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Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis with DSM5-TR Changes

Counselor Toolbox podcast

TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction to schizophrenia spectrum disorders 04:00 Types of delusions 08:50 Hallucinations 10:30 Disorganized thinking 12:45 Abnormal motor behavior 15:10 Negative symptoms in schizophrenia 17:30 Schizophrenia, brief psychotic disorder schizophreniform 21:55 Delusional Disorder 22:40 Differential diagnosis 31:05 Associated features (..)

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Living With Schizoaffective Disorder

MQ Mental Health

Last month saw World Schizophrenia Awareness Day (24 May). MQ supporter Giles Addison kindly shared his personal experience of being diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder. Giles’ condition is related to but separate as a diagnosis from both Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder.

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Bipolar or Any Mental Illness Is Not Your Fault

Nnatasha Tracy

Bipolar disorder is not your fault. Schizophrenia is not your fault. Depression is not your fault. You did nothing to deserve a mental illness. You are a good person and your being sick does not affect that. Mental illness landed on you and started eating away at your brain. It could have happened to anyone.

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American Dreams: What’s It Like To Be An MQ Research Fellow In The USA?

MQ Mental Health

Given known areas of overlap in risk for autism and schizophrenia, I wondered whether periconceptional folic acid might also confer protection against schizophrenia risk.

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Into the DSM - Schizophrenia

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker Exam

Schizophrenia will doubtless come up for social workers employed in clinic settings. Schizoaffective, depressive, and bipolar disorder ruled out. That means it's one of the diagnoses that you may find appear on the social work licensing exam. Here are the criteria: A. Delusions 2. Hallucinations 3. Disorganized speech 4.

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Everything You Need to Know About Mental Health Case Management

Famcare

The most prevalent mental ailment among Americans is depression, but they also have bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety, OCD, and PTSD. Mental health issues have been identified in more than 50 million Americans.

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Guest Post: The Difference Between Mental Health & Mental Illness by Amelia Blackwater

Bipolar Bandit

The main groups of mental disorders are: * Anxiety disorders. Eating disorders ex. Mood disorders ex. Personality disorders ex. borderline personality disorder. Psychotic disorders ex. schizophrenia. Substance abuse disorders ex. Trauma-related disorders ex. anorexia or bulimia.