysis and News Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder May Be Detectable Years Before Illnesses Begin September 9, 2022 Eurasia Review 0 Comments By Eurasia Review The risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder … Continue reading

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TBI: Aphantasia; Permanent Present; imagination blown away but this is an interesting article in the context of traumatic brain injury, dementia, stroke and many other health conditions. For me, it is reading via computer or books from early morning to late at night. Source: The Guardian

Available for everyone, funded by readers ContributeSubscribe The ObserverPsychology ‘I just go into my head and enjoy it’: the people who can’t stop daydreaming Illustration by Philip Lay/The Observer. Psychiatrists may soon recognise ‘maladaptive daydreaming’ as a clinical disorder. But … Continue reading

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