Blogorama: Thursday, June 22, 2006
For a while there I thought I was posting into the ether; I couldn't find many mental health blogs other than Furious Seasons, by fellow alt-weekly journalist Philip Dawdy.
But lately I've become aware of some others that you might want to know about. I mean, if you find my blather interesting, you might find theirs appealing as well. The problem is that I can't tell who's really good at this stuff without spending all my time reading, and I do have a day job. Sometimes I'll be reading a blog that I think is clever and compelling, and then I'll notice some weird flag saying "Zionist Extremism Is My Bag" or a link to a site for Republican Jehovah's Witness bumper stickers, and I have to quickly click away.
Below are a few that I think are worth checking in with, though I'm not endorsing anything specifically because that seems to get journalists in trouble. I'll try to do this every few days. If you know of a blog related to mental health (or write one) that you'd like featured here, let me know.
Dr. Deborah Serani: Blog by a psychologist who specializes in trauma and depression. Breezy and very informational.
Treatment Online's Anxiety, Addiction and Depression Treatments: This is extremely newsy and filled with good links. The "about" section says some of the writers for the blog are pharmaceutical salespeople, which makes me nervous—perhaps unfairly. Either way, the site is a remarkable motherlode of info.
Spanglemonkey: First person diary by a person with mental illness. If your interested in first-person accounts of dealing with the illness with family members, there's some good stuff.
Dr. Helen: Blog by a forensic psychologist in Knoxville, Tenn. Right now there's a handy guide to Borderline Personality Disorder posted, which might be helpful to those dealing with friends or relatives with BPD. That's always tricky.
Comments
Have you ever gone to http://youtube.com and searched 'bipolar'?
There are a lot of videos. Not sure of their content but maybe you are interested. There is also plenty of other stuff available on that site for endless hours of time wasting entertainment.
Posted by: Lara | June 22, 2006 11:44 PM
Liz,
I'm excited you listed our blog in your post today. I've been meaning to write and say hello. I've really been enjoying your blog since I found it about a week ago (linked through from your partner PW blogger at Philly Will Do).
I just wanted to assure you that we writers at AADT are decidedly not pharmaceutical salespeople. I, the main writer and editor of the blog, was born in bred in Del Co, PA, and now live in NYC. These days I work out of the Hapworth Center in NYC, and write the blog in conjunction with the doctors and therapists here.
I look forward to coming back and commenting frequently, you've got a great blog and mental health resource here. Keep up the great work at PW as well as Trouble.
Posted by: Jon | June 23, 2006 09:40 AM
How flattering! Thank you for linking to my blog. I'd like to return the favor.
Posted by: Jo | June 23, 2006 07:59 PM
Liz,
Thank you for these links! You and Philip Dawdy are the best of the best. Your fellow journalist John McManamy ranks right up there with John's Bipolar Stories at: http://blogs.healthcentral.com/bipolar/johns-bipolar-stories/
You may already know McManamy's work from McMan's Depression and Bipolar Web at: http://www.mcmanweb.com/
You look marvelous in your stigma busting interview pic, by the way.
Best wishes,
Moira
Posted by: Moira Wait | June 24, 2006 05:52 PM
Hi Liz,
I just found your blog via Furious Seasons, which I adore. I've been writing online about mental illness for a few years and started a blog last month called Writhe Safely. It's a personal narrative with a critical slant, but I'm not anti-psychiatry, just a critic to the bone, so it just makes sense.
You have an impressive place here, I like the sheer size of your blogroll, am off to toddle around, you take care.
Posted by: flawedplan | June 25, 2006 02:47 PM