Psychology Today

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Loss is universal, but there are ways to manage it.

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Mad in America

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Disclaimer: some doctors have excellent bedside manner and a deep and compassionate understanding of the body’s physical responses to emotions. They take care to understand their patients’ life experiences and to look beyond the purely physical. While these doctors make a point of not pathologizing anxious patients, this article is about those doctors who are lacking in this department and who, therefore, cause patients to feel invalidated.

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Solara Mental Health

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons “Why do I cut myself?” is not a question most people would think of asking themselves, but it is a reality for countless individuals, the vast majority of whom are in their youth. Self-injury is more common than most of us realize. Self-harm (which occurs when someone cuts, burns, or otherwise hurts him or herself the condition is clinically known as non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI)).

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Mad in America

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Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic that is often used as a last resort to treat schizophrenia that has not been responsive to other drugs, also known as “treatment-resistant schizophrenia” (TRS), due to its adverse side effects, some of which are life-threatening. A new review published in CNS Drugs analyzes the current available treatment guidelines for monitoring the potential negative side effects of clozapine.

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