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Christina Bruni

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posted 05/22/2008, comment (1)

Responding to Trauma

In the NAMI Peer-to-Peer nine-week education course, the mentors introduce the participants to the "Stages of Emotional Response to Trauma" and ask each of the students to assess where he or she is along this continuum. It is true that the diagnosis of schizophrenia is a trauma. My hospitalization in 1987 when I had my breakdown... Read more Chevron

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Robin Cunningham

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posted 05/21/2008, comment (1)

Coping Skills - #10 - Balance and Courage

Maintaining a balance in our lives is thought by most to be a critical coping skill, myself included. There are many derivatives of this important basic skill, such as sticking to a daily routine, going to a movie with friends every third Tuesday of the month, participation in a day program, going to a support group on a regular... Read more Chevron

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Robin Cunningham

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posted 05/12/2008, comments (9)

Coping Skill #9 - Never, Never, Ever Give up Hope - Period

This is a blog about hope and perseverance. It's been said that if you are devoid of all hope, you'll never be disappointed. This may be true, but the philosophy implicit in this statement is a terribly destructive way to live. Other clichés abound. I can't tell you how many well intentioned people tried... Read more Chevron

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Pamela Wagner

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posted 05/08/2008, comments (9)

Speech for Mental Health Association's 100th Anniversary

The following is the speech I gave to the Connecticut MHA lat night. Some of you may have heard me speak before and some of this may sound familiar, though a large part of it is new and the other parts of it have been mostly rewritten and redone. I posted it on my blog at schizophrenia.com so it also may be redundant if you already visit me... Read more Chevron

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Paul Ballas

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posted 05/05/2008, comments (0)

The Belmont Report and Modern Clinical Trials

In my last entry, I discussed some of the many ethical problems with the design and implementation of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and how it came to an end when these issues were brought to national attention in the late 1970's. This was a historic study in that it led to a re-examination and revision in the rules regarding ethical treatment of... Read more Chevron

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