Queen Elizabeth Comes to the Rescue of PTSD Sufferer
A war surgeon has shared an incredibly touching moment between him, the Queen and her corgis.
A touching story has come to light about a truly heartwarming and compassionate moment between a war surgeon and the Queen. During a visit to Buckingham Palace in 2014, Dr. David Nott, one of Britain’s top vascular surgeons, was due to meet with the Queen to discuss his incredible achievements. Unfortunately his experience didn’t turn out exactly as he had expected.
You can read the story below on the MindFOOD website.
http://www.mindfood.com/article/queen-elizabeth-comes-to-the-rescue-of-p...
The Nutters Club Wins International Award
Our very own psychiatrist, Dr David Codyre is winning international praise for using Facebook to promote mental health.
East Tamaki Healthcare's David Codyre received the "Q Factor" award at the recent International Forum for Quality and Safety in Healthcare in Sweden. Q Factor is a session promoting promising ideas for global population health.
David won the award for his experience with Facebook as a platform for tapping into the power of informal peer support. Read the full story below....
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/80676368/david-codyre-wins-intern...
Kyle MacDonald: How to help those who don't want help
In his latest metal health colum in The NZ Herald, Kyle writes "I had a couple of great responses to last weeks column, from people who were curious about how to help someone who did not want help, or were reluctant to engage with a GP or therapist. So what can you do when someone doesn't want - or believes they don't need - help? There can be lots of reasons why individuals don't want help, but let's focus on denial.
You can read the full column here.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=116...
Farming and Mental Health
We've posted an episode on farming and depression here on the Nutters Club website. Just click the link below to watch it.
http://thenuttersclub.co.nz/video/ken-and-sue-ballantyne
For more on the subject this excellent publication from the Waitomo News is compelling reading and a great resource.
http://www.waitomonews.co.nz/issues/2015.07/2015.07.14.FARMER.pdf
Media Take: Rugby and Dementia
This week on Maori Television's Media Take, the topic again was mental health related. Russell Brown and Toi Iti and a panel of experts looked at the subject of sports concussion injuries which have been linked to behaviour change, depression and dementia.
In part three of the episode there is a particularly frank discussion on concussion in rugby and rugby league with Dr Doug King, a Concussion Researcher and Rob Allen, the Brother of former All Black Nicky Allen who died at the age of 26 from a catastrophic head injury incurred playing club rugby in 1984. Rob is now a Concussion Awareness Advocate. Here's the link to the episode http://www.maoritelevision.com/tv/shows/media-take
And here's the link to the NZ Herald story that inspired the episode http://features.nzherald.co.nz/the-longest-goodbye/
MIke King on Sugar and Anxiety
In a post on The Nutters Club Facebook page Mike King talks about quitting sugar after a visit to his doctor.
Says Mike: In May last year I went for my annual check up with my GP. I had all the tests a man my age should have (stop it) as well as bloods taken. My doc called me back a few days later and said my blood sugars were slightly elevated and I should cut back on sugar otherwise I will end up with type 2 diabetes.
Two thoughts immediately popped in my head "I have an addictive personality so there's no such thing as cut back, it's all or nothing" and "I don't eat much sugar so just cut it out of tea an coffee and the odd dessert, it'll be easy"
You can read the full story here as well as a story on avoiding sugar for the sake of your mental health at the link below
https://www.facebook.com/THENUTTERSCLUB/posts/10156576304475577
Dr Huhana Hickey Discusses Medicinal Marijuana on Media Take
Maori Television's media series Media Take returned for a new season last week.
On the first show, Toi Iti and Russell Brown talked with Chris Fowlie - a Cannabis Activist, Dr Huhana Hickey - a Medicinal Cannabis user and Hirini Kaa - who is skeptical of the moves to legalise the drug and is dismayed by its ill-effects on so many young people and on Māori communities.
A former Nutters Club guest, Huhana spoke honestly and frankly about her experience with Medicinal Cannabis prompting Russell Brown to write in his Public Address blog, "The highlight is a powerful personal account by Dr Huhana Hickey on the way her use of the cannabis-based spray Sativex has eased painful spasms associated with her multiple sclerosis, allowed her to cut out morphine, tramadol and other drugs – and got back back into her walking frame for the first time in five years. It's a compelling watch.
http://www.maoritelevision.com/tv/shows/media-take/S03E001/media-take-se...
Kyle MacDonald: How to help someone with depression
Kyle's latest NZ Herald mental health column offers advice on helping someone with depression
Writes Kyle: "A number of people emailed me after last week's column, pointing out that I had been a little negative in focusing on "what not to do" when someone you care about is experiencing depression, and asking if I could talk more about how to help".
You can read the full story here.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/Kyle-MacDonald/news/article.cfm?a_id=1027&obje...
Kyle MacDonald: How to identify signs of depression
In this week's NZ Herald column, The Nutters Club's Kyle MacDonald answers this question from a reader in Wellington.
"I'm worried about a family member. They seem really down, but they won't talk about it. How can I tell if they're depressed?"
Kyle responds: Despite all the attention depression receives these days, it's really hard to spot sometimes. Depression is not "having a bad day", and it's also not an emotion: It's no more possible to be a "little bit depressed" than it is to be a little bit pregnant.
Read the full article here: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=116...
Mike King on Bullies
In a post on The Nutters Club Facebook page Mike King speaks about bullying in response to a Stuff article about the tragic death of 12 year old Kyana Vergara.
Says Mike: " Instead of focussing on the bullies when talking about suicide and young people, I think we should focus on the question that no one is asking. "Why don't our kids feel comfortable talking to us about their problems?"
Here is the Stuff article http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/77741208/family-of-12yearold-who-died-su...
And here is Mike's response https://www.facebook.com/THENUTTERSCLUB/posts/10156524005000577
