I say ‘the End’ in the title, as this will obviously be my last post in this series before the big day tomorrow when we head to the polls; however, in the interests of equity, I will at some point look at what the main parties in the Republic of Ireland have to say on [...]
Northern Ireland politics is, in the main, a load of divisive nonsense (in my view, anyhow). It infuriates me that I cannot vote for either the Westminster nor the Dáil parties; we have to have our own little set of philistines, and they are built – by and large – upon sectarian, bigoted lines. You [...]
I haven’t written an AotW for some weeks, mainly as I’ve been too mental to actually read anything that I think is worthy of inclusion here. I’m not particularly less mental at the minute, as Monday’s post will presumably attest; however, coverage of the matter that I intend to discuss is hard to miss at [...]
Given the kind of material I’ve been writing about recently, I thought I’d make note of these stories that I found on the website Child Abuse Effects. None of the three are exactly revelatory, but they do highlight issues I’ve had in my own experiences, and they acutely remind one that one is not alone [...]
Most of my regular readers probably saw my disgusted rant yesterday about the recent BBC documentary, Why Did You Kill My Dad?. Most of those with whom I communicate online regarding mental health have very strong views against this programme, which is unsurprising as – forgive my repetition – it was biased, unfair and stigma-inducing. [...]
The first article I’d like to look at this week is from the excellent After Silence blog, which is about regaining one’s confidence, hope, life – one’s voice – after rape or sexual assault. This particular entry discusses the physiological effects of post-traumatic stress disorder, which in the author’s case was of course caused by [...]
The madosphere is still jumping with news and views on the first published draft of the DSM-5, about which I wrote briefly last week. Mental Nurse comment on the implications of new and modified paediatric diagnoses, including the interesting medicalisation of temper tantrums (Temper Dysregulation Disorder with Dysphoria, apparently); Psych Central review the good, bad [...]
I was going to recommend a long academic paper on child trauma and dissociation, but I would have to admit that I haven’t read it all yet due to being really mental these last few days. Nevertheless, it presents several interesting hypotheses, so if you’re interested: Betrayal Trauma: Traumatic Amnesia as an Adaptive Response to [...]
There were a number of interesting psychiatric / psychological articles upon which I happened this week, but only one really stood out, probably simply because I have a strong interest in the subject matter. The article comes from Psychiatric Times (PT) and discusses the phenomenon of stalking. The comprehensive article discusses a range of factors [...]
Only one article for this week’s entry, and it is from Kathy Broady at Discussing Dissociation, who has written a post on externalising versus internalising responsibility. Basically, the post discusses whether individuals who have suffered trauma blame those who were the actual perpetrators or whether, in fact, the victim blames him or herself. Kathy writes [...]
The Main Course My favourite psychiatric article this week was on schizophrenia. Specifically, the piece from X-Ray Technican Schools (I agree that this seems a curious place to have an article on schizophrenia) provided a concise, accessible but intelligent refutation of the many myths that surround this illness. One of my pet hates is the [...]
I’ve decided to undertake a new venture for a new year. Whilst I feel very lucky that so many people enjoy this blog (why?!), I also thought it would be good if I could make it of some use too by sharing some of the most interesting psychiatry and psychology articles I come across through [...]
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