Preventing Suicide: Addressing Trauma-Related Symptoms in Individuals with Serious Mental Illness

• By: Ann Marie Kavanagh, PhD Richard LaMonica, PhD G. Mitchell Mazzone, MA Pilgrim Psychiatric Center
• July 19th, 2023
• mindfulness, posttraumatic stress symptoms, PTSD, self-compassion, serious mental illness, suicide, suicide prevention, suicide risk, Summer 2023 Issue, trauma
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The incidence of mental illness is pervasive in the United States, a recent estimate suggesting it impacts more than one in five adults (NIMH, 2023). While “mental illness” is a category that embodies all diagnoses, a subset of this category, serious mental illness (i.e., schizophrenia spectrum...

Simple Self-Care Methods to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Depression

• By: Dr. Gene Ira Katz, DMCJ, DABS, LAC, LPCC Positive Pathways Counseling
• April 18th, 2023
• anxiety, depression, health and wellness, mindfulness, self-care, Spring 2023 Issue, stress
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Anxiety is generally characterized as feelings of tension, worried thoughts, increased blood pressure, sweating, trembling, dizziness, and a rapid heartbeat. Anxiety disorders include recurring intrusive thoughts and fears about unspecified threats. While some degree of anxiety is common, it’s...

How Modeling Compassion Can Help Reduce Stigma in Mental Health

• By: Vickie Mishoulam, MA, MSW Vanessa Proaño, MA Marisol Cruz, AA, NYCPS John Kvarnstrom, AA, CASAC-T, NYCPS Enmanuel Gonzalez-Pantoja, CASAC-T, CRPA, NYCPS ACMH, Inc.
• April 18th, 2023
• active listening, compassion, mental health, mental health stigma, mindfulness, peer support groups, self-stigma, Spring 2023 Issue, wellness action recovery plans
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In recent years, as our understanding of mental illness has continued to develop, we have seen many positive changes that have impacted behavioral health care and the lives of consumers. Nevertheless, public and personal misconceptions about mental illness continue to be of concern as it creates...