MEDIA
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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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The Benefits of working- Simon Collins NZ Herald June 5 2010
I read this article and wanted to share it with you all. So often people who hear voices are medicated and told they may not ever be able to get a job etc etc.. Yet many people find working can be helpful. Here is an excerpt of the article. You can read the full article… Read more
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How Mad Are You? On Documentary Channel.
I saw the advert for this briefly the other night. I am sure I caught a glimpse of Richard Bentall there? It looks very interesting. Here is an excerpt for the program from the Documentary Channels website ‘In 1973, Dr David Rosenhan conducted a seminal experiment (Being Sane in Insane Places) in the USA, during… Read more
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Emma Thompson says work saved her from ‘going under’ in her battle with depression
This article was in the New Zealand Herald today. I found it online at the Telegraph website here I posted this article as I think it is important to see that people from all walks of life can have these experiences. She also talks of the Voices in Her head. It does not say if… Read more
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Out Of our Heads- NZ Herald 13th May 2010
There is a great article today in the New Zealand Herald today written by Chris Barton, an interview with Rufus May who is here , and running a workshop for us next week. Here is an edited excerpt – – To read the whole article- see it here “Former psychiatric patient-turned-psychologist Rufus May has been… Read more
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CRAZY ART- an excerpt from an interview about a new doco on Mental illness and art
I wanted to include an excerpt from this interview, as it helps people to understand those that hear voices better. I dont know when this will ever play in New Zealand, but hope it will one day. You see see the whole interview witn J.T Turner from “Phoenix” Santa Barbara on the NOOZHAWK website here “Frustrated… Read more
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You Don’t have to be BiPolar to be a genius but it helps- NZ Herald Feb 2010
Scientists have for the first time found powerful evidence that genius may be linked with madness.Speculation that the two may be related dates back millennia, and can be found in the writings of Aristotle, Plato and Socrates. Aristotle once claimed that “there is no great genius without a mixture of madness”, but the scientific evidence… Read more
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CBC documentary lights up pot/Schizophrenia links
This review is of a documentary on the links with Marijuana and Hearning voices. See the whole review on the Winnepeg Free Press website “There’s a new, more sinister concern about cannabis. According to some scientists, it may be directly linked to mental illness, including schizophrenia, in young pot smokers. The Downside of HighThe Nature… Read more
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A First class recovery: from hopeless Graduate- Independent
This article was printed in the Northern Advocate this week. It is also viewable here at Independents website Here is an excerpt ” Eleanor Longden was a diagnosed schizophrenic and heard menacing voices in her head for 10 years. Now, she has fought back and has graduated with a brilliant honours degree in psychology. Eleanor Longden was… Read more
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HOSPITAL RESTRAINS MAN FOR SIX YEARS- NZ HERALD NOV 5 2009
This shocking story was in the New Zealand herald today. Highlighting the shocking lack of rights that people with mental illness are sometimes faced with when in care. 4:00AM Thursday Nov 05, 2009 By Patrick Gower The Ombudsmen’s report claims several mentally ill patients have been treated inhumanely, including one who was restrained and kept… Read more
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