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A New Promising Recovery Tool

At a NAMI 2008 convention workshop, Clarence Jordan and a colleague, Tom Lane, national director, consumer and recovery services for Magellan Health Services public sector division, spoke about self-directed care (SDC).  It's a revolutionary concept yet to go mainstream.  Self-directed care programs give people in recovery much... Read moreChevron

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An Interview with Clarence Jordan

I'm honored to have interviewed Clarence Jordan, a NAMI board member who serves on their membership and diversity committee.  Clarence is the manager of consumer recovery services for Magellan Health Services.   CB: Tell us a little about the work you do with NAMI. CJ: In regards to my role as a board member, it's a wonderful... Read moreChevron

Early Detection and Prevention of Schizophrenia

The Sunday morning session at the NAMI 2008 convention featured two psychiatrists working on the cutting-edge of research and treatment for schizophrenia: Ed Scolnick, M.D., director, Psychiatry Initiative, the Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA and William Cook, Ph.D., director, Psychiatry Research, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME. ... Read moreChevron

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Understanding Delusions

Coming out of the last blog entry, a Q&A with two esteemed psychiatrists, I offer a peer's perspective.  At the 2008 NAMI convention, Milt Greek, who self-identifies as a "schizophrenic," lectured on Schizophrenia: Thinking and Feeling.  He gave us an inside view of what goes on in the head of someone in the throes of... Read moreChevron

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