1- The Athlete Stage: stage of egocentrism, narcissism, lack of empathy, focusing on the physical self, and developing a strong ego. 2- The Warrior Stage: Continuously work on yourself to become a better person by being goal-oriented, conscious, responsible, realistic, and having a balanced ego and developing integrity. 3- The Statement Stage: being more oriented…
1– Draw Mandalas: represent yourself in your drawing of a personal mandala. 2– Understand your subconscious impulses: know and acknowledge your shadow, accept it and integrate it into your daily life. 3- Know your fears: understand and face your own fears. 4- Face your emotions: accept the painful emotions and sit with them. 5- Understand…
Lesson 1: Look inside yourself first (inner work). Lesson 2: Accept and integrate your contraries and shadow in your life (shadow work). Lesson 3: Analyze your dreams, thoughts and behaviours (develop an inner therapist). Lesson 4: Face life realities and your fears (exposure). Lesson 5: Be aware of your vulnerabilities to superstitions (acceptance and humbleness).…
An article published in the International Review of Psychiatry offers a comprehensive review of the current state of human rights in mental healthcare across the globe. The article is authored by some of the world’s leaders in global mental health: Artin A. Mahdanian of Johns Hopkins, Marc Laporta of McGill’s Douglas Research Center, Nathalie Drew Bold and Michelle…
Des jeunes manifestants iraniens sont arrêtés et enfermés dans des institutions psychiatriques pour y être « réformés ». Entrevue avec un psychiatre qui dénonce ces abus. La mort de Mahsa Amini, le 16 septembre 2022, après son arrestation par la police des mœurs iranienne, a déclenché dans le pays un mouvement de protestation qui a fait…
Abstract The relationship between mental health and human rights is complex and bidirectional. Global mental health movements have been emphasizing the promotion of human rights in mental health care in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the WHO QualityRights Initiative. The main objective of this review is to…
For months, the world has witnessed how the people of Iran dare to protest against their ruling regime for the extensive violation of human rights and multiple other social, economic, and political issues affecting their daily lives. Independent media reports claim that more than 300 people, including at least 40 children, have been killed by…
Abstract Background Agitation is a common reason for psychiatric consultation in the general hospital. The CL psychiatrist is often tasked with teaching the medical team how to manage agitation. Objective The purpose of this scoping review is to explore what resources the CL psychiatrist has for educational tools on teaching about agitation management. Given the…
The world has become more aware of the burden of Mental health (MH) conditions, thus the research to investigate the epidemiology, diagnoses, and treatments of these conditions as well as the funding and investments in improving MH services are increasing than ever before (1). It seems that MH is coming out of the shadows after…