Bipolar Bandit

OCTOBER 27, 2021

It is easier with depression. There is no wonder people get addicted, but I feel like with drugs the “withdrawal” or in our case – the inevitable crash into depression, is what makes it “not worth it” for some people. Even knowing that I will end up in a hospital probably wouldn’t stop me.

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Bipolar Bandit

OCTOBER 31, 2022

I had mental illness episodes of extreme anxiety, depression, mania, and psychosis at different times from 1983-1992. I also worked in the mental health field for three years during this time, helping mentally ill patients in hospital settings. Major Depressive Episode In December of 2021, I had a major depressive episode.

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 3, 2022

In the past, mental health experts used many terms such as depression, anxiety, and acute stress disorder to refer to a nervous breakdown. The term is no longer used because it has not been recognized as a mental health disorder by the American Psychiatry Association in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5).

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 28, 2024

For the past seventy-two hours I had been a guest of Mercy Hospital’s emergency room and both the hospital and I had settled in for the wait. I had my own room, a real hospital bed instead of an ER examination cot, and a menu card for the next day’s meals. I think I need to go to a hospital.” I think…” I started. “I

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Bipolar Bandit

MARCH 7, 2024

First, let me say it is not easy living with someone with bipolar disorder. Their severe depressions and highest of manic episodes can ruin relationships. I have written a blog How to Support Someone with Bipolar Disorder , but have some things to add. In the blog I wrote a long time ago, I said to have an action plan.

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Bipolar Bandit

MARCH 7, 2024

First, let me say it is not easy living with someone with bipolar disorder. Their severe depressions and highest of manic episodes can ruin relationships. I have written a blog How to Support Someone with Bipolar Disorder , but have some things to add. In the blog I wrote a long time ago, I said to have an action plan.

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Beautiful Voyager

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

What I have is called Bipolar Disorder, which, by definition, is a mental condition marked by alternating periods of elation and depression. It started out as depression here and there. In May of 2017, I experienced my first true manic episode followed by a brutal, soul-sucking depression. The worst I’ve ever had.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 1, 2022

There are clinical, military, hospital, school social work, and other options. Large hospital systems typically employ LMSW social workers because they have demonstrated clinical acumen and the ability to navigate practice scenarios. Methadone is a treatment for opiate use disorder and has been around since the 1950s.

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All For Kids

MARCH 10, 2025

As the focus on childrens mental and behavioral health has increased, the number of behavioral health disorder diagnoses has also risen. A research study reported that nearly 20% of children and young people ages 3-17 in the United States have a mental, emotional, developmental, or behavioral disorder. 8% are anxiety disorders.

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Relias

AUGUST 23, 2023

For decades, both hospital administrators and patients considered nurses inferior to physicians. Cardiovascular disease, weight gain or loss, cardiac arrhythmias, musculoskeletal problems, insomnia, gastrointestinal disorders, and headaches can lead to employee absences that leave healthcare organizations short-staffed.

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Abuse Survivor

MARCH 22, 2022

I was triggered into a depressive episode after having a severe infection. Even as I practiced the coping skills that I had learned I felt myself sink longer and lower into the depression. I am making small changes to try to pull myself out of the depression and that seems to be working a little.

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Relias

AUGUST 30, 2023

For example, to administer whole person care to a client experiencing depression, a therapist could consider: Biochemical reactions in the client’s brain, such as lowered levels of dopamine or serotonin If the client’s basic needs are being met, i.e., are they experiencing housing, food, and/or clothing insecurity? Payers : Many in the U.S.

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Beautiful Voyager

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

On the other hand, as a peer specialist, I have noticed that in hospital or peer support group settings, men are overrepresented. Women predominate in the rates of common conditions such as anxiety and depression ( twice as much and more persistent than men ). Doctors are more likely to diagnose depression in women compared with men.

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Gateway Foundation

MARCH 6, 2023

This disorder’s leading characteristic is an overpowering urge to gamble, no matter the consequences. Those with gambling addiction are at an increased risk of developing a substance use disorder, which can arise from the same stressors. Do negative feelings like depression or stress cause your gambling? struggle with it.

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Relias

APRIL 22, 2022

As we mark Patient Experience Week from April 25 to April 29 this year, The Beryl Institute , which sponsors the week, is encouraging organizations to participate to enhance patient and staff relations, increase hospital morale, and improve communication.

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KVC

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Depression, anxiety, and trauma- and stress-related disorders are increasing. Teen suicide is the third leading cause of death for 10–18-year-old youth, and mental-health-related visits to hospital emergency rooms have risen significantly. We can truly transform the face of foster care and mental health.”

