Bipolar Bandit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

I’ve always felt most comfortable working with the sickest of the sick, and I have a lot of sympathy and empathy for their plight because I’ve increasingly noticed that they are most neglected by treatment providers and the government. When schizophrenia goes untreated, the consequences can be deadly.

Psychiatry 98

Psychiatry Interviewing Psychiatric Schizophrenia 98

SECTIONED

JANUARY 30, 2019

Access to the specialist day centre for people with severe and enduring mental illness (such as schizophrenia and bipolar) I’d been attending since being sectioned had been withdrawn as a result of council funding cuts. One issue is that it overlooks what’s already there, including occupational therapists and social workers.

Mental Health 12

Mental Health Schizophrenia Disability Consultation 12

Beyond Advocacy

MAY 2, 2023

She was being treated by a conventional therapist who diagnosed her with schizophrenia. She moved to New Mexico and began treatment with a nonconventional therapist who included taking walks and playing chess. Her “treatment” kept her in a state of anxiety. The practice has worked well with veterans.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Medicaid Foster Care Schizophrenia 52