Minds On The Edge: View Video Here At Any Time

Last night I had a chance to watch to watch the program online.  The program is centered around a round table discussion that includes top professionals in the mental health field.  How they choose to address mental illness is quite interesting.  The panel is given two hypothetical situations to walk through.  One involves a college [...]

Minds On The Edge- Facing Mental Illness Television Schedule

Coming in October PBS is unveiling the program titled “Minds On The Edge- Facing mental Illness.  I ran an earlier article about this show on August 25th which you can read by clicking  HERE.
From my earlier article….
“The MINDS ON THE EDGE project is designed as a media catalyst to contribute to the conversation already underway [...]

Minds On The Edge: Facing Mental Illness

PBS will be premiering a very important special this coming October that tackles mental illness head on.  The title of this special is “Minds On The Edge: Facing Mental Illness.”  It is an ambitious project that will shed light on the sad state of mental health affairs in our country.  The war against mental illness [...]

Christianity Today Reviews “The Soloist”

I have yet to see this movie but I thought I’d share this review.  I hope it’s as good as advertised!   Allan
The Soloist
Review by Josh Hurst | posted 4/24/2009
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The Soloist
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MPAA rating: PG-13
(for thematic elements, some drug use, and language)

Genre: Drama
Theater release:
April 24, 2009
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“The Soloist”- True Story About Schizophrenia Opens This Friday

Back in November I ran an article about an upcoming movie that tells the true story of a man with Schizophrenia and the man who brought him to the nation’s attention.
Commercials for the movie have been quite common and the reviews seem to all be positive.  The movie is opening on Friday, April 24th.  If [...]

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder- Another Group Being Impacted

In reading about PTSD I have learned that returning veterans aren’t the only people who are impacted by this disorder.  Today I learned of another group of people who are also being impacted.
They are the journalists who make their living bringing us the words and images from disasters all over the world.  We take for [...]

Survivor of war loses dog to random violence Beloved pet’s killing reopens old wounds for former Navy SEAL

This story has taken on a life of its own and is eliciting responses throughout the United States.  A war hero who went through an agonizing ordeal in the Middle East and nearly lost his life.
He was given a puppy to help him recover from what has to be severe emotional trauma.  I didn’t see [...]

Struggling In Silence: Physician Depression and Suicide

There is currently a program airing throughout the country titled “ Struggling in Silence: Physician Depression and Suicide.” I Happened to stumble across it and recorded it the other night.
The program really hit me hard as I was completely in the dark about the fact that depression is a huge issue with physicians in our [...]

Eating Disorders And The Internet

I was shocked to read the contents of this article.  There are actually web-sites and other folks who encourage young people into believing that Anorexia is actually a good thing.  It’s more widespread than you might imagine.  This is well    Allan
This articled is reproduced in its entirety with permission from  the National Association of [...]

Excellent Movie About Schizophrenia Coming Early Next Year

I believe this movie will prove to be of great interest to our readers.  It was supposed to be released this month but is being held back until April.  The cast is “A” List Hollywood with Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx headlining.  You might be interested in reading the book ahead of time as [...]