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Comment on Formal thought disorder by Psychiatric inpatient treatment – what are we doing? | Short White Coat, Inc.

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:58:02 +0000

[...] when he wrote the piece. His writing at times demonstrates some pretty classic symptoms of formal thought disorder that people can exhibit during manic episodes – loosening of associations, flight of ideas, [...]

Comment on General paralysis of the insane* and psychiatry’s only Nobel Prize by Mitch

Mitch — Sun, 26 May 2013 14:44:24 +0000

This has become a fascinating thread. I came across it for the same reason as Kate. I’m doing some family genealogy and found my great grandfather died at age 47 In 1903 of “General Paralysis”. It doesn’t say ‘of the insane’ but I recently found reference to a petition for insanity. It seems to echo your great uncles situation Kate. Too bad the cure was found just ten years later. My G-grandfather’s second wife lived for many more years and appears to have had no complications. G-grandfather was born “0n high-seas” so maybe conditions contributed or else something later, which seems more probable.

Comment on The Rosenhan experiment examined by Jennifer Walker

Jennifer Walker — Fri, 03 May 2013 09:13:06 +0000

Samantha,

I am a Psychology teacher in the UK and my students have also been asking me about the discrepancy in the numbers – did you manage to get a reply from Rosenhan? I have searched high and low for an answer to this question but have been unable to find anyone who knows.

Comment on Mood induction procedures by Mark Saxton

Mark Saxton — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:06:11 +0000

My IMoodJournal only tells me I hate my phone.

Comment on Ground Control by Anna Minton by Happiness, crime and the "architecture of fear" | Mad World

Happiness, crime and the "architecture of fear" | Mad World — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:53:43 +0000

[...] with its increasing focus on private over public spaces in the UK makes us feel insecure, according to a new book, called Ground Control. Author Anna Minton says the trend towards privatising public spaces and [...]

Comment on “The Police and Government have a duty not to engender panic as a way of achieving their own ends” by Demetrius Skortou

Demetrius Skortou — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:07:59 +0000

These unmarked aircraft/helicopters are still flying around Tabard Gardens Estate, SE1.

A US black operations group, operating out of a Farnborough airbase, are paying for all these unmarked aircraft, for at least 10 years now!

Why don’t someone within this government investigate why these planes are just flying around in circles for 18 hours every day, causing so much noise & pollution?

I can only assume that the people on this side of the Atlantic, gave authorisation to this US intelligence service, to allow them to fly these aircraft over parts of South East London.

I wonder how many within this government were given a bribe by these Americans to allow them to fly these Surveillance aircraft over the city of London?

There are investigations going on to determine who (within this government) authorised these planes to fly around and so low over the south east region of London & why.

Demetrius Skortou

Comment on Detoxification by Mark Saxton

Mark Saxton — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:45:00 +0000

Had to start smoking fags again when I was withdrawing from nicorette gum.

Comment on Dancing mania by The Curse of the Red Shoes: dancing manias of the middle ages | The Haunted Palace

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:13:25 +0000

[...] Dancing Mania, http://frontierpsychiatrist.co.uk/dancing-mania/ [...]

Comment on ‘Schizophrenically’ by Minneapolis psychiatrist

Minneapolis psychiatrist — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:52:43 +0000

The AP Stylebook has issued new guidelines for how to write about mental illness in general, with schizophrenia mentioned as one to watch with care. Perhaps journalists will be more sensitive from here on.

I agree that as a descriptor, “schizophrenic” has become far too commonly applied, and often erroneously.

Comment on Why are Psychiatrists Called Shrinks? by Barbara

Barbara — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 07:13:51 +0000

And here I thought they were called Shrinks because antipsychotics shrink brain tissue.