Tag: Psychosis

Reframing Antipsychotic Discontinuation: A Psychiatristā€™s Personal and Professional Call for Epistemic...

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A psychiatrist with lived experience advocates for a more humane, collaborative approach to antipsychotic discontinuation that respects diverse ways of knowing.

Exile: My Cure for Psychosis

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Psychiatry infantilizes the patient.Ā Living in exile allows formerly psychotic people to achieve mature, healthy independence.Ā 

How to Be a Happy, Successful Incurable Schizophrenic

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If you are a young schizophrenic, I encourage you to accept the challenge of leading a happy, productive, meaningful life.

What Are We Overlooking? Reviewing Current and Alternative Treatments for Psychosis

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We should explore a raft of interventions, as susceptibility to psychosis isnā€™t separable from a personā€™s general well-being.

Despite Safety Risks, Prescribers Receive Little Guidance of Monitoring Antipsychotic Clozapine

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A new review finds a lack of available guidance on how to effectively monitor adverse effects of antipsychotic drug clozapine.

Reality According to Whom? Listening to My Wifeā€”and The Problems with...

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Sam Ruck shares an excerpt from his book "Healing Companions," which describes his life with, and love for, his wife and her ā€œalters.ā€Ā 

Tanya Frankā€”Zig-Zag Boy: My Familyā€™s Struggles With Broken Mental Healthcare

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Author Tanya Frank discusses her book 'Zig-Zag Boy A Memoir of Madness and Motherhood', which chronicles the experiences of her son Zach who experienced psychosis as a 19-year-old.

Jim Flannery: Sorry Itā€™s Not Funny – Comedy, Hip-Hop and Activism

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Born and raised in suburban Weathersfield, Connecticut, Jim Flannery was committed at four mental hospitals across the United States. There he received the best care available in the modern worldā€¦torture.

An Illness, or Risky Experimentation?

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Questioning is what I did, but once I started questioning so much of what I had learned and of what my identity had been, it wasnā€™t obvious to me where I should stop.

Many Service Users Interested in Decreasing Antipsychotic Use with Professional Help

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New research examines service user attitudes on discontinuing and reducing antipsychotic drugs.

Break Down. Wake Up. podcast ā€“ 008 – Embodying a Message...

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How his own madness inspired Matt Ball, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, to cultivate human connection, community and meaning in the mental healthcare system.

Antipsychotics Increase Risk of Dementia; New Research Illuminates Why

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In JAMA psychiatry, researchers outline new theories connecting antipsychotic use in people with schizophrenia and increased dementia risk.

What We Have Always Known but Psychiatry Forgot

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When I came off my last medication, my psychiatrist said to me, ā€œYou will get sick again.ā€ Psychiatry has always been sure that I would never recover from bipolar disorder.

Antipsychotic Adherence Research Overlooks Key Information

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Researchers argue for a shift away from a focus on antipsychotic adherence toward understanding service usersā€™ diverse patterns of use.

New Study: The Clinical High Risk for Psychosis (CHR-P) Model Is...

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The CHR-P model focuses on ā€œattenuated psychosisā€ to predict ā€œtransitionā€ to schizophrenia and ignores other factors. But new research shows that the model is a poor predictor.

A Review of “Mud Flower: Surviving Schizophrenia and Suicide Through Art”

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In "Mud Flower," Meghan Caughey seeks an ethics centered on the valuation of madnessā€”and on art as one communicative pathway for valuesā€”for the muddy waters discarded by society.

Minimal Medication Alternatives for Psychosis Needed

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Researchers question the long-term use of antipsychotics and suggest increased research and investment in psychosocial interventions.

The Undervalued Potential of Living Without Psychiatric Drugs

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Compared to the last six years, compared to how intense the drugs are and how grueling the side-effects, my first psychosis at 17, I admit, was honestly not that bad.

How to Support Healing from Psychosis Versus Imposing Social Control

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This article is written for the loving supporter or social worker. My hope is that it will help you gain strategies for how to handle the relationship with someone experiencing psychosis.

Keys to Successful Discontinuation of Antipsychotic Medication

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Qualitative study finds that both internal resources and systemic factors play a role in antipsychotic discontinuation outcomes.

The BBC, Harrow, and a Public Left in the Dark

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The recent report by the BBC on medication-free treatment in Norway, when viewed in conjunction with the media silence on Martin Harrow's latest publication, reveals why the public remains misinformed about the long-term effects of antipsychotics.

In Memoriam: Birgitta Alakare

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On February 19, 2021, the world lost Birgitta Alakare, the former chief psychiatrist at Keropudas Hospital in Tornio, Finland and a pioneer in the development of Open Dialogue.

How Culture Influences Voice Hearing: An Interview with Stanford Anthropologist Tanya...

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Ayurdhi Dhar interviews Tanya Luhrmann about cultural differences in voice-hearing, diagnosis and damaged identities, and conflicts in psychiatry.

Stepping Into Oneā€™s Inner Radiant Space

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It is hard to step out of the space of diagnoses because of the power it holds. The ā€œdoctorā€ who inflicted on you the awful label of ā€œschizophreniaā€ or ā€œbipolarā€ damages you because of the power he holds.

Original Soteria House Members to Speak!

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Soteria Houseā€™s history is complex and fascinating. Soteria Houses have never had the support they needed, but they still managed to change so many lives.