In this study the authors found that genetic variants associated with schizophrenia were enriched for changes that impact upon DNA methylation in the developing brain. It is of particular interest that some of the genetic risk …
Month: November 2015
The Criminalization of People With Mental Illness in America: The …
The World Health Organization's slogan, that there is no health without mental health, is well known. In America this tag line conveys a similar message that policy makers need to establish a consensus-based mental health …
The Challenge of Treating Complex PTSD – Psychotherapy Networker
What to Do When Things Get Messy and Uncomfortable. MARY JO BARRETT & LINDA STONE FISH. MARY JO BARRETT & LINDA STONE FISH. When working with trauma cases do you often see clients go into flight, fight, and/or freeze?
Maria Bamford Was the Perfect Guest for 'The Mental Illness Happy …
It would be difficult to imagine a more perfect guest for The Mental Illness Happy Hour than Maria Bamford. In fact, it would only be a slight exaggeration to argue that Paul Gilmartin's essential exploration of the pain and …
Medicalising, differentiating between major depressive and bipolar …
Many patients with bipolar disorder, a debilitating mental condition that can take a person from the sluggishness of severe depression to super-human energy levels, are often misdiagnosed as having major depressive …