Borderline Personality Disorder: Stories of Hope

An illness I had no idea about a year ago happens to be a topic that draws many to this blog as they search for information.  NAMI has posted the following article that gives a brief synopsis of BPD and tells the story of three individuals who have recovered and are now leaders in the [...]

Myths About Borderline Personality Disorder by Dr. Robert O. Friedel, M.D.

I have come across an excellent web site that deals specifically with the topic of Borderline Personality Disorder.  The site is maintained by Dr. Robert O. Friedel, M.D.  He is the author of  the book, “Borderline Personality Disorder Demystified: An Essential Guide For Understanding And Living With BPD. ”
His site is filled with excellent, [...]

Let’s Exorcise That Mental Illness Away

A topic I have been very hesitant to approach is the idea of performing exorcisms on individuals suffering with a mental illness.  In a nutshell, your depression is seen as a “spirit of depression” and to be “cured” that demon must be driven from your being.  Go down the list of mental illnesses and you [...]

Borderline Personality Disorder- A New Resource

Although I have done only one article on BPD I have taken note of the number of folks who have visited because of this topic.  I will hopefully do another article in the near future but then I might not need to.
The new resource I have come across is probably the most extensive site on [...]

Myths About Borderline Personality Disorder

I have come across a web site that contains excellent information regarding Borderline Personality Disorder.  It is titled “Borderline Personality Disorder Demystified.” Following is a list of goals they have in maintaining this site.

People Suffering from Borderline Disorder: A major purpose of the website is to help restore hope to people with borderline [...]

Medicated And Unrepentant

The following is an article written by Christian author Dave Burchett.  See my previous article introducing Dave and his blog as a resource for visitors to “More Than Coping.  Allan
From Crosswalk.com
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Medicated And Unrepentant
Today’s topic has real potential to rile up the spiritual hall monitors. I expect I will hear from many of [...]

A Vision For Transforming State Public Mental Health Systems

In this article NAMI outlines their vision for transforming the state that our current public mental health system is in.  Without a vision or goals there is nothing to strive for.  NAMI has provided the nation a target for us to aim at.  By God’s grace I pray we see real progress as time moves [...]

Grading The States 2009: State By State

The following is a state by state listing detailing the status of the public mental health system in our nation.  Click any state and you will be led to the results and how NAMI came to their decisions.  Allan
Reproduced with permission from NAMI.

The following chart may be sorted by each state’s overall grade as well [...]

The State of Public Mental Health Services Across The Nation

The following recap of the research NAMI has done concerning the state of our public mental health services tells us what is lacking in addressing the needs of the mentally ill among us.
This doesn’t mean help is not available for those in need.  Being able to locate and utilize that help will require individuals and [...]

The Greatest Of These Is Love

NAMI has just released a comprehensive report on the state of our public mental health system in the United States.  It is a very sobering report and I pray that this trend can change, even in these difficult times our nation finds itself in the midst of.
As Christians our hope is in God.  He has [...]