Blurt It Out

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Sectioned Sectioned is written by a blogger who was sectioned in one of Britain’s acute psychiatric hospitals in 2011. Posts are written by an expert team of mental health academics and practitioners. Since their discharge, they have published thorough and often hard-hitting commentary about mental health issues and mental healthcare.

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 28, 2024

For the past seventy-two hours I had been a guest of Mercy Hospital’s emergency room and both the hospital and I had settled in for the wait. I had my own room, a real hospital bed instead of an ER examination cot, and a menu card for the next day’s meals. I think I need to go to a hospital.” I think…” I started. “I

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MQ Mental Health

MAY 10, 2022

According to researchers from King's College London , people with mental health conditions are disproportionately affected by loneliness, with one in five patients diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder reporting feelings of loneliness. Loneliness can also cause anxiety, which can make the problem bigger.

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MQ Mental Health

MARCH 16, 2023

These numbers include children who are suicidal, self-harming, suffering serious depression or anxiety, and those with eating disorders. Hospital admissions for eating disorders are rising as well, with an 82% rise from 2019 to 2022. A survey of pregnant women in May 2020 showed that the prevalence of anxiety was 78.9%, with 21.7%

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 3, 2022

In the past, mental health experts used many terms such as depression, anxiety, and acute stress disorder to refer to a nervous breakdown. Etiology may include mental health disorders such as anxiety disorder, depression, or schizophrenia. Anxiety, panic attacks, or shakiness. Frequent thoughts of self-harm or suicide.

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Shelter, Inc

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Positive metrics included feeling relaxed and hopeful , with negative metrics including depression and anxiety. According to Dr. John Walkup, chair of the Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Lurie Children’s Hospital, 20% of children had mental health challenges before the end of high school, even before the pandemic.

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MQ Mental Health

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Roffman and his team at Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania studied MRI scans from 1,370 children born before, during and after the introduction of fortification in the US (when folic acid is added to food). COVID is associated with elevated risks of a wide range of neurological and psychiatric consequences.

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KVC

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Both children who bully and targets of bullying are at a greater risk for mental and behavioral health issues, including anxiety, depression, substance abuse, sleep difficulties, lower academic achievement and dropping out of school. Words can hurt. Why Do Kids Bully? . The reasons children bully can be difficult to pinpoint.

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MQ Mental Health

JUNE 14, 2023

Plus, after many years living with bipolar disorder, experiencing the rollercoaster that it is, being in hospitals and crisis houses, participating in therapies, talking with psychiatrists and psychologists, studying books, writing journals, I might just possibly have learnt certain things to help me cope.

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Shelter, Inc

MAY 11, 2021

Positive metrics included feeling relaxed and hopeful , with negative metrics including depression and anxiety. According to Dr. John Walkup, chair of the Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Lurie Children’s Hospital, 20% of children had mental health challenges before the end of high school, even before the pandemic.

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Beautiful Voyager

APRIL 30, 2021

Even though I chose to engage in these projects, they fueled me with a mix of excitement, joy, stress and increased anxiety. The fear of no longer feeling like myself Change in personality is a very common fear of people hesitating to get on a psychiatric medication. Leading me to feeling depressed, tired and sad. I know it helps me.

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Social Workers Speak

JULY 29, 2022

Mayor Adams, NYC Health + Hospitals Announces $1 Million Anonymous Donation to Launch Student Loan Forgiveness Program for Behavioral Health Professionals. New York City. faces a national mental health professional shortage. But push for more police involvement continues. Boston.com.

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MQ Mental Health

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Just like an inmate in a prison, those who experience inpatient psychiatric care also might experience a costume of sorts. The symbolism of wearing a hospital gown may adversely impact wellbeing and chances of recovery as well as increase patient distress and exposure or vulnerability. I’ve been an inpatient wearing a hospital gown.

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 29, 2022

I was entrusted to a mental hospital in Brattleboro, Vermont at age fifteen. This would be the first of many unsuccessful psychiatric hospital stays. But I do believe there is a sliver of hope, and for people that suffer from severe depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar, etc…sometimes that is all we need.

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Beautiful Voyager

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

On the other hand, as a peer specialist, I have noticed that in hospital or peer support group settings, men are overrepresented. Women predominate in the rates of common conditions such as anxiety and depression ( twice as much and more persistent than men ). Why is that so? Where are the males? Despite gender, this is way too low!

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Society of Clinical Psychology

MAY 7, 2021

Consider the following case example: a 12-year-old Hispanic girl, Rosa, presents to cognitive behavioral treatment for anxiety problems. American Psychiatric Association. Ethnic identity, acculturation and the prevalence of lifetime psychiatric disorders among Black, Hispanic, and Asian adults in the US. Hospital, M.

