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There but for Fortune

Another post in honor of World Suicide Prevention Day. Yesterday, I reviewed a documentary on Phil Ochs, the sixties folk singer/political activist who tragically wound up hanging himself at age 36. Richard O’Connor, author of the 1997 classic “Undoing...

Published Sat, Sep 10 2011 5:01 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: John McManamy, Phil Ochs, suicide, Richard O'Connor

Rerun: My Good Friend Kevin

In honor of World Suicide Prevention Day ... Seven years ago, I was facilitating a DBSA support group in Princeton, NJ. In walked Kevin, exuding a goofy charm, baseball cap on backward. But there was something about his presence that indicated he was...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2011 5:02 PM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: John McManamy, kevin Greim, suicide prevention

Rerun: Guest Blog - Trying to Comprehend Loss

In honor of World Suicide Prevention Day ... At age four, Nancy Rappaport's mother took her own life. Her just-released In Her Wake: A Child Psychiatrist Explores the Mystery of Her Mother's Suicide (Basic Books) explores the author's own...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2011 5:01 PM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: John McManamy, In Her Wake, suicide, Nancy Rappaport

Rerun: Two Suicide Prevention Videos

In honor of World Suicide Prevention Day ... This week is National Suicide Prevention Week. I produced both these videos more than three years ago. The first, "Brilliant Lives Cut Short," I did with the iMovie program that came with my new iMac...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2011 5:00 PM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: John McManamy, suicide prevention

Phil Ochs: An American Tragedy

Two or three hundred years from now, when historians look back on the events that set in motion America’s fall from preeminence, they are certain to take a very close look at the 1960s. You can almost split that decade right down the middle - hope and...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2011 3:26 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: John McManamy, There but for Fortune, Phil Ochs

Relationships: My Bottom Line

Today I am going through the final run-throughs of a talk I will be giving tomorrow (Sept 8) to the International Bipolar Foundation, here in San Diego. The talk is on relationships. I’ve experienced the challenges of living with others from both sides...

Published Wed, Sep 07 2011 5:11 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: John McManamy, bipolar, relationships

Lincoln and Depressive Realism

The following is my fifth installment in our conversation on Nassir Ghaemi’s “A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness.” Chronically normal may be an indulgence we can afford when the country is running on autopilot...

Published Mon, Sep 05 2011 6:40 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: John McManamy, A First-Rate Madness, Nassir Ghaemi, depressive realism, Joshua Shenk, Lincoln

Understanding Schizophrenia

Psychosis gets nearly all the attention in schizophrenia, but that is not necessarily its most prominent feature, according to Cameron Carter of UC Davis (pictured here). Dr Carter keynoted the NAMI CA convention in Sacramento about two weeks ago. Rather...

Published Thu, Sep 01 2011 6:27 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: John McManamy, schizophrenia, schizophrenia prevention, Cameron Carter

The Ghaemi Conversation: Why We Need to be Asking the Questions

This is my fifth installment in our conversation on Nassir Ghaemi’s “A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness.” My previous post made note of the fact that two myopic scribblers posing as NY Times reviewers trashed...

Published Tue, Aug 30 2011 4:01 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: John McManamy, A First-Rate Madness, Nassir Ghaemi, NY Times

Relationships: Dealing with Life's Little Surprises

On Thursday, Sept 8, I will be giving a talk here in San Diego to the International Bipolar Foundation. My presentation will be on relationships, which I am an expert in, having been in and out of two marriages. Following is a sneak peek, from a segment...

Published Thu, Aug 25 2011 3:02 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: John McManamy, relationships

Ghaemi's A First-Rate Madness: The Conversation Heats Up

This is my fourth installment in our conversation on Nassir Ghaemi’s “A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness.” In times of crisis, Ghaemi tells us, we don’t send in someone chronically normal to do a crazy man...

Published Wed, Aug 24 2011 6:01 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: John McManamy, A First-Rate Madness, Nassir Ghaemi, Mallon, Maslin

Choosing a Partner: Good Luck Deciding

On Thursday, Sept 8, I will be giving a talk here in San Diego to the International Bipolar Foundation. My presentation will be on relationships, which I am an expert in, having been in and out of two marriages. Following is a sneak peek, from a segment...

Published Mon, Aug 22 2011 3:38 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: John McManamy, relationships, deciding

Reckoning with Evil

This is my third installment in our conversation on Nassir Ghaemi’s “A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness.” In our previous two pieces, Dr Ghaemi indicated he is no fan of normal, at least not in crisis situations...

Published Tue, Aug 16 2011 10:44 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: " John McManamy, A First-Rate Madness, Nassir Ghaemi, evil

Quick Update

Yes, I'm still here. Yesterday, I drove a visiting family member to the airport. Tomorrow, I'll be the one flying out - to Sacramento and three days of NAMI CA. I'm hoping to get off a couple of blogs on the road. Plus I have a whole backlog...

Published Tue, Aug 16 2011 6:29 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Normal: It Ain't What It's Cracked Up to Be

This is my second installment in our conversation on Nassir Ghaemi’s “A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness.” (See The Normal Paradox.) Dr Ghaemi is by no means the first to comment on the positive association...

Published Tue, Aug 09 2011 1:32 PM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: John McManamy, A First-Rate Madness, Nassir Ghaemi, normal, homoclite

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