Top mental health blogs 2012

All around me, in the office, down on the street outside the window, I can hear people greeting each other - "Happy New Year!"

So, whilst we're still in the mood, here's another of my New Year resolutions - to start reading more of other people's blogs! What better place to start than the best of the bunch as just judged by This Week in Mentalists, aka TWIM. This UK based website showcases a weekly selection of blogs from across the "Madosphere, our affectionate name for the mental health blogosphere." I like Madosphere - must keep that in mind... The selection is published each Saturday or Sunday on the The World of Mentalists website - an e-zine of news, commentary and blog digests in the arena of mental health.

Anyway, TWIM has just announced the 2012 TWIM Awards for the best blogs in the following categories:

• Mood disorder blog - Purple Persuasion.
• Psychosis blog - A Path With Heart.
• Eating disorder blog - Giant Fossilized Armadillo.
• Personality disorder blog -  Beauty from Pain.
• Anxiety, stress or trauma blog - Conversations with my  Head.
• Autistic spectrum disorder blog - Aspergers and the Alien.
• Psychiatry, psychology or psychotherapy blog - Mind Hacks.
• Nursing, social work, or professions allied to medicine blog - The Masked AMHP.
• Student or academic blog - World of Oid.
• Mental health not otherwise specified blog - MentalHealthCop.
• The Mental Health wildcard award - Chaos and Control.

If you have a favourite blog of your own, then please let us know and we can link to it from here.