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Social Workers Speak

AUGUST 5, 2021

.… The 38-year-old Dorchester native and first-generation Cape Verdean American works as a social worker in addictions at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and in the emergency psychiatric department at Boston Children’s Hospital. Elise Aronov is a member: Experts tell us their tips for teens with driving anxiety.

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KVC

JULY 20, 2021

By centralizing critical functions like Accounting and Human Resources, KVC’s local teams can focus on their core competencies such as social work, therapy and inpatient children’s psychiatric treatment. KVC Health Systems’ local subsidiaries are: KVC Hospitals. KVC Hospitals – Children’s Psychiatric Treatment.

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Gateway Foundation

MARCH 6, 2023

You can volunteer at a hospital or your local animal shelter to stop your gambling addiction. They might be able to help you avoid gambling triggers and let you discuss stress or anxiety that could cause the addiction. Understand the Problem Accepting that you are struggling with a gambling addiction is the first step in managing it.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

DECEMBER 23, 2020

African Americans in the United States had (and likely continue to have) more infections, hospitalizations, and subsequent deaths from COVID-19 than any other racial/ethnic group (Milam et al., 2020), along with isolation, loneliness, anxiety, and potential grief from losing a loved one (Choi et al., 2020; Yancy, 2020). Heilemann, M.

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Learning Social Worker

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Instead, my attitudes reflected the prevailing social construction of psychiatric diagnosis and treatment. Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre (with the dangerous ‘lunatic’ in the attic) and Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (set in a psychiatric hospital) are two examples of books I read at a young age.

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MQ Mental Health

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Around 70% of children meet diagnostic criteria for a mental health problem and among adults over 50% receive a psychiatric diagnosis. The study considered different levels of psychiatric care including diagnoses as well as hospitalizations for 11 psychiatric disorders including depression , anxiety , sleep, eating disorders and self-harm.

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Bipolar Bandit

JANUARY 23, 2024

She has spoken at CIT International, American Psychiatric Association, APNA, and The Missouri Behavioral Health Council. Her son, Ben, has been hospitalized over ten times for schizophrenia. Readers can try out these phrases right away to reduce anxiety, reframe situations and increase serenity. Explanations follow the actions.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

is an Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a Psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. is a clinical research coordinator in the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Related Disorders program at Massachusetts General Hospital. Journal of Anxiety Disorders , 55 , 70–78. Author Bios.

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Stop Abuse Campaign

OCTOBER 13, 2022

A priest sexually abused my mother, and she suffered crippling anxiety as an adult and was eventually diagnosed with depression. If someone attempts suicide, they are likely to experience a profound loss of civil rights- they can be involuntarily committed to psychiatric care for 72 hours. Then a more extended commitment may follow.

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Stop Abuse Campaign

OCTOBER 13, 2022

A priest sexually abused my mother, and she suffered crippling anxiety as an adult and was eventually diagnosed with depression. If someone attempts suicide, they are likely to experience a profound loss of civil rights- they can be involuntarily committed to psychiatric care for 72 hours. Then a more extended commitment may follow.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Women are more likely than men to report using substances to self-medicate negative affect and are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression than men. Thus, consideration of co-occurring psychiatric symptoms and disorders may be particularly relevant for women with substance use disorders. Kathryn McHugh, Ph.D. Greenfield, S.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

for example, 20% of individuals recall meeting the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD) at some point in their lives (Hasin et al., depression, anxiety), well-being, and cognitive reappraisal. In the United States (U.S.),

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Society of Clinical Psychology

JULY 13, 2018

Levy, Springer, and Tolin discuss a recent meta-analytic review of remission in CBT for anxiety disorders published in Clinical Psychology Review. . The efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders is well established, at least in terms of pre- to post-treatment reductions in anxiety severity.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Sites included community mental health centers, inpatient mental health hospitals, school-based services, and specialized programs for substance use or chronic homelessness. Extensive evidence supports its effectiveness in clinical situations ranging from depression and anxiety, to psychosis, trauma, and addiction (Hofmann et al.,

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Social Workers Speak

MARCH 10, 2022

According to licensed clinical social worker with Baptist Hospital, Melissa Donahue , “Buddy’s Law” would have definitely helped slow the cycle of violence and helped catch issues in homes. saying that, despite the order in Texas, doctors are not required to disclose private patient information regarding gender-affirming care.? .

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Clinical Philosophy

JANUARY 31, 2021

Sometimes they talk about, say, anxiety or depression or hypomania, sometimes about relationship and work difficulties. Consider Maya Abbott, a ‘tall, dark, attractive woman of twenty-eight’ who has spent 9 of the last 10 years in a psychiatric hospital. Gaita is a 17 year old ward assistant in a psychiatric hospital.

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