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A new treatment for PTSD in healthcare staff

MQ Mental Health

Even before the pandemic, people working in the emergency services and healthcare fields were three times more likely to have PTSD or depression symptoms than the general population. . However when COVID struck the Oxford team quickly adapted to expand the study for all frontline healthcare workers in hospitals in the UK.

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My Short Stay in a Mental Health Hospital

Beautiful Voyager

For the past seventy-two hours I had been a guest of Mercy Hospital’s emergency room and both the hospital and I had settled in for the wait. I had my own room, a real hospital bed instead of an ER examination cot, and a menu card for the next day’s meals. I think I need to go to a hospital.” I think…” I started. “I

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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. Due to the vast amount of mental health difficulties that the American populace is dealing with, case managers for mental health are in high demand.

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Celebrating support workers

Social Care

When I was growing up, a member of my family suffered very bad anxiety, depression and post -traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This included the hospital manager, head of care and nursing, occupational therapy and support colleagues. It must have gone well as I was offered the role later that day. I agreed and never looked back.

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COVID-19 Inquiry: The Missing Mental Health Impact

MQ Mental Health

Why were the psychiatric hospitals emptied at the same time as community care was shut down? Dr Sarah Hughes, the CEO of mental health charity Mind, publicly noted that millions of people who suffered and continue to suffer the mental health implications of the pandemic “will not have their voice heard”.

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

Bipolar Bandit

McLean Hospital. *Personality disorders ex. borderline personality disorder. Psychotic disorders ex. schizophrenia. Substance abuse disorders ex. drug addictions. Trauma-related disorders ex. How does Mental Health & Mental Illness Intersect? You can have good mental health & still have a mental illness. Sources: NIB.

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Mental Health Check-in

Abuse Survivor

I think anyone would under my circumstances of life plus debilitating PTSD symptoms. I have to remember that I wake up with a certain amount of stress and accept that I’m not running around like someone that doesn’t have PTSD so I need to give myself a break. I have struggled with this for years.