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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. . PTSD isn’t the only way trauma can manifest in terms of mental health symptoms. Do you know your score?

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psychosis, violence, and the fear of madness

Clinical Philosophy

The psychological community often attempts to combat the stigma suffered by the mentally ill by challenging the view that people suffering schizophrenia and other psychotic conditions are physically dangerous. of the professionally representative 2017 BPS report Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia. In short, 9.3%

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My Short Stay in a Mental Health Hospital

Beautiful Voyager

Schizophrenia? All I ask is that you keep our conversations here confidential, to respect other peoples’ privacy. Many were here with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, so common following participation in armed conflict and in some cases, the result of physical or sexual abuse. I wondered. Schizo-affective disorder?