Schizophrenia is a chronic debilitating mental disorder characterized by psychotic (positive) symptoms, such as delusions, hallucinations, paranoia and disordered thinking, as well as more subtle (negative) symptoms, such …
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Learning to Understand My Brother's Schizophrenia | Psych Central
Learning to Understand My Brother's Schizophrenia. By Brittany Green ~ 4 min read. A few years ago, my mother called the police when my brother said he had the desire to kill himself. He'd been admitted to a mental hospital …
5 Actual Historical Treatments For Mental Illness | History Buff
Mental illness has only very recently begun to be understood in the context of genetics, chemical imbalances, and brain science. Before that, it was believed to be caused by everything from sinful behavior to demons in the …
Psych Central Supports the Bipartisan Mental Health Reform Act of …
mental-health-reform-act-murphy-cassidy-2015 We believe that mental health and behavioral healthcare reforms in the United States are vital. The vision that President Kennedy had in 1963 about accessible mental health …
Should You Use Your Employer's Mental Health Screening Tools …
In a word, no. Employer's screening tools for any kind of mental health issue — if not required by working in a sensitive industry — should be avoided, as they bring little value to you, the employee, that you can't get elsewhere.