Psych 11

November 9, 2024

Can Mental Illness Be “Cured”?
Mental illness is not a defect 
This is my beloved son … and he is ill
Should we destigmatize mental illness?
Finding Meaning in My Mother’s Madness

Anxiety Disorders
High Anxiety

Panic Attack 
Facing Your Fears: A dancer’s guide to managing panic attacks
How to Recognize and Respond to a Panic Attack: Sudden episodes of intense
fear can cause many of the same symptoms as a heart attack

Anatomy of a Panic Attack
Eight-Legged Therapist

Phobia
Come out of your shell
Our private terrors

PTSD
The Quest to Cure PTSD.
PTSD V. Mefloquine Toxicity
How to Prevent PTSD in War Zones, no really

Bipolar Disorder
Recognize the Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder and What Makes Them Unique
My diagnosis: Why did I always go from highs to lows?
Diagnosed in Adulthood
What the scientists are saying…

Hypochondriasis
The hypochondria challenge
The bodily disease that’s in the mind: Hypochondria, exacerbated by the internet age, remains an ailment without a cure
Cope with Health Anxiety in the Covid-19 Era

Antisocial Personality Disorder
Socially challenging; Psychopathy
Why do people do bad things?
How night owls can thrive in a lark’s world

Anorexia
5 Myths About Eating Disorders
35 Genes Bring Clarity to Anorexia
Satisfied: Learning to confront the questions behind anorexia and binge-eating disorder

Treatments 
Predicting dropout and non-response to psychotherapy for personality disorders – BMC Psychology

The Power of the Peer – Time Magazine International Edition 

A Short-term psychoeducational multiple-family group for bipolar patients and their families – Social Work

Magic Mushrooms May Be the Biggest Advance in Treating Depression Since Prozac – Newsweek

The brain-gut connection: treatments usually prescribed for mental illness are now being used for physical pain – Maclean’s

Health-care Data Paints a Disturbing Picture: Standard medical treatments can dangerously undermine our own internal resources for healing – Health Science

Scientists’ Understanding of Anxiety is Radically Evolving-But How Long Will it Take for Treatments to Catch Up? – Newsweek

Why Do We Still Stigmatise Mental Ill-Health? – The Art of Healing

Mental Health Levels Up – Time Magazine International Edition

Powerlifting Transformed My Health and Confidence – Women’s Fitness