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Legal analysis: the Supreme Court’s verdict on ordinary residence and mental health aftercare

Community Care

The issue in this case was which of two local authorities was responsible for providing and paying for “aftercare services” under section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (“MHA”) for a particular individual. The facts of the Worcestershire case This case involved a woman (“JG”) who had treatment-resistant schizoaffective disorder.

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Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder

Gary Direnfeld

If you have been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, it doesn’t mean you don’t quite have a personality. Now, imagine if your partner has a Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Life with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder can be so challenging. It does mean though that you have some fragilities.

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

NASW recognizes June as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. Social workers are the largest group of mental health providers in the United States and treatment of PTSD is one of their specialty areas. Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure. June 7, 2022.

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How can we protect peoples mental health during the cost-of-living-crisis?

MQ Mental Health

MQ Mental Health Research and the University of Glasgow, with support from The Lord Mayor's of London, have collaborated to help the UK better respond to the mental health issues arising from the ongoing cost-of-living-crisis. How will the cost-of-living-crisis impact the mental health and wellbeing of people in the UK?

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Treating Anxiety

Gary Direnfeld

It referred to as a disorder because those feelings of fear are either unfounded or far greater than what is reasonable to the trigger. Given an anxiety disorder, the saying, “trust your gut,” just doesn’t hold. The nature of the disorder is to be held hostage by feelings that don’t fully fit the situation.

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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).

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Memory Failing? Check the Alcohol Consumption…

Gary Direnfeld

The person with this disorder is left with holes in their memory that they don’t realize. The person with this disorder just doesn’t recognize it. He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice.