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What is Mild Intellectual Disability (MID)

Gary Direnfeld

The DSM is a compilation and classification of mental disorders as determined by a committee of psychiatrists under the American Psychiatric Association. Similarly, the term manic/depressive is no longer used in favor of Bipolar, also with several subtypes. They will just in a sense, live it.

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New KVC Thriving Magazine: Find Out Why KVC Is a Great Place to Work and Read New Success Stories

KVC

Hope is a 15-year-old girl who experienced depression and tried to end her life in multiple ways. But when she came to KVC Hospitals, she received comprehensive medical and psychiatric treatment. KVC Hospitals Kansas City is commemorating 30 years of providing compassionate psychiatric treatment to youth to help them heal.

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Guest Post: Interview with Merryl Hammond, PD; Author of Mad Like Me and Navigating Bipolar Country

Bipolar Bandit

I’ve worked as a lecturer in medical school, a trainer of nurses in rural South Africa, and — since immigrating to Canada — a public health consultant with Indigenous communities. We initially thought that the first episode I had was depression but looking back we realize that I had in fact been hypomanic for some time before that.

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Observing therapist-patient interactions to predict dropout from psychotherapy

Society of Clinical Psychology

Over about the last 50 years, clinical research has proven without a doubt that psychotherapy significantly alleviates the symptoms of a wide range of mental illnesses, for example, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, and addictions (Lutz et al., Psychiatric Quarterly, 51 (4), 271–279. Carpenter, P.

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News Items – May 25, 2023

Social Workers Speak

News Items – May 25, 2023 Carmen Reese Foster is a member of NASW-TN: Lack of empathy: Growing anxiety and depression follows wave of activism for Black social workers Milwaukee Independent Since the 2020 racial reckoning, social workers have prided ourselves on working to eliminate social justice disparities. So I ask a couple of questions.

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News Items – May 25, 2023

Social Workers Speak

News Items – May 25, 2023 Carmen Reese Foster is a member of NASW-TN: Lack of empathy: Growing anxiety and depression follows wave of activism for Black social workers Milwaukee Independent Since the 2020 racial reckoning, social workers have prided ourselves on working to eliminate social justice disparities. So I ask a couple of questions.

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Why Did It Take Me So Long To Accept My Mental Health Medication?

Beautiful Voyager

I started doing an inventory: I launched my own mental health consulting business, completed a few training sessions, quickly boosted my professional network, got involved in various projects and the list goes on. Leading me to feeling depressed, tired and sad. Yet I kept on top of my work and personal life responsibilities, barely.