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Currently, a person may be detained for assessment if they are suffering from a mental health disorder of a nature or degree that warrants detention and they ought to be detained for the purposes of their health or safety or the protection of others.

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 29, 2022

I was entrusted to a mental hospital in Brattleboro, Vermont at age fifteen. This would be the first of many unsuccessful psychiatric hospital stays. But I do believe there is a sliver of hope, and for people that suffer from severe depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar, etc…sometimes that is all we need.

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Beautiful Voyager

APRIL 30, 2021

Leading me to feeling depressed, tired and sad. I always suspected living with a mild attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that didn’t affect me to a point of challenging my everyday life (or so I thought). I am a person that sometimes experiences symptoms of anxiety, depression and ADHD. I know it helps me.

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Relias

APRIL 28, 2023

Birth trauma is an adverse psychological reaction following pregnancy or childbirth similar to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Common signs of birth trauma include: Feelings of depression, anxiety, and/or guilt Flashbacks, intrusive thoughts, or nightmares regarding the event that caused trauma. What is birth trauma?

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Social Work Haven

MAY 9, 2023

Psychology may be used to explore issues such as anxiety, depression, or trauma, while social work can help individuals access resources and services to address more practical problems, such as housing or financial assistance. Clinical psychologists focus on diagnosing and treating psychological disorders.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Job loss, financial insecurity, loneliness, grief and social loss, increased symptoms of depression and anxiety, and lack of food security and other necessary resources are all contributing social risk factors for death by suicide. Remind them that these feelings are temporary and that they have other options.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Mental and Emotional Needs Assessment : Mental Health Evaluation : Social workers assess the individual’s mental health status, looking for symptoms of mental disorders, substance use issues, or trauma. Social workers also play important roles in schools, hospitals, and other public settings.

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Social Care

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

When I was growing up, a member of my family suffered very bad anxiety, depression and post -traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This included the hospital manager, head of care and nursing, occupational therapy and support colleagues. It must have gone well as I was offered the role later that day. I agreed and never looked back.

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Bipolar Bandit

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

It has taken a long time for me to come to terms with my diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Before 2002 I had been in and out of the hospital with depression; there was the idea floating about that I was exhibiting signs of bipolar, but I had yet to have a manic phase, so they could not diagnose me as such.

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Bipolar Bandit

APRIL 12, 2023

I had zero mental health issues for the first fifty-plus years of my life… Q: When did you first experience bipolar disorder? We initially thought that the first episode I had was depression but looking back we realize that I had in fact been hypomanic for some time before that. A: It was 2008; I was 51 and menopausal.

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Bipolar Bandit

APRIL 12, 2023

I had zero mental health issues for the first fifty-plus years of my life… Q: When did you first experience bipolar disorder? We initially thought that the first episode I had was depression but looking back we realize that I had in fact been hypomanic for some time before that. A: It was 2008; I was 51 and menopausal.

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Bipolar Bandit

APRIL 12, 2023

I had zero mental health issues for the first fifty-plus years of my life… Q: When did you first experience bipolar disorder? We initially thought that the first episode I had was depression but looking back we realize that I had in fact been hypomanic for some time before that. A: It was 2008; I was 51 and menopausal.

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Relias

JULY 14, 2022

The obstetrics community has focused on addressing high-risk areas such as maternal sepsis, postpartum hemorrhage, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, fetal heart monitoring, non-medically indicated Cesarean births, and shoulder dystocia emergencies. When both social and mental health issues are present, risks multiply.

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Gateway Foundation

AUGUST 15, 2022

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a common addiction, affecting nearly 15 million adults in the United States. Alcohol use disorder can lead to lost friendships, estranged marriages and family conflict. Respect: When combining the above issues, alcohol use disorder can lead to a complete lack of respect in a relationship.

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Shelter, Inc

AUGUST 22, 2022

Increasing rates of depression, anxiety, suicide, self-harm, aggression, eating disorders, and other behavioral issues in youth prompted a National State of Emergency in Children’s Mental Health by professional organizations in 2020. But today’s “normal” isn’t the same as it was pre-COVID.

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Gateway Foundation

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

While complicated and chronic, alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a condition that can be treated. ” Cooper’s statements attest to how alcohol use disorder affects every facet of one’s life — including those closest to us. Below are 15 famous people who struggled with alcohol addiction and found recovery. Bradley Cooper.

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Beautiful Voyager

MAY 22, 2023

At first I chalked up my depression to some of my first break-ups as an 18-year-old -- I mean, who hasn't been a heartbroken teenager thinking the world is over? I remember falling into a state of deep depression about six months into our relationship. Q: How do you describe your mental health journey? I begrudgingly stomped along.

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