Mad in America

MAY 20, 2024

A new article by psychosis researcher Lex Wunderink suggests that antipsychotic drugs can be safely and effectively tapered without increasing the risk of relapse. The keys, according to Wunderink, appear to be tapering more slowly than previously thought and involving the patient and family in personalized decision-making. “Many patients with psychosis want to discontinue their antipsychotic drugs due to serious side effects hampering their daily functioning in the long term.

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The Anxiety Guy

MAY 23, 2024

Yes! We can become addicted to worry and anxiety. Simply because without it many of us get the sense that we would become vulnerable to the potential threats coming from the outside, along with illnesses and diseases from the inside. Worry and anxiety become an illusory form of protection from what our ego minds fear the most. We develop this addiction through observation and personal experiences and feed it through the way we rationalize our fears.

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Harmony United Psychiatric Care

MAY 20, 2024

How Do I Know If Someone Has a Mental Health Problem? How Can You Help? Talking about Mental Health 1. Set Time Aside with No Distractions 2. Let Them Share as Much or As Little as They Want 3. Don’t Try to Diagnose or second-guess their Feelings 4. Keep Questions Open Ended 5.

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Now Psych

MAY 20, 2024

What is Schizoaffective Disorder? Schizoaffective disorder (SA) is a disorder that combines the symptoms of schizophrenia ( psychosis ) with the symptoms of a mood disorder ( depression or bipolar) in a complex way. It is sometimes misdiagnosed or not diagnosed at all because it is a relatively uncommon disorder, and it is not fully understood. This overview will go over how common it is, some of the causative factors and the complexities in diagnosis and treatment.

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Mad in America

MAY 18, 2024

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Mad in Ireland. The author, Chairperson of Hearing Voices Network Ireland Owen Ó Tuama, talks about the joy and power of community for voice-hearers around the globe. R ecently I as Chairperson of Hearing Voices Network Ireland (HVNI) got to spend some time with Hearing Voices Network Athens (HVNA), in Athens.

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The Anxiety Guy

MAY 20, 2024

In the below episode of The Anxiety Guy Podcast, host Dennis Simsek explores the intricate relationship between the conscious vs. unconscious mind and its impact on anxiety. Discover how unconscious beliefs and past experiences can trigger anxiety and learn practical strategies to bridge this mental divide. Get ready t0 become, more than anxiety! Show Notes: The Anxiety Divide: Conscious vs.

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Mad in America

MAY 22, 2024

EDITOR’S CORNER If you’ve been following the news over the last week or so, you’ve likely read of Zoraya ter Beek, the young Dutch woman recently approved for euthanasia on the grounds of mental suffering. As a story in The Guardian explains, Ter Beek has struggled — with trauma, depression, anxiety and more — since childhood. None of her treatments worked.

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