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Developing a Culture of Accountability and Belonging
…Place relationships at the center of your work. Ask “How are we working together as a team?” For more information please visit www.marypendergreene.com, and by email at mary@mpgconsultingnyc.com, (212) 245-2510….
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Co-Occurring Fatigue: Compassion, Political, and Oppression Fatigue: Understanding and Meeting Our Special Needs as Helping Professionals
…patients, their loved ones, and their co-workers. Compassion Fatigue: Signs and Symptoms Compassion Fatigue is marked by increased cynicism at work and a loss of enjoyment of one’s career. It…
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Recognizing Suicide Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder
…had died” (www.autism-help.org, 2008). These are also common warning signs for both the neurotypical population and those with other mental illnesses. However, it is more crucial to actively search for…
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Improving the American Mental Health System: The Importance of the Workplace
…2005. U.S. Census Bureau. “Highlights Regarding Health Insurance 2013”. http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/data/incpovhlth/2013/highlights.html U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). “Workplace Policies and Programs Regarding Alcohol and Substance Abuse”. The National…
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AAS Guidelines Help Identify Risk of Suicide for Inpatient and Residential Patients
…are not comprehensive treatment guidelines regarding suicidal persons and are not a substitute for the clinical decisions that arise from the treatment relationship. Research to support these recommendations is not…
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The Epidemic of Opiate Abuse: Its Causes and (Potential) Solutions
The use of mind and mood altering substances is certainly not unique to our modern post-industrialized society. Epidemics of substance use and addiction have ravaged communities for hundreds of years….
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Finding the Perfect Fit with Peer Support: Navigating Employment with Mental Illness
Searching for the right job, or even any job, can be stressful for weeks, months, or even years. The challenges may not even stop after obtaining gainful employment. They can…
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Pharmacogenomic Testing in Pain Management and Behavioral Health: A Pharmacist Perspective
…in pharmacogenomics. In comparison to other companies that offer PGx for psychiatric conditions, Admera Health offers an expanded gene-testing panel that covers over 300 drugs used in conditions for psychiatry,…
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Treating Vulnerable, Mentally Ill Patients Who Are Navigating the U.S. Criminal Justice System
…a more timely and proactive manner, and to then divert these individuals into appropriate, immediate medical and behavioral health care management. For more information, contact Dr. Erin Falconer, erin.falconer@odhsolutions.com; https://www.odhsolutions.com/….
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Addressing the Intersection between Severe Mental Illness and Homelessness
…previously kept in hospitalization was now in the community at risk of homelessness, substance use disorder, suicide, and incarceration.xvii With limited availability of hospital beds compounded with inadequate community treatment…
