My psychiatrist once told me that gastroenterologists call the gut “the second brain” because it has such a powerful impact on one's mental health. For example, constipation (a side effect of many psychiatric medications) can …
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Reform model not yet helping people with mental illness
People who are diagnosed with mental health conditions did not see improvements in coordination and quality of care as hoped but did not experience large cuts in access as some had feared under an early alternative …
Slipping Into Psychosis: What It’s Like To Be A 20-Something With Schizophrenia
lolamyers I remember it vividly: twelve years old, sitting on a bench, watching the floor morph into moving pictures. First a face, slowly turning from left to right; next, a sailboat on choppy waves. I thought everyone saw the world like I did, that everyone’s reality wiggled and squirmed when scru …