A new documentary exploring the relationship between childhood trauma and mental health diagnoses is set to have its Irish and Northern Irish premieres in Dublin and Belfast next month. Traumality, an independently produced film by filmmaker Ton Mazzone, examines the evidence linking childhood adversity, attachment, trauma and chronic stress with experiences that are commonly understood […] The post Documentary challenging medical model of mental health treatment to screen in Ireland appeared first on Mad in [...]

Täällä kirjoitetaan vakavasti vakavista aiheista, mikä on hyvä asia. Jotta emme kuitenkaan vaipuisi täyteen synkkyyteen syksyn edetessä ja valon vähetessä, yritän nyt vähän keventää tunnelmaa. Terapeuttini suositteli minulle päivittäisiä metsäkävelyjä, jotka tekevät minulle hyvää. Kirjoitin puolihumoristisen, psyykenlääkkeitten pakkausselosteita parodioivan tekstin. Sitä lukiessa saa nauraa, itkeä tai paheksua minua, kun väännän vitsiä vakavasta aiheesta. Minua ei […] Artikkeli Mene metsään! julkaistiin ensimmäisen kerran Mad In Finland - Hulluna Suomessa.

Adults With Severe Mental Illness die 15 to 20 Years Earlier From Diseases Such as Cancer The post Adults With Severe Mental Illness die 15 to 20 Years Earlier From Diseases Such as Cancer appeared first on Mad In America.

Whether it be our physical or mental health, defining ourselves by our ‘condition’ might prove an unhealthy and life changing thing to do. In response to the recent Channel 4 documentary, ‘the ADHD disabled community’ (their words not mine), is on a mission to have their say. Now it is my turn. When people protest […] The post Why I choose not to use my medical diagnosis as my identity. appeared first on Mad in [...]