Tag Archives: mental-illness

EL Pais: Technology and psychiatric diagnosis

Health  Beyond subjectivity: How technology aims to improve psychiatric diagnoses Different tools are detecting biomarkers associated with pathologies such as depression and schizophrenia, opening more avenues to identify the conditions beyond the traditional patient account and doctor’s assessment Rodrigo Santodomingo … Continue reading

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Today is Bipolar Disorder day. My preference is Manic Depression (Blackdog). Grok3. I asked for 1000 word essay on Bipolar Disorder or Manic Depression. The Revolution is on as AI now part of the mainstream. We just need to use it and if it has hallucinations, we need to correct them. “Knowledge is no load”. It took just 5 minutes to complete this essay via Grok3 and copy it to canisgallicus.com WordPress

Below is a 1000-word essay on bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness. This essay explores its definition, symptoms, causes, treatment, and impact on individuals and society. Bipolar Disorder: Understanding the Manic-Depressive Spectrum Bipolar disorder, historically referred to as manic-depressive … Continue reading

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Initial drugs don’t work for 48% of depressed people

By Paul McClure Mental Health Initial drugs don’t work for 48% of depressed people By Paul McClure March 24, 2025 Nearly half of people with depression have tried at least two antidepressants without effect Depositphotos View 3 Images View gallery – 3 … Continue reading

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Neuroscience News: Unraveling Schizophrenia: Genetics and Environmental Insights

Unraveling Schizophrenia: Genetics and Environmental Insights Featured Genetics Neuroscience Psychology ·August 2, 2024 Summary: A recent review outlines the genetic complexity of schizophrenia, highlighting nearly 300 common genetic variants and over 20 rare variants linked to the disorder. Researchers emphasize that … Continue reading

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Why everyone needs to stop joking that they’re “a little bit OCD”. New Scientist. Personal comment: Obsession from childhood with twiddling my hair often both sides causing great angst from parents who never stopped telling to “STOP”

Why everyone needs to stop joking that they’re “a little bit OCD” Far from being a behavioural quirk, obsessive-compulsive disorder is a debilitating condition with complex causes that we’re just beginning to understand. We should treat it as such, and … Continue reading

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Spiegel International 2013: Psychiatric Breakthrough. When Illness Inspires Great Art. Comment: Brent Pope (Dublin) held an exhibition of Outsider Art a number of years ago. The artworks were exceptional yet nobody has since had the interest in promoting outsider art. Instead our mental health, especially for young people (CAMHS) is in pure chaos. Would recommend people Google the mother of Boris Johnson, Conservative; she attended the Maudsley hospital :: check her paintings.

11/28/2013 05:11 PM Psychiatric Breakthrough When Illness Inspires Great Art By Jana Hauschild From hermaphroditic wood carvings to stacks of 250,000 papers, a collection showcases thegreatest artistic works by German psychiatric patients. At the start of the 20th century, doctors … Continue reading

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Source: Think Global Health: Mental Health Care in Rwanda: Three Decades of Resilience

Go to homepage Governance Mental Health Care in Rwanda: Three Decades of Resilience Insights into Rwanda’s strategies and successes in building mental health services after genocide Participants hold a candlelight night vigil during a commemoration event, as Rwanda marks the … Continue reading

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Madness reminds us that health inequities remain present, and political

Antonia Hylton’s book uncovers the roots of today’s mental health injustice. Book Madness reminds us that health inequities remain present, and political Antonia Hylton’s book uncovers the roots of today’s mental health injustice. Harvard Public Health Magazine Madness reminds us … Continue reading

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Powerful words: Hope, Altruism, Curiosity, Care, Tolerance, Kindness and so many ‘good’ labels. Today there is an article in The Guardian about Geel. Having Googled Geel, this goes back to “1969” Time article and maybe we should review it because mental illness is a blight in our country and festering out of control as psychiatrists, nurses just will not engage with what his a cinderella experience and are emigrating or choosing to work in different areas in medicine. Title from Time magazine has a catchy title. “Mental Illness: A Town for Outpatients.” There are many of us who could have been in long term care but escaped to a “village” within a urban setting that accepts us.

Mental Illness: A Town for Outpatients Friday, Mar. 14, 1969 Follow @TIME On the surface, Geel looks like any other country town in northern Belgium. Its cobbled marketplace is surrounded by 15th century homes and shops; its neat brick farmhouses … Continue reading

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Why You Urgently Need a Support Network to Recover From Mental Illness. Source: The Good Men Project

GET DAILY EMAIL JOIN/LOGIN  togle menu The Good Men Project https://033e7855f6d0fba628a09ee2cc040ab0.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html Home / Featured Content / Why You Urgently Need a Support Network to Recover From Mental Illness Why You Urgently Need a Support Network to Recover From Mental Illness Confiding in someone is … Continue reading

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