Mental Health

Catfish (The Movie) and Internet People

So we watched Catfish, the movie, last week. I think the events it depicted were probably true… that is, I don’t think this is something that is mostly or even 100% “fiction.” But I also believe that parts of the movie were probably “redone” for dramatic effect. Linda Zhao’s provided the links for further reading [...]

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Antidepressants and Placebos

Recently on Quora there were 2 articles published on the high levels of “placebo effect” on symptoms of depression, which caused one article to question the use of antidepressants. This prompted another article (written by a future physician) that examined the critiques brought forth by the original article. The two articles are: Anti-Depressants May Be [...]

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A View from Negativity

I’m not going to say or presume that everyone is “negative” the same way, so I can only speak about one aspect of negativity. I’m related to someone who can be labeled “negative”. If I do my best to speak from this one person’s perspective, here’s what I’d say about why a negative person has [...]

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NAMI Survey Finds Primary Care Doctors Not Prepared to Talk about Children’s Mental Health

In May 2011 National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) found that parents perceive their primary care doctors aren’t able to provide the level of care and service when it comes to children’s mental health. A survey of 554 parents and caregivers, released May 11 by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, found that 83% wanted [...]

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I Blog About Mental Health to Save My Own Life

by Jane Chin, Ph.D. As part of American Psychological Association’s effort to help people recognize the importance of good mental health, overcome stigma, and seek out professional mental health services when needed, here is why I have been blogging about mental health since 1998: To Save My Life from the Death Grip of Depression. If [...]

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Teenagers Sleep Deprivation Corresponds with Increased Rates of Depression

This morning on NPR I heard a segment that didn’t surprise me (since I’ve lived through the teenager depression years)! Today’s teenagers are chronically sleep deprived. They should be getting about 9.5 hours of sleep – but they would get on average only 7 hours of sleep per day. The cumulative sleep debt that teenagers [...]

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What It Feels Like to Live With Depression (and the Difference from Bipolar Disorder)

I’ll provide some of the “old scripts” that I’ve lived with personally when I suffered from clinical depression in the 1990s. These have included: “If I were to disappear from the world today, no one would notice or even care. So what’s preventing me from turning my car off the side of the ramp.” “I [...]

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Quora Posts on Depression and Bipolar Disorder

I’m active on Quora these days, since it’s become one of my favorite “thinking places” with a rich diversity of people and very bright and curious minds. There are various topics relating to depression and bipolar disorder on Quora that you may find interesting. I don’t answer all of them, but if I wrote an [...]

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