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What to expect when seeing a clinical psychologist

Lawson Psychology

What to expect when seeing a clinical psychologist Seeing a psychologist for the first time can be a daunting experience for some people. Arriving at the clinic When you arrive at the clinic, you will be welcomed by one of our client relationship team members. It’s completely normal to feel a little nervous and apprehensive.

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Member Voices: Be Wary of Mental Health ‘Experts’ on Social Media

Social Work Blog

Monteiro, LCSW The past two years were filled with fear and uncertainty, exacerbating a mental health crisis with an increase in anxiety, depression, suicide rates, and substance abuse. Storytelling can be part of the healing process in one’s mental health journey. My concern is not unwarranted.

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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

This jargon-free book is suitable for all trainee and registered health professionals who require knowledge and understanding of drugs used in the treatment of mental health conditions for prescribing or administering purposes. The arbiter of whether these medications are useful or not is the person taking the medication.

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If We Know There’s a Stigma, Why Is It Still Here?

My Brains Not Broken

When it comes to mental health, one of the things that is discussed a lot is stigma. The stigma surrounding mental health and mental illness comes up a lot in this space, and it’s something that can become impossible to ignore. The Mayo Clinic. Before we go further, what is stigma?

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What to Expect When a Child Discharges From a Children’s Psychiatric Hospital

KVC

When a child is discharged from a children’s psychiatric hospital, they will likely experience a range of emotions and expectations for life after their hospital stay. Choosing to admit a child for inpatient psychiatric care is never easy and it can be an overwhelming decision to make. Adjusting routines.

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What impact did the pandemic really have on mental health?

MQ Mental Health

Recently, a systematic review and meta-analysis was published in The British Medical Journal , which looked at mental health symptoms before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. It says that at a population level in these countries, there was little change in the prevalence of mental ill-health. But is this the full picture?

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Addressing Access in Ethnoracially Diverse Populations: Lessons from a University-Based Community Mental Health Center

Society of Clinical Psychology

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the George Floyd Uprising, and the Stop Asian Hate movement, ethnically and racially marginalized individuals in the United States need access to quality mental health care now more than ever. Department of Health and Human Services, 2019). 2014; Walker et al.,