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Loneliness and psychosis in clinical practice

Society of Clinical Psychology

In practice, clinical psychologists typically focus on diagnosing and treating specific mental health conditions. In fact, the annual rate of loneliness in people with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders appears to be around 2.3 1980) may be administered during clinical intake to inform treatment planning.

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The long awaited second edition Psychopharmacology: A mental health professional’s guide to commonly used medications by Herbert Mwebe

The Critical Blog

Whilst there are various alternative interventions to managing moderate to severe mental health presentations, psychotropic medications remain the mainstay interventions used in various clinical settings. haloperidol or clozapine) might either worsen or improve the person’s physical, mental and psychological wellbeing.

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Am I Going Through a Nervous Breakdown?

Beautiful Voyager

Etiology may include mental health disorders such as anxiety disorder, depression, or schizophrenia. People experiencing a nervous breakdown may show symptoms that are similar to clinical depression. This approach is called dual diagnosis treatment and is done to increase the individual's chance of long-term recovery.

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What makes mental illness stigma so hard to change (and also to study)?

Society of Clinical Psychology

Casados about her recently published article in Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. The stigma experienced because of one’s mental illness can in turn exacerbate psychological symptoms and deter treatment-use and recovery, thus further compromising an individual’s mental health (e.g., employment discrimination).

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Do Beliefs about Biology Matter for Mental Health?

Society of Clinical Psychology

by Kate MacDuffie and Tim Strauman about their newly published article in Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. Would it speed your recovery, or slow it down? Do Beliefs About Biology Matter for Mental Health? Imagine that you have just visited a mental health professional and received a diagnosis of depression.