 | Spirituality,
Meaning and Recovery from Serious Brain Disorder. |
| Recovery
from schizophrenia is possible, but has not often been
well supported. |
| Recovery
from schizophrenia is not rare. |
| Factors
helping recovery. |
| Intentional Care Performance Standards help
bridge the gap between the principles of recovery and empowerment and the
real-world application of these principles in the everyday work of direct
service staff and their supervisors. |
| Pat
Deegan, Ph.D., speaks from the depths of her soul, revealing how the mental
health system has so often impeded patients' road to recovery, and how we can do
better. |
| New
York Times article hints at just how promising the future can be for
all kinds of brain disorders, if we have the right therapies and
rehabilitation programs. (requires free registration) |
| John
Nash's recovery was done without antipsychotic
medications. Robert Whitaker comments that drugs
can even hinder recovery. |
| Welcome
World - A psychiatric medication detox and rehab center. |
| Words
that Can Help - Often encouragement is the best way of
helping. |
| Personal
experience and recommendations for reducing or getting off
antipsychotic and/or antidepressant medications - Kimberly Denise. |
| Recovery is possible: "We've
Been Misled by the Drug Industry," by Daniel B. Fisher. Editors
Note: We believe that in many cases medications are the key to
recovery, as do several individuals comments
on Dan Fisher's article. |
| Dan
Fisher and the National Empowerment Center state that
recovery can often lead to a life without antipsychotic
drugs. |
| GOLDBERG
MANIA INVENTORY: Use this brief, time-saving questionnaire to help
determine if you need to see a mental health professional, or for
tracking your mania on a regular basis. |
| What
hurts families of individuals
with brain disorders, by Joyce Burland, Ph.D., Director
NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program. |
| Safe
Harbor E-zine: a project dedicated to
educating the public, the medical profession, and government officials
on research and treatments that, minimally, do no harm and, optimally,
cure the causes of severe mental symptoms. |
| A new online
resource is now available, which opens the door to employment opportunities for individuals living with
mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. |
| Psychosocial
Treatments in Psychotic Disorders by Nancy A. Huxley, Ph.D., and
Ross J. Baldessarini, M.D. - The revolution in treatment of psychotic
disorders as biological disorders has led to a trend to undervalue and
under-utilize psychosocial interventions. |
| Information
site on withdrawal from SSRIs (antidepressants). |
| Recovery
from Schizophrenia is possible - A very large group of consumers has
achieved remarkable recovery. They are people who, in spite of ongoing
symptoms, have carved out a life. - From Monitor on Psychology, Feb.
2000 |
| Studies
show that early intervention in schizophrenia may forestall the
worst long-term outcomes for this devastating brain disorder. |
| Schizophrenia
- A handbook for families - published by Health Canada, this
approaches treatment with more than just medication. |
| Not
long ago I was asked to speak and be available to answer questions
at a meeting of our local chapter of the National Alliance for the
Mentally Ill (NAMI). The participants were either individuals being
treated for a mental disorder or family members. I was struck by the
first question, "How do we find a psychiatrist who will both
prescribe medications and talk to us?" As I looked at the audience,
they all nodded in affirmation that this was a significant problem. |
| Psychotherapy
not only can lead to clinical improvement in patients with
psychiatric disorders, but also can favorably influence their brains and
physiology as well, increasing scientific evidence shows. - Psychiatric
News July 6, 2001. |
| Treatment
of psychosis without using psychiatric medications - letter from Dr.
Loren Mosher. |
| Mental
Health Recovery: What helps and what hinders - Project to develop a
definition of Mental Health Recovery and determine performance
indicators. |
| Alternative
Mental Health Ezine - For those who are suffering from mental
ailments, many alternative remedies exist that soothe symptoms without
the toxic effects of drugs. Click here
to visit the Alternative Mental Health site. |
| When
trying to withdraw from many psychiatric drugs, patients can develop
serious and even life-threatening emotional and physical reactions. In
short, it is dangerous not only to start taking psychiatric drugs but
also can be hazardous to stop taking them. Therefore, withdrawal from
psychiatric drugs should be done under clinical supervision. Principles
of drug withdrawal are discussed in Your
Drug May Be Your Problem: How and Why to Stop Taking Psychiatric
Medications, by Peter R. Breggin, MD and David Cohen, PhD. |
| Writings
by Thomas Moore on the Care of the Soul: How to How to Add Depth and Meaning to Your Everyday Life. |
| Recovery
- "The Mentally Ill Refuse to Let Go of Their Dreams, for They
Possess Nothing Else!" Submitted to NAMI-SCC by Tom Barresi. |
| Therapies
can Jump Start Your Life - An overview of the various therapy
options commonly used to help
give people new tools to deal with ingrained, troublesome patterns of behavior
and to help them manage symptoms of mental illness. |
| Nutrients
play a critical role in mental health. They are the building blocks
of the nervous system. Correct testing and understanding of deficiencies
and overloads can pinpoint the causes of many severe mental symptoms,
thus opening the door to hope and recovery. |
| Nutritional
Supplement Offering New Hope To The Mentally Ill - Encouraging
Results Support Theory That Mental Disorders Are Linked to Nutrient
Deficiencies. |
| Partners in Recovery
- Panel: Integrating Psychiatry into the Recovery Process, at
the Adult System of Care Conference, April 26-28, 2000, in Santa Clara. The key note speakers
were Jay Mahler, an activist in the consumer
survivor movement, and Patricia Deegan Ph. D., Director of Training at the
National Empowerment Center. |
