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Guest Post: Interview with Author of Breakdown: A Clinician’s Experience in a Broken System of Emergency Psychiatry

Bipolar Bandit

I had done mental health advocacy work on a national scale for years before beginning to work on Breakdown and was very inspired by advocates’ tragic stories. Approximately half of people with schizophrenia or bipolar lack awareness of their illness, called anosognosia. When schizophrenia goes untreated, the consequences can be deadly.

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Homelessness is a journey that starts in the family

Stop Abuse Campaign

We’re becoming more comfortable attributing homelessness to “mental illness,” which usually means profound, unmanaged psychotic mental illnesses like schizophrenia are considered a primary cause. . Answer these ten confidential questions developed with the CDC and understand your warning signs. Do you know your score?

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Crime prevention starts with protecting children

Stop Abuse Campaign

In contrast, 28 percent of Connecticut residents treated for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder had been arrested or detained. . Answer these ten confidential questions developed with the CDC and understand your warning signs. Do you know your score? Childhood Trauma Affects Your Future Health. Check my ACE score. Melanie Blow.