Stop wondering about that, and enjoy this week’s Saturday Sanity!

This week at Mental Health Notes, I provided a very brief overview of self-medication and dual diagnosis resources, updated you on Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s brain surgery and future plans, shared a funny video on herd behavior and one on refocusing your mental energy, directed you to a PETA resource for grieving and feeling guilty over your pets, participated in the first ever Healthbolt Carnival, griped about one man’s predictions on how we’ll be learning in the future, and offered some encouraging words from Joel Osteen.

In the world of mental health advocacy and fellow mental health bloggers, Chato B. Stewart’s Mental Health Humor blog won Today.com’s Editor’s Choice Award for Enthusiasm and Effort, Jerry at ADHDFamilies gave the site a serious overhaul (and it looks great!), and Dr. Robin Altman’s new book, An Irreverent Take On Child Psychiatry, is available for sale. everyminute.org is increasing the number of signatures on its Online Declaration and offers a list of ways to help spread the word, the DBSA has made available an online transcript of the genetics and bipolar disorder chat with Dr. Melvin G. McInnis, and finally, Mental Health America has announced the winners of the Mental Health America 2008 Media Award and has honored Congressman Jim Ramstad with the Career Achievement Award.

Recent mental health news tells us that military records indicate post-traumatic stress disorder cases among Afghanistan- and Iraq-stationed soldiers has increased 46.4 percent from 2006 to 2007, while one new report suggests exposure-based therapy may help prevent cases of acute stress disorder from progressing to post-traumatic stress disorder. Researchers are connecting asthma with suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts, Harvard Medical School researchers report children who experience better foster care may be less likely to physical and mental illnesses as adults, and surveys show students who admitted to having eating problems were more likely to also admit to having psychological problems.

In the rest of b5media’s Health & Wellness Channel contests abound! Pink Ribbon Review’s Karen Lynch is holding a contest for a Fujifilm One-Time-Use Camera, Ruth at Eating Fabulous is holding a contest for a wet of Wish-Bone Bountifuls, Grace at Kids Health Notes is giving away three Scholastic books for children, Lively Women’s Kristen is offering a chance to win three copies of High Heels to Hormones: A Woman’s Guide to Spine Care, and Womb Within’s Marijke is holding a contest for a Seventh Generation Living Home Starter Kit.

Do you have something going on you’d like announced in Saturday Sanity? An accomplishment, a contest, or a news report, for example? Send it my way!

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Saturday Sanity: When Your RSS Feed Just Isn’t Enough

Last October, Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei of Eye On DNA highlighted information regarding bipolar disorder and genetics (and published a picture of me wearing the exact tee shirt I’m wearing right now – funny, huh?).

Later this week (Wednesday, May 28, 2008, to be exact), the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) is hosting an online chat with Dr. Melvin G. McInnis on that very subject: Cutting-edge topics relating to bipolar disorder and genetic testing.

Visit Ask the Docs Chat: Dr. Melvin G. McInnis to find out how to join the chat, listen to a podcast featuring Dr. McInnis, and submit a question for him to answer during the chat.

If you attend the chat, feel free to stop by here and share your thoughts about what you learn!

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Genetics And Bipolar Disorder: Talk Shop With Dr. Melvin G. McInnis