Mental Health Notes

May 10th, 2008

Saturday Sanity: Ain’t The A Kick In The Brain?

How much sanity can you handle on this glorious Saturday? Let’s find out…

This week, which was also Children’s Mental Health Week, was fairly busy at Mental Health Notes. I talked about mental health situations in the news (some…bizarre, and some not so uncommon) as well as well as a few mental health studies such as […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 3 comments

March 10th, 2008

Before Calling It Quits With Your Therapist

Back in September I posted I’m Firing My Psychiatrist. In short, the post explained the reasons I had for firing my psychiatrist. Actually, the post explained the one main reason I had for firing my psychiatrist: He assured me that I could stop taking Lamictal cold turkey without even glossing over the potential risks for […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 4 comments

February 29th, 2008

How Will Your Doctor Diagnosis Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?

I Must Shave My Legs: The OCD Miniseries - Part 5
We’ve hit the halfway point and it’s all downhill from here. Feeling any more educated about obsessive-compulsive disorder? Sure you are.
Now that you know the signs, symptoms, causes of, and risk factors for OCD, how do you know when it’s time to talk to a […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 2 comments