1. Background Most of young adults or adolescents, when there are hospitalized for a first psychotic episode (FEP) has co-occurring addiction disorders. For the FEP, treating the psychotic trouble is often the first aim, addiction is considered as a second one, caregivers understand substance ...
Seeing Paweł go through a psychotic episode was a shock to his wife, Joanna, who'd always known him as a content and confident man. In Part 2 of their story, Joanna shares how Paweł's diagnosis led her to relearn everything she thought they knew about schizophrenia. With the help...
immediately call 911 and ask for police. Tell them they have schizophrenia and explain the situation, but let them handle it. Police should be trained to evaluate and manage people with psychotic disorders and other types of emotional distress. Call their doctor to let them know ...
There were four key psychological processes that contributed to resilience: (1) gaining a sense of control by nullifying perceptions of being controlled by overwhelming emotional and psychotic experiences, and instead, acquiring confident autonomy; (2) gaining a sense of hope facilitated by experiencing...
to substance abuse or comorbid mental health disorders[4].Furthermore, some studies have found that those patients with mood disorders, who are acutely ill or psychotic, may show more verbal and physical aggression and hostility, and even a higher rate of criminal behavior, compared to those ...
Stable peoplecan handle some pretty rough friendship behavior that my bipolar doesn’t allow me to handle. I can lose sleep and get sick very quickly if a friendship is upsetting or confusing. I know this is not a regular reaction, but it is what happens in my“bipolar brain.” ...
This research study took place in the Northwest of Ireland with young people aged 16–25 years of age with experiences of help-seeking for their mental health problems. Young people who had attempted, exited early or completed a help-seeking episode were welcome to take part. Participant chara...
Digital health interventions have the potential to improve the efficacy and accessibility of mental health services for people with severe mental health problems, but their integration into routine practice is a challenge. The real-world implementation o
“You have to be quite skilled to do that because it’s very easy to get involved in rather very difficult conversation where the family will be offloading their distress and their anger and so forth. So if you meet with all of them, you have to handle that in some ways and it is ...
We’ve been trained to believe that the body is a machine, and we can input and output our calories in a way that will cause weight loss. So it’s understandable why these clients would expect to see weight loss from a significant caloric deficit like that. But the fact is, they simpl...