Arthur Buchanan

Treatment of Mental Illness

Extraordinary advances have been made in the treatment of mental illness. An understanding of what causes some mental health disorders has led to greater sophistication in tailoring treatment to the underlying basis of each disorder. As a result, many men... Read >

What to Do When Someone You Know is Depressed

Ways to Help a Depressed Person • Listen. Keep in mind that the depressed person isn't communicating well right now, and is probably speaking slower and less clearly. Be patient and don't interrupt. • Take care of little tasks like feeding the ... Read >

GUIDELINES FOR FAMILIES COPING WITH OCD

1. Keep cool at home. Use a quiet, calm manner. 2. Lower expectations temporarily. Compare progress this month to last month, rather than last year or next year. Patient's progress must be compared to themselves, not others. 3. Overlook rituals an... Read >

An Illness Not Understood: The Stigma Of Schizophrenia

Although an exact definition of schizophrenia still evades medical researchers, the evidence indicates more and more strongly that schizophrenia is a severe disturbance of the brain's functioning. In The Broken Brain: The Biological Revolution in Psychiat... Read >

Family and Friends

Although there are different types of mental illness and symptoms, family members and friends of those affected share many similar experiences. There is a lot you can do to help your friend or relative. However, you need to look after yourself too. Get... Read >

Mental Illness And Work

When discussing mental illness and work, "work" can mean a number of things. It can mean the workplace, as in where we go to do our jobs. It can also mean the act of working, what we do at our jobs, as a volunteer in the community, or what we like to do i... Read >

Suffering In Silence

It's incredible to think, as you look around that wedding reception or board meeting or high-school reunion, that one in five of the people there has or will have a mental illness at some point in their lives. Mood disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorde... Read >

Do You Feel Like A Yo-Yo, Then Read This!

Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder Types of Bipolar Disorder Treatments Bipolar Disorder in Children Helping a friend Support Groups Bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression) is a treatable illness marked by extreme changes in mood, th... Read >

What is Seasonal Affective Disorder?

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression related to the change of seasons. It usually affects people during the fall and winter months, though some experience it during the summer months. Researchers disagree on the exact causes of SAD. O... Read >

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is usually grouped with anxiety disorders.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is usually grouped with anxiety disorders. In recent years it has been increasingly treated with antidepressant medications. OCD consists of two components - obsessive thinking and compulsive actions. It's possible to g... Read >

ADHD Students are Often Impulsive in Elementary School

Dealing with Impulsive Behaviors "ADHD" children in elementary school tend to act without thinking first. Behaviorally, this shows itself in a lack of understanding of cause and effect. Attention Deficit students do things without thinking about the co... Read >

Adhd & Add, Children Count

Class Dismissed, Millions of children long to hear each day those wonderful words Class dismissed. However, different children respond to those words differently. Most students learn fairly quickly that when the teacher dismisses them that they need t... Read >

Entire 8 Chapter of Out of Darkness - The Forgetful Sea of Moans

The years of hospitals and doctors are just a dream now. The drinking is now gone, a new life has begun. It just doesn't seem possible to really be free. Bad days now don't even compare to those of a long time ago when I had no soul because I was polluted... Read >

Adhd & Add,

What Are the Symptoms? ADHD used to be known as attention deficit disorder, or ADD. In 1994, it was renamed ADHD and broken down into three subtypes, each with its own pattern of behaviors: 1. an inattentive type, with signs that include: • inabi... Read >

The Entire 7 Chapter - Out of Darkness

I must at this point mention the treatment I received from the management of the place where I used to work! I had always done my best for this company, but they always were of the opinion that I somehow was faking my illness or that I didn't want to work... Read >