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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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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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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. Not another mental health diagnosis and medication! referring to my worst mental health challenges).

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What is Mild Intellectual Disability (MID)

Gary Direnfeld

It first appears in the 2013 edition of the Diagnostic and Statistics Manual of Mental Disorders, 5 th Edition (DSM-5). The DSM is a compilation and classification of mental disorders as determined by a committee of psychiatrists under the American Psychiatric Association. If not, you are missing many more posts!

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Positive Autobiographical Memories in the Context of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Society of Clinical Psychology

Trauma exposure takes a toll on societies and individuals, leading to the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for a sizable minority of individuals (Magruder et al., References American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.). Bomyea et al., Banducci, A.

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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. I had zero mental health issues for the first fifty-plus years of my life… Q: When did you first experience bipolar disorder?

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Getting Better Outcomes from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatments

Society of Clinical Psychology

Several effective treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) exist, yet nearly half of patients continue to have significant symptomatology after receiving them (e.g., These approaches have been shown to be effective in anxiety disorders (e.g., Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71(4), 706-712. References.