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Also see Psychiatry.org's video series here. Navigate to the right and down for nearly 40 videos. (Courtesy of Kate Wolfe via STP Facebook Group, 1/7/14).
This All Things Considered newscast features commentary on the DSM- 5 updates, and the potential over-diagnosing of Asperger's and Bipolar. "Once you put a new diagnosis in the DSM, there is no controlling what will happen to it. So there's only one thing to do: "Anticipate the worst. If something can be misused, it will be misused," Frances says. "If diagnosis can lead to overdiagnosis and overtreatment, that will happen. So you need to be very, very cautious in making changes that may open the door for a flood of fad diagnoses."As far as Frances is concerned, the new DSM is proposing too many diagnoses that are written in too broad a way, meaning that ultimately a huge number of new people will be categorized as mentally ill."
"In the 1940s Dr. Walter Freeman gained fame for perfecting the lobotomy, then hailed as a miracle cure for the severely mentally ill. But within a few years, lobotomy was labeled one of the most barbaric mistakes of modern medicine."
"Started in 1999, the psychmovies.com website has grown to include hundreds of films which deal with the portrayal of mental illness and its treatment. Some contain characters with mental disorders, some include mental health professionals, and others reflect dysfunctional family relationships. The accuracy of portrayal varies."
"It explores different therapeutic approaches as well as the relationships among theory, research, and practice. You'll learn how some historical, cultural, and social forces have influenced approaches to the treatment of psychological disorders."
Is there a definitive line that divides crazy from sane? With a hair-raising delivery, Jon Ronson, author of The Psychopath Test, illuminates the gray areas between the two.
Clinical Psychologist Interview - A Clinical Psychologist describes his typical day, the qualifications needed to work in this field, and the best and worst parts of his job. In addition, he provides advice for students who are thinking of going into this career.
"Even when our lives appear fine from the outside, locked within can be a world of quiet suffering, leading some to the decision to end their life. At TEDYou, JD Schramm asks us to break the silence surrounding suicide and suicide attempts, and to create much-needed resources to help people who reclaim their life after escaping death. Resources: http://t.co/wsNrY9C." (Length: 4 mins.)
This five-minute clip discusses, and shows, the transorbital lobotomy.
"Surgeon and author Sherwin Nuland discusses the development of electroshock therapy as a cure for severe, life-threatening depression -- including his own. It’s a moving and heartfelt talk about relief, redemption and second chances."
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