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Omega-3 Is Not the Bullet by Liz S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health A new study of heart patients suffering from depression is in itself depressing — at least if you were excited about the potential of omega-3 fatty acids to life your sp ... Read on »

My New Hero: Glenn Close by Liz S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Not because she’s a phenomenal actor, which she is, but because she’s just initiated a new project to banish stigma. The project is highly personal, as she explain ... Read on »

Guess What Today Is? by Liz S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health First of all, the day I finally return to doing my blog. Second, it’s the day you should do something important. What follows was sent around by Joseph Rogers of the Men ... Read on »

Maia Campbell: Setting the Record Straight by Liz S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health There have been technical difficulties with this blog of late, so I haven’t been able to write about poor Maia Campbell, daughter of influential writer and mental health ... Read on »

Latest Video: Going Off Seroquel by Liz S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health The great irony of this video? Shortly after filming it, I had to resume my 100 mg dose again, which is what I’m taking now. Things got really frayed after this, but not ... Read on »

Last-Name Conventions by Liz S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Sometimes I don’t know if what I’m obsessing over is a result of the mild OCD I have or just JNS (Jewish Neurotic Syndrome) or maybe OPPPS (Overthinking to the Poi ... Read on »

Memorializing Larry Frankel by Liz S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Larry Frankel fought the good fight for his entire professional life, and his death — a couple weeks ago at the age of 54 — is a huge loss for America. Does that s ... Read on »

“An army of mentally ill … “ by Liz S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health No, that’s not our merry little band, my friends. That’s a reference to the homeless population that’s apparently growing on K Street in Washington, D.C.: & ... Read on »

The Big Depression Headline of the Day by Liz S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Today (this evening, really), the news is about the way that depression affects cancer mortality. As you might imagine, it’s not good: Depression was associated with ris ... Read on »

You Owe Me An Explanation! by Liz S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health That is, I owe you an explanation. I’ve been an absentee landlord of this blog, but I can explain myself. First I was out of the country for a bit, and when I returned, ... Read on »

Atarax/JCAHO by Liz S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Hoo boy, that shit is powerful. I’ve been having trouble sleeping due to anxiety and my doctor prescribed an antihistimine, Atarax. I like it because it sounds like a pl ... Read on »

A Message to Patrick Kennedy by Liz S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health First of all: Ted Kennedy’s Health Care Legacy The Cause of Ted Kennedy’s Life Patrick, my condolences on your father’s passing. When your dad’s broth ... Read on »

Liveblogging Primetime Outsiders by Liz S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health All the below is about this show. Madigan: They didn’t flatter you with that lighting. David Oaks: You’re looking so handsome! I had no idea. Your eyebrows are ver ... Read on »

Why Haven’t I Made This Joke Before? by Liz S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health I’m always complaining about writing yet another post on Ancora, but what’s funny about its name is that it means “again” in Italian. Dovrei dire, &ldq ... Read on »

Mind Freedom and Icarus on ABC by Liz S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Tomorrow night at 10 p.m. EST, the show Primetime will feature the Mad Pride movement. Mind Freedom International (MFI) has worked hard to make this show happen, so everyone s ... Read on »

Cho Docs Released by Liz S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health As we know now, the man who committed mass murder at Virginia Tech, Seung-Hui Cho, was subject to psychological and psychiatric intervention several times while on campus. Som ... Read on »

R.I.P. Cecilia Casals by Liz S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health The obits are churning about Don Hewitt today, but I want to note the death of someone who has only been written about as a freak show. Cecilia Casals, 43, went to the Mall o ... Read on »

You’re Gay, and You Can Stay That Way by Liz S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health This morning WHYY’s Radio Times featured a segment on the American Psychological Association’s recent resolution regarding sexual orientation. (Listen to the show ... Read on »

Song of the Day for Sept. 12 by Liz S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Thanks to AI for sending me word about Karaoke for a Kause Fundraiser for the Women’s Therapy Center here in Philly. I won’t be singing in public, thank you, since ... Read on »

Huzzah and Hallelujah! by Liz S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Friends, it’s been a long, long week (plus change) without you. I was feeling the bite quite keenly, but my mutable work situation — my departure from PW as a full ... Read on »

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