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Mental Health Notes

Archive for the ‘Schizophrenia’ Category

May 3rd, 2008

Saturday Sanity: Keeps The Doctor Away

Well, OK, you got me. Saturday Sanity doesn’t exactly keep the doctor away, but it does keep you up to date with what’s going on in the world of mental health, and that’s good too, right?

I talked about a lot of stuff this week here at Mental Health Notes. Not only did I get to […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 2 comments

April 5th, 2008

Saturday Sanity: Drugs And Government Issues

If you missed Wednesday’s post about Prescription for Change, the Consumers Union petition to the FDA to make it easier for consumers to report side effects of medications, I highly recommend checking it out.
In other drug news, the AstraZeneca Patient Assistance Programs now have a total of three “AZ & Me” prescription assistance programs (particularly […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 5 comments

March 28th, 2008

Saturday Sanity: Are You Ready For Some Football?

Or, soccer, for American readers.
I love Saturday Sanity.
Not only does it give me a chance to recognize all the important mental health-related news I discover throughout the week (that, for one reason or another, I don’t have time to talk about in depth), but it also gives me a chance to let you all know […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 3 comments

March 16th, 2008

Because Sometimes We Need A Break From Our Brains

Or, perhaps, our brains need a break. However you want to see it.
I’ve decided that, from now on, Mental Health Notes will take a break from all things mental health-related on Sundays. Yeah, I know - Mental Health Notes is a mental health blog. I’m a rebel, what can I say.
Constantly talking - and reading […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 7 comments

February 28th, 2008

Are You At Risk For Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?

I Must Shave My Legs: The OCD Miniseries - Part 4
Recently we discussed the definition of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), as well as the two categories its signs and symptoms are separated into - obsessions and compulsions. Because about 2.2 million Americans have OCD (according to the National Institute of Mental Health; I don’t even know […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 3 comments

February 13th, 2008

And The A.S.S Award Goes To…TMZ.com

OK, OK, I admit it. TMZ.com is one of my guilty pleasures a site I sometimes visit. I only go there is search of Wentworth Miller pictures and Wenti-related news. Seriously. That’s all.
I love him.
So, anyway, yesterday TMZ.com posts Are Dairy and Meat Making Brit Split? (While I haven’t discussed Britney Spears or her mental […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 10 comments

February 8th, 2008

Live In Pain To Protect Your Body And Brain?

Listen up potheads, old hippies, wayward teens, and my good buddy in sunny California: According to scientists in New Zealand, “[s]moking a joint is equivalent to 20 cigarettes in terms of lung cancer risk.”
In an article published in the European Respiratory Journal, the scientists said cannabis could be expected to harm the airways more than […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 3 comments

December 3rd, 2007

NAMI Meetings And Oreo Balls - Yum!

What a wonderful NAMI meeting we had tonight! Due to the Cymbalta-withdrawal during the October meeting, and moving during the November meeting, I was anxious to get to December’s meeting today and get back in the swing of things.
We also had a potluck holiday dinner, and I learned a new recipe for Oreo balls (see […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 0 comments

October 27th, 2007

Express Yourself, Fight PPD, And Muse On Murder

Watch out! Saturday Sanity is actually on Saturday this week!

The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance contest, Facing Us, is still going strong - and will until November 1, 2007 - so get your submissions in!
House Backs Plan to Reduce Vet Suicides. Now, if we could only get the military to stop sending bills for enlistment […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 0 comments

October 13th, 2007

Teeth: Predictors Of Your Mental Health?

I can’t believe it’s Saturday again already! Where does the time go? Considering I’ve been glued to the computer for the entire past week trying to meet a crunch-time deadline for work, I guess that’s where it went, haha.
I’m pleased to announce that being completely bipolar and depression medication-free for the first time in three […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 0 comments

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