Apotemnophilia. Also known as body integrity identity disorder, apotemnophilia is characterized by the “overwhelming desire to amputate healthy parts of [the] body,” according to Medscape. Though not much is known about it, this disorder is believed to be neurological.

In this study, roughly four out of ten patients with severe psychiatric disorders were misdiagnosed (prevalence = 39.16%; 95% CI 33.70–44.60). Concerning the specific severe mental disorders, more than half of people with MDD were misdiagnosed (57.60%).

The fact that psychiatry is so openly out there as a pseudoscience is the beauty of psychiatry. Psychiatry, at this moment anyway, remains blood-test and imaging-free.

Starting around the mid-nineteenth century, psychiatrists were referred to as “alienists.” It was the alienist’s job to study, understand, care for, and assist patients in overcoming their “mental alienation” or illness.

Many view psychiatric treatments as pseudoscience at best and harmful at worst. Even among health professionals, it’s one of the least respected medical specialties. The field is in serious decline.

Dr. Benjamin Rush, the “father of American psychiatry,” was the first to believe that mental illness is a disease of the mind and not a “possession of demons.” His classic work, Observations and Inquiries upon the Diseases of the Mind, published in 1812, was the first psychiatric textbook printed in the United States.

List of figures in psychiatry

Psychiatrist	Specialty
Sigmund Freud	Psychoanalysis
William Glasser	Reality therapy, Choice theory
Max Hamilton	Depression and anxiety scales
Pyotr Gannushkin	Classification of personality disorders

The Persian physician Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi, also known as “Rhazes”, wrote texts about psychiatric conditions in the 9th century. As chief physician of a hospital in Baghdad, he was also the director of one of the first psychiatric wards in the world.

On October 10th is World Mental Health Day. This year´s campaign focus on increasing investment on mental health. The theme is Move for mental health: Let´s invest!

World Health Day

May is a time to raise awareness of those living with mental or behavioral health issues and to help reduce the stigma so many experience.

Wear a ribbon The ribbon to raise awareness for bipolar disorder is black-and-white striped. This represents the episodes of depression and mania that can be part of bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder might sometimes also be represented by a green ribbon.

Biographical studies of rates of bipolar disorder among famous artists. 8.2% had history of mania, compared to 2.8% of non-artists.

Bipolar disorder symptoms in females

• feeling “high”
• feeling jumpy or irritated.
• having increased energy.
• having elevated self-esteem.
• feeling able to do anything.
• experiencing reduced sleep and appetite.
• talking faster and more than usual.
• having rapid flights of ideas or racing thoughts.

Green is the color used for awareness in mental health. It is a symbol for mental illnesses, bipolar disorder and depression. Green symbolizes the continual awareness of mental health in order to help fight the stigma that is often associated it.

The study found that people with or anxiety were more likely to associate their mood with the color gray, while preferred yellow.

The green ribbon is the international symbol for mental health awareness. Wear a green ribbon to show colleagues, loved ones or simply those you walk past that you care about their mental health. It can also be worn in memory of a loved one.

The first suicide drew a red heart. The second was green. Then, amid a wave of disbelief, some teens posted a heart in blue, suggesting a third death.

The colour red is generally said to be associated with an increase in appetite, reduced depression and increased angry feelings, purple with boosting creativity and developing problem-solving skills, orange with optimism, blue with a sense of security and productivity, and green with a sense of harmony and effective …

Colors and meanings

Color	First use	Meanings
Green ribbon	?	Bipolar disorder (manic depression)
	?	Cerebral palsy
	?	Depression
	?	Kidney cancer – alternative to the orange ribbon, kidney disease

April 9, 2021: A black ribbon was displayed on the Google home page honoring the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

National Depression Screening Day (October 8)- An estimated 40 million adults in the United States suffer from anxiety or depression. The intent of National Depression Screening Day is to bring help and hope to those who suffer from depression.

Now the symbol of Mental Health America, the 300-pound Bell serves as a powerful reminder that the invisible chains of misunderstanding and discrimination continue to bind people with mental illnesses. Today, the Mental Health Bell rings out hope for improving mental health and achieving victory over mental illnesses.

The dove is often associated with peace, tranquility and grace. Its meaning has become so universal that major world religions such as Christianity and Judaism have used the symbol as the truest representation of peace, grace and divinity.

They are known for encouraging people to tattoo the punctuation mark semicolon (;) as a form of solidarity between people dealing with mental illness or the death of someone from suicide….Project Semicolon.

Founded	2013
Method	Mental health wellness advocacy
Website	projectsemicolon.com

The semicolon or semi-colon ; is a symbol commonly used as orthographic punctuation. In the English language, a semicolon is most commonly used to link (in a single sentence) two independent clauses that are closely related in thought.

Colon Basics. Colons are punctuation marks used to signal when what comes next is directly related to the previous sentence. They are used after complete sentences. It is especially important to remember that a colon is not used after a sentence fragment.

You can use a colon to connect two sentences when the second sentence summarizes, sharpens, or explains the first. Both sentences should be complete, and their content should be very closely related. Note that if you use colons this way too often, it can break up the flow of your writing.