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The Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy: Make time to listen on Thursday and Friday

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

On Thursday former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, 82, will do what she has done for over 30 years - bring together doctors, policy makers and consumers to draft policies that will decrease stigma and discrimination ...

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Mental health research: Call me stupid… but willing

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

As someone who has depression, bipolar and alcoholism, I love to read about research. My problem is that I often cannot understand a word of what I am reading. I cannot even pronounce half of ...

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NIH grants for mental health research

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Being a geek at heart, I was delighted yesterday when the NIH released data on $5 billion in grants it has awarded with stimulus funds. I sliced and diced the data, extracted the mental health ...

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Psychiatry v Anti-Psychiatry

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

What is up with Dr. Thomas Szasz? I know Szasz is the name to drop when I want to rile up a debate about the state of psychiatry in America. As a proponent of the Anti-Psychiatry ...

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Rant-o-Rama: Yet another study…puh-leez

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

We have yet another study finding that the number of adults taking anti-depressants, anti-psychotics and Alzheimer's drugs is rising. Pardon my sarcasm, but DUH! This one was recently reported in the journal Health Affairs. This study ...

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A room with no stigma

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

I am in awe of Dr. Helen Mayberg. Actually, I am in awe of anyone who can drill holes in someone's head, insert some wires and bring that person out of the most hopeless depression. It ...

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Raising Awareness and Money in Palm Beach

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

For four months every year - December through April - Palm Beach becomes ground zero for charity fundraising in the United States. Groups from all over the world descend on the island with hands open ...

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