Hello everyone at the bottom of this post will be a link to the the Virginia law site. The law being linked is the Virginia state law related to the the involuntary incarceration of the mentally ill. The reason for linking this site is quite obvious due to what we have been reading this week …
Monthly Archives: November 2021
Pete Earley
http://www.peteearley.com/author/ This is Pete Earley’s website that essentially compiles all of his works and information about him. While reading Crazy, one thing that I haven’t been able to shake is the family response to Mikes condition. Being in a family that has had similar issues with mental illness and trying to navigate the proper response… Continue reading Pete Earley
Incarnation Nation
Since we are reading Pete Earley’s Crazy: A Father’s Search Through America’s Mental Health Madness this week, I though it pertinent to do some research into the number of mental health-related incarnations in the United States. I st…
Incarnation Nation
Since we are reading Pete Earley’s Crazy: A Father’s Search Through America’s Mental Health Madness this week, I though it pertinent to do some research into the number of mental health-related incarnations in the United States. I st…
Mental Health Check-In #3
You thought it was over? NOPE. How is everyone? Hanging on for the last few weeks of the semester? I know the finish line may seem so far away, but we can do it! Did you do anything fun over the weekend? Did you eat good food? I hope so! What kind of day doesContinue reading “Mental Health Check-In #3”
Pete Earley, Journalist and Mental Health Advocate
Week #13 One of the reasons I wanted to take this course was to gain some insight and understanding of mental health care and the history behind all the unfortunate stereotypes that accompany people who are suffering from mental health issues. As the parent of four adults and a grandparent of two teenagers, the problems …
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Mental Illness in Media
Mental Illness is often misrepresented in film and TV, but this video highlights some of the ones that got it right. Crazy Ex Girlfriend makes the top of the list by capturing Borderline Personality Disorder and her struggle to get a diagnosis to finally begin treatment. Rachel finishes law school and finally lands a dream […]
People Like Ourselves: Portrayals of Mental Illness in the Movies
While doing some research for the short essay earlier this week to see if I could find some scholarly sources on the portrayal of mental health in M*A*S*H, I stumbled across People Like Ourselves: Portrayals of Mental Illness in the Movies (2003)by Ja…
People Like Ourselves: Portrayals of Mental Illness in the Movies
While doing some research for the short essay earlier this week to see if I could find some scholarly sources on the portrayal of mental health in M*A*S*H, I stumbled across People Like Ourselves: Portrayals of Mental Illness in the Movies (2003)by Ja…
Week 12
My post for this week is about this video on the link between mental illness and creativity. The video discusses the notion of the struggling artist and how this is a trend we have seen throughout time. Mental illness and creativity work in the brain in similar ways and this is why mentally ill or […]
