Pathways to Wellness - Sunday June 13, 2010

DR. MICHELLE GOLLAND Keynote Speaker "THE MEDIA, MENTAL ILLNESS AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS" Sunday June 13, 2010 Conference Times 12:15PM - 5:00PM Doors Open at 11:30AM American Jewish University 15600 Mulholland Dr. Bel-Air, California 90077 Open to Everyone

Hear keynote speaker, clinical psychologist, writer, personal coach and television personality Dr. Michelle Golland plus a collection of talented guest speakers... For more information and to register, click here.

Music is Medicine, Music is Sanity

Robert Gupta, violinist with the LA Philharmonic, talks about the redemptive healing of music through his friendship with Nathaniel Ayers on the renowned lecture series. TEDtalks:

Christoher Payne's Photography of State Mental Hospitals

Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals By Christopher Payne

Reviewed by William Wiles - 04 February 2010

Christopher Payne's book, released October 2009, with an introductory essay by Oliver Sacks reveal "These vast, decaying buildings were part of a grand experiment in health care that lasted for over a hundred years."

Purchase the book here.

Visit christopherpaynephoto.com.

Via Steve Lopez at The LA Times:
Mr. Ayers -- Recording Artist

Congratulations, Mr. Ayers! We look forward to hearing the fruit of your labors.

How Are You?

Rachel and Lauren share how their friendship deals with the ups and downs of bipolar disorder:

View the video here.

Visit halfofus.com for more stories from people dealing with their life situations.

No Kidding, Me Too!

Check out the trailer for a documentary from No Kidding, Me Too! (founded by actor Joe Pantoliano)

For more information go to http://nkm2.org/

Debate over cognitive, traditional mental health therapy - latimes.com

From the LA Times

By Eric Jaffe

January 11, 2010

 

"I don't care what psychotherapy the person is getting," Lambert says. "I care whether they're responding." 

Debate over cognitive, traditional mental health therapy - latimes.com

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