Drugs and voices
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Shamanism or Schizophrenia- Great video
I enjoyed seeing this video on youtube. Brings up some relevant points about the Western view on the mindand how constrained we are. Read more
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With more talk in mind – Dr John Read
This is a great article Id like to share Sydney Morning Herald, the Age Melbourne Any review of Victoria’s mental health services must look beyond psychiatry. John Read September 15, 2011 Opinion SERIOUS problems in Victoria’s mental health system have been revealed recently in The Age. The important thing now is to find solutions. In… Read more
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Physics Dreaming and Extreme States- An interview with Arnold Mindell
This looks like a very interesting interview on Madness radio Physics Dreaming and Extreme States Arnold Mindell Click here on this link: http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-physics-dreaming-and-extreme-states-arnold-mindell to go to their website and download the interview to listen to First Aired 3-1-2011 Duration: What is reality? Why do people in extreme states feel connected to the universe,… Read more
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Pursuing the Knowledge of Wellbeing- event Friday 29 October 2010 Auckland
Psychiatric Survivors Inc., the New Zealand Healing Association Inc, GROW,and the Patients Rights Advocacy Waikato organize: Pursuing the Knowledge of Wellbeing Friday 29th October 2010 9.00 am to 4.30 pm Auckland Horticultural Centre, 990 Great North Rd, Western Springs All are welcome, you can see registration details on the attached form.Looks to be a… Read more
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Mental Health Unit ‘failed teen’. New Zealand Herald Sat Oct. 16th
This article was in the NZ Herald today, you can see it on their website here written by Chris Barton. A coroner has strongly criticised the care provided by a specialist youth mental health unit leading up to the suicide of 17-year-old Toran Henry. Auckland Coroner Murray Jamieson said Marinoto Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services’… Read more
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Samoan Perspective
We had a great seminar on Cultural perspectives. The speaker on the Samoan perspective was David Lui. A very good speaker, he shared his insights into the Samoan culture and their views with us. Here are some snippets from his talk. He spoke of how it is considered normal to communicate with spirit. In particular ones… Read more
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Letters re Influence of Pharmaceutical Companies in New Zealand
Some of you may have already seen these letters published in the Sunday Star times. A statement on the influence of drug companies on the way we are buying and using prescription medicines. I have also inserted a link to the article to which Dr John Read is writing about. Surely independent advisers are necessary?… Read more
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Marijuana can send a brain to pot. The Star article.
This interesting article I found on The Stars website here note that it says the THC level found in the 80s in Marijuana used to be 3 or 4%. Now it is more like 12 %. Also they have found there is more of the psychoactive ingredient and less of the Cannabiol which is protecting. … Read more
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Early cannabis users 3 x more likely to have psychotic symptoms
New research from the University Queensland shows the links between cannabis and psychosis. See the original article online here on the University Of Queensland website Researchers at UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute and School of Population Health have found young adults who use cannabis from an early age are three times more likely to suffer from… Read more
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