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What Are We Overlooking? Reviewing Current and Alternative Treatments for Psychosis

Mad in America

I n Part 1 , I looked at the longer-term inefficacy of ‘maintenance treatment’ with antipsychotics, and also at some ‘disappointing’ outcomes for ‘early intervention in psychosis’ (EIP). Psychosocially focused interventions may foster better engagement.

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My Story of Surviving Psychiatry

Mad in America

At the age of 41, I was sectioned under the Mental Health Act in the midst of the Covid pandemic in the early autumn of 2020 in the throes of an episode of psychosis. I took a serious case of Stockholm Syndrome home with me in the taxi I left in that late October day in 2020.

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Back-to-School Support & Teen Mental Health Treatment: Practical Tips for Parents

Clear Behavioral Health

This is all happening while their brains, and their senses of self, are still developing. A wave of studies published after the 2016 and 2020 elections found increases in election-related stress and anxiety [2]. A wave of studies published after the 2016 and 2020 elections found increases in election-related stress and anxiety [2].