“Mistreated Minds” is a documentary about the overwhelming stigma facing those who are challenged with mental health conditions, as it pertains to incarceration and the…
The emotional connection between a memory and an event can be powerful. A child rescued from a house fire or a soldier returning from Afghanistan…
The film follows Dr, Kamran Ahmed, a trainee psychiatrist, teaching medical students in Somaliland. During the expedition, he made a short documentary about mental health in…
“Where Is My Mind?” by Pixies is a song inspired by a lonely time in the artist’s life when he felt his life was going…
The British Journal of Psychiatry has a collection of pages of art about mental illness from the Royal College of Psychiatry’s “Psychiatry in Pictures” project….
RID by filmmaker John Jones describes the everyday struggles of a man suffering from Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). This film portrays the cognitive, behavioural, and…
“The Lonely” by singer and songwriter Christina Perri speaks of her experiences with loneliness and isolation, as well as her desire for closeness and intimacy. She…
Penned by Debbie Leads in 2003, this poem encapsulates the pain, confusion, and loneliness that result from comorbid diagnoses like depression and anxiety. The author’s…
Filmmaker Don Hertzfeldt’s short film Everything will be OK captures the experiences of Bill as he starts to experience a mental breakdown. Despite small comedic…
In 2006, lead vocalist and songwriter for Sanctus Real, Matt Hammitt captured the anxiety he felt when dealing with his own traumatic memories in the…
