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Diversity Spotlight: Nadine A. Chang, PhD

Society of Clinical Psychology

a licensed clinical psychologist and advocate for Asian American mental health in the state of New York. in clinical and school psychology at Hofstra University. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Chang earned her B.A.

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Clinical Philosophy

She'd been home-schooled by him and, when she was 14, she realised that, whilst she 'didn't have a word for it', for him all was not well. And then later, in one of her first clinical psychology lessons, she learns about the 'paranoid schizophrenia' diagnosis: "Oh my God", she thinks, "that's my dad!

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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. Early intervention and treatment can help prevent worsening of your symptoms, anxiety disorder, clinical depression, or psychosis.

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Addressing Racism and Racial Trauma in Behavioral Healthcare: A Review With the Experts

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Schools in Black communities remain underfunded, with implicit bias impacting the assessment and evaluation of Black students in these schools. Question: When it comes to diagnosing, we see that Black/African Americans have higher rates of being diagnosed with schizophrenia, where instead the diagnoses should be PTSD or MDD.

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Emotional Support Animals: Considering the Ramifications

Society of Clinical Psychology

This SCP Student Blog post by Adam Duberstein discusses the role of emotional support animals in clinical psychology. We cannot abuse our power to help others to take advantage of an ungoverned system, but we can use our critical clinical thinking skills to ensure that those patients who need an ESA can have one. About the Author.

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My Short Stay in a Mental Health Hospital

Beautiful Voyager

My husband, a full-time high school math teacher, as well as an amateur but accomplished musician, had just come back from a practice session and found me sitting up in bed. So, I called my psychiatrist’s office and got an answering machine from an evidently-open urgent care clinic. Schizophrenia? I told him I didn’t feel right.