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The long awaited second edition Psychopharmacology: A mental health professional’s guide to commonly used medications by Herbert Mwebe

The Critical Blog

This jargon-free book is suitable for all trainee and registered health professionals who require knowledge and understanding of drugs used in the treatment of mental health conditions for prescribing or administering purposes. The arbiter of whether these medications are useful or not is the person taking the medication.

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Costume, Cosplay and Dressing Up: Fashion and Mental Health

MQ Mental Health

Research has shone a fascinating light onto the power costume can have on our mental health. A few years ago, many conversations were had around Halloween costumes where people can dress up as a mental health patient or an ‘asylum escapee’. So it’s worth mentioning clearly - mental illness is not a costume.

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International Women’s Day: What’s It Like To Be a US Fellow for MQ?

MQ Mental Health

How did you find out about MQ Mental Health Research initially and the MQ Fellowship opportunity? Up until recently, my work had primarily used mixed methods approaches to intervention design, with my qualitative approaches heavily influenced by user-centred design. first appeared on MQ Mental Health Research.

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5 Myths About Eating Disorders

MQ Mental Health

Although the number of people affected by an eating disorder rises each year, there are still misconceptions that can harm those affected and slow early interventions. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric illness. Recovery can take months or years, but many people get better with treatment.

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International Women’s Day: What’s It Like To Be a US Fellow for MQ?

MQ Mental Health

Women are making history in research, some of them working with MQ Mental Health Research in their work. How did you find out about MQ Mental Health Research initially and the MQ Fellowship opportunity? It has provided funding towards improving my intervention and is also furthering my own learning as a scientist.

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Do Beliefs about Biology Matter for Mental Health?

Society of Clinical Psychology

Do Beliefs About Biology Matter for Mental Health? Imagine that you have just visited a mental health professional and received a diagnosis of depression. Would it speed your recovery, or slow it down? Would learning this information change your beliefs about what has happened to you and why?

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

Social workers are the largest group of mental health providers in the United States and treatment of PTSD is one of their specialty areas. Identify future areas of work/growth, boundaries as practitioners as the continued need for mental health treatment remains an essential service during the COVID 19 pandemic in the U.S.

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