Suicide
Some links and commentary.
Brief
History of Electroshock (ECT)
From the abatoir to the psychiatric hospitals. An easy transition?
Shocking
Therapy
So you thought it was banned, right? This constantly evolving article covers
electro-convulsive therapy today. Plus links to some of the best ECT sites
on the web.
Ugo
Cerletti and ECT
Original article on ECT by the father of electroshock himself. Those wishing
to know more about how ECT came about must read this paper.
Poor
Mr. Jones.
Mr. Jones was my first ever client and an ECT recipient. This is his brief
story.
Brief
History of Lobotomy
You want to hang on to those frontal lobes. Again, you probably
thought this was banned, right? Well, check here for some modern variations
on an old theme.
Schizophrenia
Main Page. An overview on schizophrenia from a neurobiological
viewpoint. although i dismiss the dopamine hypnothesis of schizophrenia,
here are some aspects from neurobiology that are relevent for NLP Practitioners.
Paranoid
Schizophrenia
DSM4 Description.
Catatonic
Schizophrenia
DSM4 description and some personal experiences.
Catatonia
Answers to a student project on catatonic schizophrenia.
Disorganised
Schizophrenia
DSM4 description.
Themes
of Delusional Belief System in Schizophrenia
Delusions appear to take on a specific type of theme.
here are just some of them.
Primary
and Secondary Delusions
Some delusions will make perfect sense when seen in certain
contexts.
Smothering
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation as a Schizophrenogenic Process. I think I was having a bad
day when I wrote this, I'll rewrite it some time.
Reframing
in the Aetiology of Schizophrenia
A Brief Summary of some language patterns involved in schizophrenogenesis.
Links to some other similar articles.
Care
Worker Syndromes.
Original and well observed article by Symon Price. Can we begin to organise
these syndromes for the next Diagnostic Statistical Manual? Links to Symon's
brilliant site on mental health issues.
Double
Binds
Gregory Bateson's Necessary Ingredients for schizophrenogenic double binds
with added commentary by me.
The
Anti-depressants Page
It seems that almost all my clients are on one type of
anti-depressant drug amongst God knows what else. If you are working as
an NLP therapist, you must know at least a little about these drugs.
Start here.
The
House on the Hill
Sam was given psychiatric care all his life. Apparently it was all in in
his very best interests.
Psychiatry
Rant
Sometimes I just can't help myself. Here's my reply to an
email enquiry about my views on psychiatric practice...
Psychiatry
Rant (ii)
...and here's the follow up.
Diary
of a Schizophrenia
For 6 weeks i lived with a schizophrenic man and his family. Here is an
extract from my diary during that time.
Time
Time Coding Considerations in Schizophrenia.