Building mental wellness on a foundation of strength
In this series, I dig a little deeper into the meaning of psychology-related terms. This week's term is kleptomania. Yes, kleptomania is actually a legitimate psychiatric condition. It wasn't a condition I had anything more than passing familiarity with, but it came up in a conversation with Meg of Why Does bad advice happen to good… Continue reading What is… Kleptomania
In this series, I dig a little deeper into the meaning of psychology-related terms. This week's term is malingering. Most of us living with mental illness end up spending quite a bit of time trying to act as though we're not mentally ill. However, sometimes when there's sufficient incentive people will fake mental illness for… Continue reading What is… Malingering
In this series, I dig a little deeper into the meaning of psychological terms. This week's term is insanity. Wikipedia is always the first place I turn for this series, but I think the Wikipedia page for insanity could use some work. It opens with: "Insanity, madness, and craziness are terms that describe a spectrum of individual and… Continue reading What is… Insanity?
I first heard of the documentary Out of Mind, Out of Sight when I saw it recommended on the Bipolar, Uninvited blog. It sounded interesting, so I wanted to check it out. It's shot at an inpatient unit in a forensic psychiatry facility in Brockville, Canada. All of the patients had committed a criminal offense… Continue reading Out of Mind, Out of Sight