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Guest Post: Interview with Author of Breakdown: A Clinician’s Experience in a Broken System of Emergency Psychiatry

Bipolar Bandit

Although most mobile psychiatric emergency cases have involved mentally high functioning patients, I’ve been most invigorated from helping the most impaired patients, usually suffering from psychosis. They are grossly underserved in both the mental health and legal systems. This results in treatment non-adherence.

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Loneliness and psychosis in clinical practice

Society of Clinical Psychology

In practice, clinical psychologists typically focus on diagnosing and treating specific mental health conditions. In fact, the annual rate of loneliness in people with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders appears to be around 2.3 1980) may be administered during clinical intake to inform treatment planning.

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Crime prevention starts with protecting children

Stop Abuse Campaign

Many people associate crime with poverty, homelessness, and mental health issues. Mental Health Mental health has become a go-to explanation for violent crime, creating a stigma that hinders the disbursement of resources to people who need them.

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Crime prevention starts with protecting children

Stop Abuse Campaign

Many people associate crime with poverty, homelessness, and mental health issues. Mental Health . Mental health has become a go-to explanation for violent crime, creating a stigma that hinders the disbursement of resources to people who need them.