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Treatments for Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Bandit

Anti-Depressants. Therapists. Inpatient Hospitalization. Partial Hospitalization. Benzodiazepines. Anti-Convulsants. Others not listed). LIFESTYLE CHANGES. Healthy Diet. Avoid Unhealthy Relationships. No smoking or drugs. Sleep Regularly. Minimize Stress. Support Groups. Religious Groups.

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How Social Workers can Use Words to Heal

Social Work Blog

Today, a growing body of research confirms that reading and writing can be therapeutic, even reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression. I was going to do this work as a visiting artist,” Scherlong explained, “and all my friends at the time were therapists and suggested that I get a social work degree. The results were powerful.

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My Short Stay in a Mental Health Hospital

Beautiful Voyager

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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Call for Submissions: 101 Things to Do with a Social Work Degree

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

Child Welfare Social Worker vs. Social Services Specialist III) Organization Type: (Government, Non-profit, For-profit, Outside social services) Setting: (School, Clinic, Hospital, etc.) However, during my MSW internship at a pediatric hospital, I realized how the resilience of young patients facing serious illnesses deeply moved me.

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Living with Someone Who Has Bipolar Disorder and Learning as You Go: How to Support Someone with Bipolar Disorder; Part 2

Bipolar Bandit

Their severe depressions and highest of manic episodes can ruin relationships. It is when that happens, I don’t listen to reason, get into fights, do things I regret later, hurt the people I love and sometimes even end up in a psychiatric hospital. First, let me say it is not easy living with someone with bipolar disorder.

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Am I Going Through a Nervous Breakdown?

Beautiful Voyager

In the past, mental health experts used many terms such as depression, anxiety, and acute stress disorder to refer to a nervous breakdown. Etiology may include mental health disorders such as anxiety disorder, depression, or schizophrenia. In a wider context, the term also means the inability to cope with life’s challenges.

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Mental Health Check-in

Abuse Survivor

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.