recovery from schizophrenia without medication

Whether people who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia can recover from the illness is a topic of hot debate in the realms of psychiatry. Whether they can recover with the use of psychotropic medication is even more controversial. This video suggests that it can be achieved:

Take These Broken Wings -- Recovery from Schizophrenia without Medication

child psychiatry

The madness of A.A. Milne

Are mental illnesses such as PMS and depression culturally determined?

Here is another article worth reading. Firstly, in case you didn't know PMS (pre-menstrual syndrome) is now defined as a mental illness if it is severe enough to meet the diagnostic criteria for premenstrual dysphoric disorder under DSM 5. But is it a universal phenomenon? Is depression recognised by all cultures? This article discusses these questions:

http://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2013/may/20/mental-illnesses-depression-pms-culturally-determined

Treatment of Eating Disorders

Here's an overview of eating disorders (podcast):

An Overview of Eating Disorders

Here's a recent podcast about treatment of eating disorders:

Treatment for Eating Disorders and the Path to Wellness

An article on understanding anorexia nervosa:

Eating Disorders: Understanding Anorexia Nervosa

Lastly, an article on new research into anorexia:

Novel Research in the Neuropsychiatry of Anorexia Nervosa

What Depression Does to Our Minds When It Attacks

Here's another article worth reading - a pediatrician discusses her experience of depression and offers insights about how to talk to someone who is depressed:

What Depression Does to Our Minds When It Attacks

The Chemical Imbalance Myth

Over the last fifty years there has been a theory that some mental illnesses are due to "a chemical imbalance" within the brain. The article below discusses just how much truth there is in the theory.

Doctor, Is My Mood Disorder Due to a Chemical Imbalance?