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Robin Cunningham

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posted 09/29/2008, comments (4)

Personal Advocacy - Representation

  When someone mentions advocacy for the mentally ill, what comes to mind for most people are organizations focused on lobbying congress and educating the general public.  Each of these endeavors is worthy of lengthy discussion, but neither provide what I would consider to be "personal advocacy."   Personal advocacy is taking up... Read moreChevron
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posted 09/17/2008, comments (0)

Second Generation Antipsychotics no Better for Children & Adolescents

Just because it's newer doesn't mean it's better. This is the message to come from recent studies that have examined the therapeutic effects of the latest generation of antipsychotic medications on children and adolescents. Not only are the remedial effects no better than older generation drugs but patients simply appear to swap one set of side... Read moreChevron
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posted 09/15/2008, comments (2)

Consumer Testimony

  Next week I expect to resume my series of blogs called Choices in Recovery.   During our national political campaigns, there arises from our populace, media and candidates a litany condemning those members of Congress that are influenced by lobbyists and special interest groups.  The outcry mimics the clamorous call of... Read moreChevron
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posted 08/22/2008, comment (1)

New Treatment for Women with Schizohprenia: Estrogen?

There's some interesting new research about the possible benefits of adding estrogen to the treatment of women with schizophrenia. In a study published in this month's Archives of General Psychiatry, women with schizophrenia who were given a transdermal patch of estrogen with antipsychotic medication had less symptoms, including psychotic... Read moreChevron
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posted 08/18/2008, comments (7)

Schizophrenia: Time for a Name Change?

  What's in a name? Well, quite a lot if it happens to be schizophrenia. Public misunderstanding of the term continues to be fuelled by lack of proper education and by media portrayals of the association of schizophrenia with criminality and violence or vaguely disturbing and unreliable behavior.   I was recently drawn to an... Read moreChevron
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