Depression is often undertreated – an article in The Wall Street Jounral (Studies: Mental Ills Are Often Overtreated, Undertreated) – a study by Hector Gonzalez et al, published by the Archives of General Psychiatry. Gonzalez is an assistant professor of family medicine, public health and gerontology at Wayne State University in Detroit.

The Path of the Sacred Clown. Often people diagnosed with mental illness have pronounced spiritual experiences. Perhaps some of this article will resonate.

Finally, here is a candid discussion about alcohol and art.

Impact of changing the Japanese term for “schizophrenia” for reasons of stereotypical beliefs of schizophrenia in Japanese youth

Hidehiko Takahashia, Takashi Idenoc, Shigetaka Okuboc, et al.

Abstract

The old term for schizophrenia, “Seishin-Bunretsu-Byo” (Mind-Split Disease), has been replaced by “Togo-Shitcho-Sho” (Integration Disorder) in Japan. Stigma research requiring individuals to report personal beliefs is useful but is subject to social desirability bias. Using the Implicit Association Test, a measurement designed to minimize this bias, we assessed the impact of this renaming on the stereotype of schizophrenia held by a younger generation. The old term was strongly associated with “criminal”, and this association became significantly weaker with the new term. The strategy of renaming holds considerable promise for tempering negative bias toward this disorder in Japan.