http://catherineguiles.com/2008/01/24/heaths-words-were-good-advice-for-britney/ Helping young adults navigate the world of mental illness Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:14:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://catherineguiles.com/2008/01/24/heaths-words-were-good-advice-for-britney/#comment-31 » Sticks and stones may break my bones … Millennial Mind: Helping young adults navigate the world of mental illness Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:16:13 +0000 http://catherineguiles.com/2008/01/24/heaths-words-were-good-advice-for-britney/#comment-31 [...] “Crazy” isn’t a proper medical term, anyway, and “insane” also has a legal connotation. I definitely would not use “bipolar” or “schizophrenic” to carelessly describe something chaotic (not even the life of Britney Spears). [...] […] “Crazy” isn’t a proper medical term, anyway, and “insane” also has a legal connotation. I definitely would not use “bipolar” or “schizophrenic” to carelessly describe something chaotic (not even the life of Britney Spears). […]

]]> http://catherineguiles.com/2008/01/24/heaths-words-were-good-advice-for-britney/#comment-9 Heath’s words were good advice for Britney Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:52:51 +0000 http://catherineguiles.com/2008/01/24/heaths-words-were-good-advice-for-britney/#comment-9 [...] thegirlcanwrite wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI don’t know if Heath Ledger and Britney Spears ever met, but if they had, maybe they would have compared stories about people questioning their mental health. The tabloid headlines about Spears have proliferated since her bizarre behavior last year, not helped by her 16-year-old sister’s pregnancy and an invasion-of-privacy visit from Dr. Phil, which my classmate Andrea Bartz critiqued. Other mental-health professionals are mad that their colleagues are diagnosing from a distance, according to the Associated Press. Dr. Gail Saltz, of New York, says it’s bad practice to slap a label on someone without doing a thorough evaluation. That’s especially crucial for bipolar disorder: It’s one thing, she notes, to discuss what concerns a doctor might have when a young woman has two toddlers, is going through a divorce and is suspected of substance abuse. It’s another thing, she says, to speculate she has something specific like bipolar disorder. … “It’s not like […] [...] […] thegirlcanwrite wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI don’t know if Heath Ledger and Britney Spears ever met, but if they had, maybe they would have compared stories about people questioning their mental health. The tabloid headlines about Spears have proliferated since her bizarre behavior last year, not helped by her 16-year-old sister’s pregnancy and an invasion-of-privacy visit from Dr. Phil, which my classmate Andrea Bartz critiqued. Other mental-health professionals are mad that their colleagues are diagnosing from a distance, according to the Associated Press. Dr. Gail Saltz, of New York, says it’s bad practice to slap a label on someone without doing a thorough evaluation. That’s especially crucial for bipolar disorder: It’s one thing, she notes, to discuss what concerns a doctor might have when a young woman has two toddlers, is going through a divorce and is suspected of substance abuse. It’s another thing, she says, to speculate she has something specific like bipolar disorder. … “It’s not like […] […]

]]> http://catherineguiles.com/2008/01/24/heaths-words-were-good-advice-for-britney/#comment-8 Heath’s words were good advice for Britney · Britney Spears Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:39:19 +0000 http://catherineguiles.com/2008/01/24/heaths-words-were-good-advice-for-britney/#comment-8 [...] thegirlcanwrite wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI don’t know if Heath Ledger and Britney Spears ever met, but if they had, maybe they would have compared stories about people questioning their mental health. The tabloid headlines about Spears have proliferated since her bizarre behavior last year, not helped by her 16-year-old sister’s pregnancy and an invasion-of-privacy visit from Dr. Phil, which my classmate Andrea Bartz critiqued. Other mental-health professionals are mad that their colleagues are diagnosing from a distance, according to the Associated Press. Dr. Gail Saltz, of New York, says it’s bad practice to slap a label on someone without doing a thorough evaluation. That’s especially crucial for bipolar disorder: It’s one thing, she notes, to discuss what concerns a doctor might have when a young woman has two toddlers, is going through a divorce and is suspected of substance abuse. It’s another thing, she says, to speculate she has something specific like bipolar disorder. … “It’s not like […] [...] […] thegirlcanwrite wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI don’t know if Heath Ledger and Britney Spears ever met, but if they had, maybe they would have compared stories about people questioning their mental health. The tabloid headlines about Spears have proliferated since her bizarre behavior last year, not helped by her 16-year-old sister’s pregnancy and an invasion-of-privacy visit from Dr. Phil, which my classmate Andrea Bartz critiqued. Other mental-health professionals are mad that their colleagues are diagnosing from a distance, according to the Associated Press. Dr. Gail Saltz, of New York, says it’s bad practice to slap a label on someone without doing a thorough evaluation. That’s especially crucial for bipolar disorder: It’s one thing, she notes, to discuss what concerns a doctor might have when a young woman has two toddlers, is going through a divorce and is suspected of substance abuse. It’s another thing, she says, to speculate she has something specific like bipolar disorder. … “It’s not like […] […]

]]> http://catherineguiles.com/2008/01/24/heaths-words-were-good-advice-for-britney/#comment-5 Britney Spears - Is Britney crazy? » Heath’s words were good advice for Britney Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:38:23 +0000 http://catherineguiles.com/2008/01/24/heaths-words-were-good-advice-for-britney/#comment-5 [...] words were good advice for Britney thegirlcanwrite wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI don’t know if Heath Ledger [...] […] words were good advice for Britney thegirlcanwrite wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI don’t know if Heath Ledger […]

]]> http://catherineguiles.com/2008/01/24/heaths-words-were-good-advice-for-britney/#comment-7 www.treatsleepingdisorders.info » Blog Archive » Heath’s words were good advice for Britney Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:02:51 +0000 http://catherineguiles.com/2008/01/24/heaths-words-were-good-advice-for-britney/#comment-7 [...] crguiles wrote a fantastic post today on Heathâ??s words were good advice for BritneyHere’s a quick extractIt’s one thing, she notes, to discuss what concerns a doctor might have when a young woman has two toddlers, is going through a divorce and is suspected of substance abuse. It’s another thing, she says, to speculate she has something … [...] […] crguiles wrote a fantastic post today on Heathâ??s words were good advice for BritneyHere’s a quick extractIt’s one thing, she notes, to discuss what concerns a doctor might have when a young woman has two toddlers, is going through a divorce and is suspected of substance abuse. It’s another thing, she says, to speculate she has something … […]

]]> http://catherineguiles.com/2008/01/24/heaths-words-were-good-advice-for-britney/#comment-6 Heath’s words were good advice for Britney - Britney Spears Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:00:58 +0000 http://catherineguiles.com/2008/01/24/heaths-words-were-good-advice-for-britney/#comment-6 [...] thegirlcanwrite wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt [...] […] thegirlcanwrite wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt […]

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