Society of Clinical Psychology

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The APA has been a stark and steadfast supporter for the administration of culturally responsive care by all clinicians who practice under its jurisdiction. The administration of culturally responsive care supersedes surface-level cognition by encouraging action against systemic inequities that hinder provider-patient relationships.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

JANUARY 30, 2024

Seeking a change for my senior year of college, I joined Dr. Mark Serper ’s schizophrenia research lab at Bellevue Hospital Center , the oldest hospital in the country with a large psychiatry department. Schizophrenia had become my main areas of interest after volunteering at a Brooklyn day treatment program for serious mental illness.

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Bipolar Bandit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Administrative pressure to reduce hospital emergency lengths of stay can result in premature discharges. Approximately half of people with schizophrenia or bipolar lack awareness of their illness, called anosognosia. When schizophrenia goes untreated, the consequences can be deadly. Psychosis involves the most anosognosia.

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The Critical Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Nevertheless, I wonder how many of us in our daily clinical practice try to appreciate the challenges and difficulties of firstly living with a complex illness like schizophrenia and secondly, how medications (e.g haloperidol or clozapine) might either worsen or improve the person’s physical, mental and psychological wellbeing.

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Relias

JULY 13, 2023

Older adults in healthcare settings and long-term care facilities are more likely to have a behavioral health disorder than those who live in the community, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. You should never deny individuals the opportunity to make decisions for themselves when they are able to do so.

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Stop Abuse Campaign

MAY 4, 2022

While research shows that some risk factors, such as ACEs and childhood trauma , may predispose someone to develop conditions like depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, addiction, and bipolar disorder, it does not mean that these conditions are inevitable. Learn more about ACEs associated with mental health issues here.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

JULY 30, 2018

For example, a psychiatric service dog might remind an individual with schizophrenia to take her medication on time, while a guide horse may assist a Parkinson’s patient with maintaining his balance (Younggren, Boisvert, & Boness, 2016). Administrative Issues Journal, 5 (1), 15-34. Von Bergen, C. 2013, November 15).

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