The Trouble with Spikol The Trouble with Spikol This blog is written by a female senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly and is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more. The articles are clearly written, easy to understand and yet focused on tough issues. It is regularly updated and definitely worth a read.
Spliit: Borderline Personality Disorder Lifestyle Blog Stephanie Price Spliit began in February of 2009, as a tool to help Stephanie with her own recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder. She used the blog as a journal in which to record her insights and tips. The site continues to include Stephanie's personal thoughts and daily struggles with the disorder, as well as posts from others about BPD awareness and the empowerment movement. The blog covers a diverse range of topics from a borderline perspective from relationships to media to sociology. The blog is updated regularly and is well-written.
Empirical Insanity Empirical Insanity This blog is written by a female with formal graduate training in social psychology and who has done research on autism (among other topics). She started this blog to provide an additional channel for pro-mental-health, pro-science, and pro-consumer mental health news, science, and commentary. While she does not write very often, the posts that are up are well written and provide her insights into the various topics clearly.
Mental Nurse Mental Nurse This UK based blog is written by a team of professional mental health nurses or workers. They cover their experiences, as well as current articles and news in the mental health field. The site also offers forums for community involvement.
Furious Seasons Blog http://www.furiousseasons.com/ This blog is written by a journalist, who is also a long-time psych patient, and who has become quite skeptical about where the U.S. is with mental health. He writes about mental health, advocacy and psychopharmacology issues in his attempt to make sense of mental illness in America.
