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Paul Ballas

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posted 10/27/2008, comment (1)

A New Mental Health Act

The treatments for schizophrenia have improved significantly over the past few decades, but many patients and their families are frustrated by having to pay a higher copay for seeing a psychiatrist than for seeing any other specialist. This is in part due to a long history of distinction between mental and physical health in many insurance... Read more Chevron

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Carol Kivler

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posted 09/19/2008, comments (2)

Demystifying ECT: A Patient’s Success with Electric Convulsive Therapy

As a courageous survivor of ECT (Electric Convulsive Therapy), I am often asked to speak to people suffering with depression and their family members about ECT. Many have the same exact questions that I had when I was first asked to consider ECT as a treatment intervention for my clinical depression back in 1990. Today, 15 years later,... Read more Chevron

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Christina Bruni

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posted 07/15/2008, comments (0)

Pamela Spiro Wagner Wins Creativity Contest

The Decorated Betsy by Pamela Spiro Wagner The Mental Health and Creativity contest winners were chosen in June. At the convention, in NAMILand, a table was set up with a laptop where you could view a streaming video of the artwork. The winners are:Betty Marschner, peer - Life on the Prairie with Bipolar Disorder Dorothea... 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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Christina Bruni

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posted 01/24/2008, comments (3)

Improving Your Mental - and Physical - Health with Exercise

In December when I saw Dr. Krall, my c-reactive protein was wacky, thus I'm at an elevated risk for heart disease, even though my cholesterol level and weight are good. Well, I admit I had slid back into not exercising in the fall, and it was time to get hip.I've belonged to my gym for four years. It's a clean, well-lit facility, the... Read more Chevron

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