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Question of the Month: Health Care Solutions

Hello,   The question of the month is geared to obtain your feedback on exactly how we can fix the mental health and health systems that are broken, have been for at least a decade, and need to be fixed.   What would you do if you were in the White House?  How would you propose we change systems that aren't working in the... Read moreChevron
posted 02/20/2011, comments (2)|
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Finally "getting it"

After many years on and off meds, in and out of hospitals, losing many jobs, I think I am finally understanding that I need to take my medications as prescribed.  I need to do it to keep my brain healthy.  I do lots of things to ensure that the rest of my body stays healthy -- exercising, eating right, yoga, enough sleep, etc.  But... Read moreChevron
posted 06/13/2010, comments (3)|
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New Documentary Profiles Artists With Schizophrenia

(Santa Barbara, CA - February 13, 2010) - A new documentary profiling three artists with schizophrenia has premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF).   ‘Crazy Art' tells the story of three schizophrenic artists from Santa Barbara, California. The film follows their lifelong struggle with mental illness and... Read moreChevron
posted 02/13/2010, comments (0)|
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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 moreChevron
posted 10/27/2008, comment (1)|
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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 moreChevron
posted 09/19/2008, comments (4)|
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