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The Sensory Comfort Cart: A Portable Resource to Assist in the Recovery of Patients with Co-Occurring Diagnoses
…56 feedback forms were completed. Patients noted on 86% of the completed forms that the sensory modalities were effective for them. Aromatherapy (sense of smell) in the form of an…
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The Economics of Recovery: How Consumers Can Help Close the Budget Gap
…more productive? Many years ago at the Center for Career Freedom’s weekly community meetings, we saw a potential for channeling our consumer’s anger, frustration, and chronic complaining into a think-tank…
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Texting to Save Lives
…about the need for school programs for early detection and prevention, but I had no real answers or solutions. Later, I searched several terms online in hopes of finding some…
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The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation: A Personal Perspective
…experience battling depression into creating a publication to educate individuals and families struggling with mental illness about the latest treatments and the organizations that were in the community to help…
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To Improve Adolescent Mental Health, We May Need to Address Adverse World Events
…17, 2013. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2018). “National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Comparison of 2008-2009 and 2016-2017: Population Percentages.” https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/cbhsq-reports/NSDUHsaeTrendTabs2017/NSDUHsaeLongTermCHG2017.pdf Centers for Disease Control and…
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Mental Health in BIPOC Communities: How to Reduce Stigma and Barriers
…Academic Psychiatry, U.S. National Library of Medicine, Feb. 2021. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7933096/ O’Malley L. Addressing the Lack of Black Mental Health Professionals. Insight Into Diversity. 17 November 2021. https://www.insightintodiversity.com/addressing-the-lack-of-black-mental-health-professionals/#:~:text=Data%20from%20the%20American%20Psychiatric,percent%20of%20psychologists%20are%20Black https://therapyforblackgirls.com/ https://www.badbitcheshavebaddaystoo.com/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists…
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Peer-Led Support Helps Parents and Caregivers Cope with Mental Illness
…diagnosis; the latest research on the biological basis of mental illness and advances in treatment; an overview of treatment options; the impact of a child’s mental illness on the rest…
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Complexities in Caring for Older Adults: Challenges and Opportunities for Improvement
…comorbidities and associated complications. The foregoing study suggests individuals with SMI are predisposed to the premature development of various physical illnesses commonly associated with aging, but it does not discount…
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Subjects or Saviors: The Rules and Regulations Surrounding Human Clinical Trials of Experimental Psychiatric Medication
…begin laboratory testing will ever make it to the human testing stage. Initially, before human trials are even contemplated, a pharmaceutical company wishing to market a new drug must synthesize…
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The Promise and Peril of Performance Measurement
…law that exerts considerable influence in performance measurement programs. Perhaps the most common and recognizable manifestation of Campbell’s Law occurs within the realm of policing. The requirement that officers issue…
