self-harm – A New Vision for Mental Health

ADHD Diagnosis Leads to Worse Quality of Life, Increased Self-Harm in Kids

Author: Editorial 26th October 2022 0 Comments

“When comparing kids with the same symptoms who were either diagnosed with ADHD or not, those who received the diagnosis had worse outcomes.” This report by Peter Simmons has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “In a new study,…
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ADHD, children and adolescents, diagnostic labelling, JAMA Network Open, Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, Luise Kazda, Mad in America, Peter Simmons, quality of life, self-harm

The Distinction Between Antisociality And Mental Illness

Author: Editorial 23rd September 2021 0 Comments

The suggested approach implied in the article below would, within the context of mainstream psychiatry, increase the already huge number (categories) of supposed mental illnesses (and increase the already vast number of psychiatric diagnoses) … which would not be a good…
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Abigail Marsh, antisocial behaviour, Antisocial Personality Disorder, badness, cognitive bias, Conduct Disorder, cultural bias, Culture & Society, Edge, madness, self-harm, USA

My psychologist had never seen a black man with self-harm scars | Modern Masculinity

Author: Editorial 2nd June 2021 0 Comments

This 14 minute video comes from The Guardian. The producers say: “In this episode of Modern Masculinity, Guardian journalist Iman Amrani speaks to writer Derek Owusu about his journey to being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD). They discuss growing up…
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attachment theory, black men, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Culture & Society, Derek Owusu, Iman Amrani, listening, masculinity, self-harm, sexism, suicide, The Guardian, trauma, videos