Interventional, Psychiatric and Recovery

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

The Critical Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Whilst there are various alternative interventions to managing moderate to severe mental health presentations, psychotropic medications remain the mainstay interventions used in various clinical settings. The arbiter of whether these medications are useful or not is the person taking the medication. ISBN: 9781914171444 235pp £24.99.

Mental Health

Mental Health Psychiatric Schizophrenia Interventional

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

MQ Mental Health

MARCH 4, 2024

Up until recently, my work had primarily used mixed methods approaches to intervention design, with my qualitative approaches heavily influenced by user-centred design. It has provided funding towards improving my intervention and is also furthering my own learning as a scientist. Over the next 2.5

Hospitals

Hospitals Interventional Mental Health Psychiatric

5 Myths About Eating Disorders

MQ Mental Health

MARCH 2, 2022

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.

Disorder

Disorder Psychiatric Recovery Mental Health

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

MQ Mental Health

MARCH 4, 2024

Up until recently, my work had primarily used mixed methods approaches to intervention design, with my qualitative approaches heavily influenced by user-centred design. It has provided funding towards improving my intervention and is also furthering my own learning as a scientist. Over the next 2.5

Hospitals

Hospitals Interventional Mental Health Psychiatric

Safety Planning Checklist for You and Your Clients

Relias

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Psychiatric Advance Directives. The purpose of substance use safety planning is to support the client in recovery, help them maintain sobriety, and work to prevent relapses. If your organization works with individuals dealing with SUDs, helping these clients create a safety plan can provide a huge boon to their recovery efforts.

Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Sobriety Psychiatric Recovery

Safety Planning Checklist for You and Your Clients

Relias

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Psychiatric Advance Directives. The purpose of substance use safety planning is to support the client in recovery, help them maintain sobriety, and work to prevent relapses. If your organization works with individuals dealing with SUDs, helping these clients create a safety plan can provide a huge boon to their recovery efforts.

Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Sobriety Psychiatric Recovery

NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

MAY 25, 2022

This resource from the American Psychiatric Association provides expert responses to common questions pertaining to PTSD. . The NCTSN has trained more than two million professionals in trauma-informed interventions. This blog from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence discusses the dynamics of abuse and helpful resources.

Disorder

Disorder PTSD Military Mental Health

Costume, Cosplay and Dressing Up: Fashion and Mental Health

MQ Mental Health

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Just like an inmate in a prison, those who experience inpatient psychiatric care also might experience a costume of sorts. The symbolism of wearing a hospital gown may adversely impact wellbeing and chances of recovery as well as increase patient distress and exposure or vulnerability. I’ve been an inpatient wearing a hospital gown.

Mental Health

Mental Health Psychology Recovery Hospitals

Do Beliefs about Biology Matter for Mental Health?

Society of Clinical Psychology

MARCH 31, 2017

Would it speed your recovery, or slow it down? Although originally expected to reduce social stigma and blame, many biological messages about psychiatric disorders like depression have had the opposite effect (Haslam & Kvaale, 2015; Lebowitz, 2014).

Mental Health

Mental Health Psychiatry Clinic Disorder

Am I Going Through a Nervous Breakdown?

Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 3, 2022

Experts agree that regardless of culture, a "nervous breakdown" means that the individual is no longer able to do his " normal functioning " due to extreme emotional or psychological distress or a psychiatric condition. This approach is called dual diagnosis treatment and is done to increase the individual's chance of long-term recovery.

Disorder

Disorder Mental Health Self-harm Paranoia

Getting Better Outcomes from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatments

Society of Clinical Psychology

JANUARY 10, 2020

High levels of co-morbid problems can interfere with recovery. Our systematic review assessed high quality evidence for current interventions designed to augment first-line PTSD treatments (Metcalf et al., Cognitively taxing to process the trauma memory. Accelerate the fear extinction process. Improve trauma-related cognitive capacity.

Disorder

Disorder PTSD Military Psychology

What makes mental illness stigma so hard to change (and also to study)?

Society of Clinical Psychology

AUGUST 15, 2017

The stigma experienced because of one’s mental illness can in turn exacerbate psychological symptoms and deter treatment-use and recovery, thus further compromising an individual’s mental health (e.g., How can the experiences of persons with mental illness be considered when designing studies or interventions? Corrigan, P. Kessler, R.

Psychiatry

Psychiatry Schizophrenia Psychology Empathy

BSW & MSW Scholarship Recipients 2022-2023

University of Connecticut

MAY 8, 2023

During my time at UConn, learning how to work with different groups of people and learning different interventions will help me expand my knowledge even further after graduation. My field placement is with Wellmore Behavioral Health in Waterbury, where I am an Intensive In-home Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services clinician.

Justice and Corrections

Justice and Corrections LMSW Schools Mental Health

An interview with Dr. Marisa Marraccini

MQ Mental Health

MARCH 16, 2023

Our qualitative research was focused on helping improve school reintegration experiences for youth following a psychiatric crisis. In addition to considering how to improve communication between schools, families, and hospitals, we started thinking about how to improve therapeutic interventions during hospitalization.

Interviewing

Interviewing Mental Health Hospitals Interventional

Guest Post: Interview with Randye Kaye: Podcast Co-Host of Schizophrenia: 3 Moms in the Trenches and Author of Ben Behind His Voices: One Family’s Journey from the Chaos of Schizophrenia to Hope and Happier Made Simple: Choose Your Words

Bipolar Bandit

JANUARY 23, 2024

She has spoken at CIT International, American Psychiatric Association, APNA, and The Missouri Behavioral Health Council. With proper recovery support (structure, purpose, love/community and treatment – what Randye calls the “4 Pillars”) enjoyed a period of recovery which included full-time work and two years of college.

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Interviewing Recovery Mental Health

Roadmap toward a neuromodulatory treatment for PTSD and anxiety

Society of Clinical Psychology

AUGUST 15, 2023

Neuromodulation is rapidly emerging as a novel avenue for the treatment of psychiatric conditions, and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a noninvasive neuromodulation technique, has been shown to be a versatile tool in the arsenal (Lefaucheur et al., Device-Based Modulation of Neurocircuits as a Therapeutic for Psychiatric Disorders.

PTSD

PTSD Anxiety Psychiatry Disorder

Why Gender Matters in the Study and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders

Society of Clinical Psychology

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Thus, consideration of co-occurring psychiatric symptoms and disorders may be particularly relevant for women with substance use disorders. Furthermore, a promising new treatment approach is the use of gender-responsive interventions. Such treatments may use gender-specific format (e.g., therapeutic content specific to women).

Disorder

Disorder Clinic Recovery Psychiatric

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

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

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5 Myths About Eating Disorders

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

Safety Planning Checklist for You and Your Clients

Safety Planning Checklist for You and Your Clients

NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Costume, Cosplay and Dressing Up: Fashion and Mental Health

Do Beliefs about Biology Matter for Mental Health?

Am I Going Through a Nervous Breakdown?

Getting Better Outcomes from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatments

What makes mental illness stigma so hard to change (and also to study)?

BSW & MSW Scholarship Recipients 2022-2023

An interview with Dr. Marisa Marraccini

Guest Post: Interview with Randye Kaye: Podcast Co-Host of Schizophrenia: 3 Moms in the Trenches and Author of Ben Behind His Voices: One Family’s Journey from the Chaos of Schizophrenia to Hope and Happier Made Simple: Choose Your Words

Roadmap toward a neuromodulatory treatment for PTSD and anxiety

Why Gender Matters in the Study and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders

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