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Am I Going Through a Nervous Breakdown?

Beautiful Voyager

Etiology may include mental health disorders such as anxiety disorder, depression, or schizophrenia. Here are some things you can do besides talking to your doctor or therapist: Manage your stress: Determine which responsibilities you’re comfortable taking on now and which can wait until you feel better.

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Addressing Racism and Racial Trauma in Behavioral Healthcare: A Review With the Experts

Relias

Schools in Black communities remain underfunded, with implicit bias impacting the assessment and evaluation of Black students in these schools. Question: When it comes to diagnosing, we see that Black/African Americans have higher rates of being diagnosed with schizophrenia, where instead the diagnoses should be PTSD or MDD.

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My Short Stay in a Mental Health Hospital

Beautiful Voyager

My husband, a full-time high school math teacher, as well as an amateur but accomplished musician, had just come back from a practice session and found me sitting up in bed. I've been a strong and purposeful writer all my life and had kept journals since junior high school. Schizophrenia? I told him I didn’t feel right.

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Youth Mental Health Crisis Worsening

Beyond Advocacy

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey , 42 percent of high school students report persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, and 22 percent reported seriously attempting suicide in 2021. She was being treated by a conventional therapist who diagnosed her with schizophrenia.

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10 Ways Substance Addiction Can Change Your Personality

Gateway Foundation

As substances or alcohol become a primary focus of your loved one’s life, they may prioritize substances over relationships, work, school, and even life itself. Addiction can also worsen symptoms of severe mental illnesses like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, leading to paranoid feelings or behavior.