Bruce E. Levine is a clinical psychologist and author of Surviving America’s Depression Epidemic: How to Find Morale, Energy, and Community in a World Gone Crazy (Chelsea Green Publishing). Published here on Beyond Meds with the author’s permission. Psychologists Profit on Unending U.S. Wars by Teaching Positive Thinking to Soldiers While U.S. military psychiatrists are [...]
Psychologists Profit on Unending U.S. Wars by Teaching Positive Thinking to Soldiers — By Bruce Levine
July 23, 2010 By
Serotonin stuff, Chantix and violence, drugging kids and money makes you unhappy: Friday news and blogs
July 23, 2010 By
Serotonin cell discoveries mean rethink of depression – New Scientist Chantix & Violence: What Patients Have In Common // Pharmalot Drugging kids for parents’ relief called abusive – CNN.com Why Money Makes You Unhappy | Wired Science | Wired.com Just a collection of links today. Not able to do commentary or excerpts at the moment.
Forest bathing, tenderness revolution and mindfulness with a baby: Friday meditation news and blogs
July 23, 2010 By
I “forest bathe” daily in my backyard. I go out barefooted and walk on the earth. I often lay on the ground and meditate as well. I also use the trees in our yard to do stretches. I feel drawn to do this and it’s become part of my practice. Feeling the earth just feels [...]
Two very kind honors in one day…
July 22, 2010 By
Both Rossa Forbes and Kris Ulland posted little notes of appreciation to me today. Please check out both of their very inspirational and insightful blogs. Holistic Recovery of Schizophrenia, Rossa Forbes Borderline Families, Kris Ulland Both are mothers of adult children who have been labeled with psychiatric diagnosis. Both mothers have come to realize that psychiatric [...]
Will Hall Talk On Hearing Voices at Toronto Voices Conference – Audio
July 22, 2010 By
I just gave a talk in Toronto Canada as part of the “Do You Hear What I Hear? Alternative Perspectives on the Voice-Hearing Experience” conference. The gathering brought together 150 participants, a mix of people with psychiatric diagnoses, family members, professional service providers, and the general public to hear about a non-pathologizing and empowering way [...]
Mini-twitter rant…
July 22, 2010 By
I do twitter as a low impact social sport since I can’t really talk much these days, nor am I able to do much correspondence through email due to how my brain and body work while sick with the acute post benzo withdrawal syndrome. I’ve found that twitter satisfies my need to interact with human [...]
Listening a lost art, avoiding Lyme disease and GlaxoSmithKline has paid out 1 billion dollars for Paxil alone: Thursday news and blogs
July 22, 2010 By
Lyme disease can have severe psychiatric symptoms that get diagnosed as mental illness. It should be always be ruled out in psychiatry but is rarely even considered a possibility. Need for protection against ticks that carry Lyme disease confirmed by new research — Science Daily Research on the population of black-legged ticks, which can transmit [...]
Government Mental Health Agency May Cancel Journalist Robert B. Whitaker as Keynoter of “Alternatives 2010″
July 21, 2010 By
NOTE: 7/23/10 – Robert Whitaker has been re-confirmed as a keynote speaker at the Alternatives Conference this year. I do not know the details at this point. From MindFreedom (links added by Beyond Meds) What About Bob? USA Mental Health Agency May Cancel Journalist Robert B. Whitaker as Keynoter of “Alternatives 2010″ Will the US federal [...]
Therapy Tales cartoon for Beyond Meds
July 21, 2010 By
I’ve met all sorts of wonderful people on twitter. @woundedgenius, author of Therapy Tales (@therapytales on twitter) is one of those people. A cartoon genius, wounded or not. I was touched and moved to see a ‘toon inspired by my work. Despite never having been under the care of a prescribing psychologist, I have worked [...]
Beat depression, tame your nightmares, and make friends on twitter: Wednesday news and blogs
July 21, 2010 By
This must be new in the UK since the publisher sent me this book a year or two ago. It’s a nice little primer on how to live clean and improve mood and well-being all around. This book contains good advice for any mental health issue even though he concentrates on depression. I also take [...]
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