Edition for October 31, 2006

Welcome to the October 31, 2006 edition of carnival of depression, bipolar disorder, and mental health journeys!

Thanks to everyone for submitting your entries. Therapy Doc Linda Freedman asked an excellent question about bipolar disorder, putting some reality behind a “romanticized” notion of this devastating mental illness. I know people whose families were torn apart because of bipolar disorder. Jon Schnaars also highlights an important risk factor in taking psych meds – drug interactions can be dangerous and patients must be as proactive (if not more than) as doctors in asking about potential drug interactions. I LOVE (LOVE!) the YouTube clip that Deb Serani posted that shows us how distorted our perception of beauty is. Most of the “people” that young adults try to look like exist only after multiple pixelations of Adobe Photoshop. Thanks to Christine Kane on her entry on addictive eating. I eat when I’m stressed, and occasionally would overeat (that time of the month…) to the point where I feel sick. My bad eating behavior has wreaked havoc on my stomach and now I’ve got stomach problems. Be sure to also check out Dr. Kavokin‘s quizzes.

Until our next carnival (of course, ongoing now)!

bipolar disorder

Linda Freedman presents So Many Bi-Polars, So Little Time? posted at Everyone needs therapy? Lessons from a family therapist, saying, “This post is a reminder that not everyone with symptoms of either mania or depression or both has bi-polar disorder. It takes issue with the disorder as primarily psychiatric, meaning “in the head” because so many episodes are triggered by contextual and family stress.”

medications
Jon Schnaars presents Drug Interaction Risk Studied posted at Anxiety, Addiction and Depression Treatments, saying, “In this post I discuss new research regarding the trouble often caused by medication interactions. For those on psych meds, this is a particularly relevant problem, and one that health care consumers need to be aware of.”

mental health
Aleksandr Kavokin, MD, PhD presents Schizophrenia posted at RDoctor Medical Portal

Deb Serani presents Love, Love, Love Dove posted at Dr. Deborah Serani, saying, “This post teaches us how the media uses technology to create unattainable beauty. Seeing these tricks can help you learn to love yourself and your own beauty.”

Aleksandr Kavokin, MD, PhD presents Depression and Heart Disease Quiz posted at RDoctor Medical Portal, saying, “The link between Depression and Heart Disease Quiz”

recovery
Christine Kane presents Healing Bulimia and Addictive Eating (Part 5) posted at Christine Kane.

This concludes this edition so far. Submit your blog article to the next edition of carnival of depression, bipolar disorder, and mental health journeys here. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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