Category Archives: mental health

Meeting Time, Ethical Issues in Psychiatry

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Laura Newman

I am heading to the annual meeting of the Association of Healthcare Journalists, have been occupied with paying work for a change, and cannot do the usual detailed post I do here. In the meantime, it’s worth flagging some recent health … Continue reading →

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Mental health medication: is it always A Bad Thing?

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Laura Newman

THIS is a guest post written by Martha Roberts, a journalist and mental health blogger in the UK, who writes the blog, Mentalhealthwise. Martha is on twitter @martharoberts01. Thank you, Martha. ###### ‘So when can you come off your medication, … Continue reading →

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Mental Health and the Patient Point of View:
More High-Quality Stories Needed

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Laura Newman

I am thrilled that later today, Martha Roberts’ post on her own experience taking medication for mental illness, will run here. I first came across her post through a tweet from Ben Goldacre, author of Bad Pharma. It’s nice to … Continue reading →

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More High-Quality Stories Needed

Mental Health for the 99% Following Hurricane Sandy

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Laura Newman

Two weeks after Hurricane Sandy and a Nor’Easter that left thousands of New Yorkers without light, heat, and power for weeks, many New Yorkers were understandably shaken. Some had endured 911 and the disruption, though of an entirely different cause, … Continue reading →

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Conflict of Interest, Health Advocacy Organizations, and Patients

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Laura Newman

As a follow-up to my post yesterday addressing disclosure and health advocacy groups and nonprofits, I have looked into this further online.  And it is not that I think that advocates or advocacy groups are corrupt: I think advocates are … Continue reading →

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