Your Employees Will Need Extra Emotional Support
The psychological effects of a disaster last a very long time, research shows. https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/reopening-employees-emotional-support-samsha-disaster-phases.html?cid=sf01003
Leadership & Neuroscience
Want to Be a Truly Exceptional Leader? Neuroscience Says Do These 5 Simple Things Right Now https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/want-to-be-a-truly-exceptional-leader-neuroscience-says-do-these-5-simple-things-right-now.html?cid=sf01003
Working Organized Bipolar
“Tips for Managing Bipolar Disorder at Work” If you have bipolar disorder, no one needs to tell you how challenging this mental illness can be. You are among millions of American adults who may also find that the mood episodes of bipolar disorder can be very disruptive at work. Take heart. There are many steps you can take to find meaningful…
Depression Amidst Loud Whispers of Hope
I was casually browsing content that might help me create a visualization of the way I experience racing thoughts, which I came across this painting on someone’s blog that caught me off guard. The image is hosted by it’s author on her blog, MyLoudWispersofHope his depiction of one woman’s experience with depression was spot-on and…
My shrink’s better than yours
I knew my psychiatrist, Dr. Goldberg M.D. was fantastic at his job after more or less rescuing me from one of the darkest periods of my life. What I didn’t realize is that nearly everyone else in the bipolar-focused psych business feels likewise. After randomly finding several articles he penned from WebMd I decided to…
Can fMRI brain scans spot suicidal thoughts?
The National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH) has granted two Pittsburgh-based researchers a five-year, $3.8 million grant to better identify and treat individuals with suicidal thoughts with functional MRI (fMRI). Read the complete story: “Pittsburgh duo receives $3.8M grant to improve suicide prevention with fMRI”
Bipolar disorder is NOT a character flaw.
After my initial diagnosis, this was the toughest question I had to work on figuring out for myself. In terms of my personality, who I am, what I do or say, how I treat others…I kept coming back to the same issue – where does manic me stop and real me begin? To be sure,…
How to Support Colleagues With Mental Illness
Like many people with a mental illness, Spencer was unable to make a living. I know this contributed to his despair. It’s a shame because he was bright-eyed and intelligent, and had so much to offer. Chances are, you have a colleague who suffers from a mental illness — probably silently, unbeknownst to others. The U.S. National…
Bipolar Continuum
From Depression and suicidal thoughts to mania and psychosis, I find this mood continuum chart on of the more comprehensible of these type of visualizations. Mood can be thought of as a continuum ranging from extremely happy (mania with psychosis) to extremely sad (depression with psychosis and/or suicidal ideation). Mood disorders can primarily be differentiated…