🔗 The problem of mindfulness
Good article on mindfulness - raises & address questions I have. Managing mental health cannot be 'one size fits al…
Good article on mindfulness - raises & address questions I have. Managing mental health cannot be 'one size fits al…
Online program for addiction studies. VCU/KCL/AU
"An accessible introduction to DBT while enabling therapists of any orientation to integrate elements of this evidence-based approach into their work with emotionally dysregulated clients."
Experimental psychologist Daniel Freeman explores cases of delusion.
Much madness is divinest sense
"E-cigarettes were invented by business, not medicine. But as more smokers make the switch, some health experts believe we’ve finally hit on something that could stub out smoking for good."
"Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a compound found in cannabis. In recent times it's began to be found on our high streets, available in everything from coffee to ice-cream to vape liquid. It's also been touted as a medication to treat a variety of health ailments, from childhood epilepsy to insomnia. In this episode Suzi is joined by researcher Dr Amir Englund from Kings College London to separate myth from evidence around what CBD is, and what it can, and can't do."
ويكي عن رعاية المسنين في الوطن العربي
I'm Fine is a VR suicide awareness experience like no other, the experience is intended to shed light on a very dark and taboo subject that we don't talk about enough.
Request regarding use of language in regards to suicide.
They had no right to use a professional credential to slur Goldwater by medicalizing what was essentially no more than a political disagreement.
Torture remains an ongoing global problem. Many individuals who have migrated from areas of conflict and political instability have suffered some form of torture. Survivors of torture can present significant challenges to general practitioners, voluntary bodies and mental health services. This article describes the many physical, psychological and social effects of torture. An understanding of these will hopefully aid comprehensive assessment of survivors of torture by local mental health teams. Also described are the current treatment options and their evidence base.
علاء سليمان يدافع عن قانون الصحة النفسية بعد تظاهر أطباء ضد القانون http://tinyurl.com/5rq3ubm
Mind is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales. We work to create a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress.
We’ve compiled some of the best journalism on the mental traumas faced by a generation of servicemen and women, and the military’s struggle to treat them.
Disaster mental health handouts, guides, and other information for disaster mental health workers, and victims, following natural or man-made disasters. Information for disaster workers, clinicians, researchers, students.
MSF works with local psychologists in Misrata, Libya, following months of war, to treat anxiety, depression, post-traumatic reactions, psychosomatic complaints and behavioral disorders.
A useful leaflet on sleeping well http://bit.ly/bBfJmW /by @rcpsych
Zaha Hadid updates her designs to include the Abbaseya mental hospital. http://is.gd/MXdAno I hope the whole project gets cancelled.
Mental Disorder posters http://bit.ly/gqiLgo
GREAT NEWS: The building housing the Abbaseyya Psychiatric Hospital will be listed as an Islamic heritage site.
تقرير العاشرة مساءا بخصوص نقل مستشفى العباسية http://goo.gl/mQjQJ (hat tip @sarahcarr)
وقفة احتجاجية لأطباء مستشفى العباسية والعاملين بها الأحد ضد قرار نقلها وهدمها
An article by Mark Vonnegut (K. Vonnegut's son who's now a paediatrician) on his illness.
قال التقرير النفسي الذي صدر بعد فحص سليمان بعد الحادث أن سليمان "مختل نوعًا ما " والسبب أن "الظلام كان يحول مخاوفه إلي أشكال أسطورية خرافية مرعبة تجعله يقفز من الفراش في فزع، وكان الظلام يجعله يتصور أن الأشباح تعيش في قاع الترعة وأنها تخبط الماء بقوة في الليل وهي في طريقها إليه". بناء على رأي أطباء وضباط وقضاة الحكومة، عوقب سليمان لأنهم أثبتوا أن الأشباح التي تخيفه في الظلام اسمها صهيونية.