Sovereign Health of Florida by https://padlet.com/adrianweem/vlbtzqgjf7bv Sovereign Health of Florida provides Mental Health, Addiction & Dual Diagnosis treatment in Florida offers rehab treatment programs to provide lifelong recovery. en-us 2017-05-29 10:04:37 UTC 2017-06-29 09:17:29 UTC hello@padlet.com Bipolar patients exhibit 3 specific personality traits, says study adrianweem https://padlet.com/adrianweem/vlbtzqgjf7bv/wish/174228663  | Characterized by intense emotional states, bipolar disorder is a mental illness in which people experience drastic shifts in their mood and behavior. Individuals suffering from the disorder go from feeling manic or hypomanic to depression to remission in an erratic pattern.]]> 2017-05-29 10:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/adrianweem/vlbtzqgjf7bv/wish/174228663 Face inner demons: New approach to treating schizophrenia adrianweem https://padlet.com/adrianweem/vlbtzqgjf7bv/wish/174596780  | For a person who suffers from schizophrenia and has lost touch with reality, virtual reality (VR) creates a more realistic version of the patient’s inner demons. In a pilot project at the Montreal’s Philippe-Pinel Institute, developed by psychiatrist and researcher Alexander Dumas, patients are allowed to create computer-generated avatars that look and talk like demons they face inside their heads.]]> 2017-05-31 11:27:12 UTC https://padlet.com/adrianweem/vlbtzqgjf7bv/wish/174596780 Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist talks of his struggle to save schizophrenic sons adrianweem https://padlet.com/adrianweem/vlbtzqgjf7bv/wish/174597048  | Ron Powers, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and father of two sons with schizophrenia, is familiar with the pain and frustration that accompanies the mental disorder and stigma surrounding it. With an intimate understanding of issues confronting American families grappling with mental illnesses, his new book, “No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America,” talks about how a psychiatric disorder is viewed in the United States.]]> 2017-05-31 11:29:59 UTC https://padlet.com/adrianweem/vlbtzqgjf7bv/wish/174597048 Study suggests new intervention to keep people with mental illness out of prison adrianweem https://padlet.com/adrianweem/vlbtzqgjf7bv/wish/176226643  | Amid the rising number of violent acts perpetrated by mentally ill individuals, researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) have come up with a new intervention that can reduce criminal convictions, jail term and hospitalizations by up to 50 percent among people with a severe mental disorder. ]]> 2017-06-13 10:52:40 UTC https://padlet.com/adrianweem/vlbtzqgjf7bv/wish/176226643 Florida doctor accused of distributing $10 million worth pain pill prescriptions adrianweem https://padlet.com/adrianweem/vlbtzqgjf7bv/wish/177723508  | An 18-month-long investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) led to the arrest of an 84-year-old Broward County doctor in Florida recently for illegally distributing an estimated $10 million worth of pain pill prescriptions.]]> 2017-06-29 09:17:18 UTC https://padlet.com/adrianweem/vlbtzqgjf7bv/wish/177723508