Which mental illness-related books have you read?
Which Mental Health Books Have You Read?
Category: Brain Illness
Robin Williams: 5 Years Later
"Make your life spectacular. I know I did."
Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic, potentially debilitating disease that affects the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). It is thought to be an autoimmune disease affecting the protective coating of the nerve fibers. Source: http://www.triangleneuropsychology.com/resources.html
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Signs
"Injuries to the brain may be caused by a severe blow to the head, a fall, a car accident or similar trauma. If there is a loss of consciousness or an altered mental state, a brain injury may have occurred." (Source) I created an infographic for TBI symptoms! You can also check it out [...]
When ‘Happy Pills’ Don’t Work
Antidepressants are not for everyone. In fact, select individuals can get WORSE while on antidepressants. Factors that predict a bad response include: Lack of a mood stabilizer (dangerous for bipolar patients) Bipolar I vs. II- the further you are toward the manic side of the spectrum, the worse the reactions tend [...]
What is schizoaffective disorder?
Schizoaffective disorder: What is it? It is a mental disorder characterized by a combination of schizophrenia symptoms (hallucinations/delusions) and mood disorder symptoms (depression or mania) Types of Schizoaffective disorder: Bipolar type- episodes of mania and sometimes major depression Depressive type- only major depressive episodes Symptoms: can vary from person to person impaired [...]
Just in case you think #Mentalillness is all “made up”…
TED TALK: Mental Disorders as Brain Disorders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4m65sbqbhY 38,000 suicides in U.S. per year 3rd most common cause of death in 15-25 yrs. of age 2X as common as homocide 90% of suicides are related to MENTAL ILLNESS often, early in life... 1 in 5 people suffer from such a disorder in the course of their lifetime 50% onset by [...]
“Some of us are just more of a maniac than others” -NA
I tend to analyze... then overanalyze... then just go overthinking things to the point at which the main concept or simple answer is lost in the chaos. But... I do have a question which appears easy on the surface level, but... I might just be overthinking again... What is normal? [...]
The Calculating Mind 