Thinking Blogger Award

Psych Central kindly gave me a thinking blogger award the other day and now I am supposed to mention five blogs in return. When this went on six months ago or so, we ended up with a rotating list of the usual suspects. So I am going to avoid adding to the fame and glory of Psych Central, CL Psych, Mind Hacks and the like, and focus on some lesser known blogs that generally don't get enough attention (yes, there are more than five of those!)

Soulful Sepulcher
One of the most gut-wrenching reads on the 'Net, the author regularly details the life of her psychotic daughter and her struggles in dealing with this as a mother.

Beyond Blue
Spiritually-based, it shows that there's more than one way to slaughter depression.

The Last Psychiatrist
This is simply one of the best medical blogs in existence. The author is funny, outrageous and likes rum. 'Nuff said.

Intueri
The blog of a psychiatry resident who is soon to land a fellowship back East, it's a great entre into the mind of a young doctor who genuinely struggles with many of the key issues in mental health care. Too bad so many veteran docs struggle much less.

AHRP Blog
Vera Sharav, AHRP's leader, was on the witness stand before Judge Jack Weinstein last January. She was a central figure in the Zyprexa documents case and under questioning from one of Lilly's lawyers proceeded to say in open court that Lilly had covered up evidence that Zyprexa injured patients. She said, "I consider that a major crime and to continue to conceal these facts from the public is I think really not in the public interest. This is a safety issue." The lawyer moved to strike her comments from the record. The judge declined. Her blog is just as gutsy as her performance that day.

Now, these folks are all supposed to list five blogs that make them think.