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Recovery from Psychosis in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder Is Possible

Mad in America

And that made me more confident to step out further into the real world: I began to volunteer with an organisation focused on mental health advocacy. There are still mild cognitive issues and a feeling that my brain has definitely slowed down. I am becoming re-integrated with the real world.

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Rainbows in the storm: Navigating hostility and hope in LGBTQ+ lives   

Centre for Mental Health

It is notable that financial instability linked to discrimination in employment, housing, and access to education can be a relentless stressor, compounding feelings of insecurity, and exacerbating poor mental health, including for older people. Conclusions The stakes have never been higher.

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“All Real Living Is Meeting”: Brent Robbins on Love, Death, and the Possibilities of Psychology

Mad in America

Our goal was that, by the time the DSM-5 was released, the headlines wouldnt call it the definitive manual of psychiatrythey would call it controversial. And when our understanding of personhood changes, so too does the implicit philosophical anthropology that shapes our definitions of normality and pathology. We wanted to change that.

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The Fight Against Involuntary Commitment: Are Protection and Advisory Councils Fulfilling Their Mission?

Mad in America

In her mid-twenties, KK learned that her life-changing release from that hospital had come about, at least in part, due to a Protection & Advocacy organization that had sent in peers to talk with patients at the institution and reported on abuses there. Nevertheless, she added, I definitely believe that there can be challenges.