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Meds and Sex: In this month's article, I will discuss every man's favorite medication, Viagra. I will also answer...
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My Story Has a Silver Lining: I graduated at the top of my high school class of 350 students. I also graduated with honors from...
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New Year/New Diagnosis: So now it's 2003, the New Year with new challenges, new goals, new perspectives on life....
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Our Group Has Begun to Fight Stigma in the Media: By serving as a bridge between Hollywood's creative community and mental health experts from across...
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Police Response to Mental Health Emergencies: Sensitivity training for police officers dealing with mental health emergencies is imperative. But,...
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Psychiatric Medications and Intimacy: A problem I don't hear enough about is the impact of psychiatric medications on peoples' sex life....
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Psychiatric Survivors Plan Hunger Strike against Psychiatric Abuses: SCI holds psychiatrists and drug companies responsible for what it claims are the following human...
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Quincy Boykin: Consumer Advocate for Life: When I was in the hospital, a nurse told me I would never get better, I would never amount to...
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Recovery Through Love: Dr. Beeferman must have called my parents earlier in the week after my visit when it became clear...
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Seaport Manor: A Post-Mortem: Located in Canarsie, Brooklyn, Seaport Manor was one of the largest adult homes in the New York...
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Stigma Alive & Well in NYC: However, despite NAMI, NMHA, and other organizations' effort to address stigma issues pertaining to...
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Teamwork: My Name is Robert Capshaw, I am a trainee at the Ocean View Lodge of South Beach Psychiatric...
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The Baltic Street Band: The purpose of music therapy is to improve self-esteem, expressive and communications skills, and...
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The Hierarchy of Mental Illness: The truth is that you cannot judge a person by his or her diagnosis, and we mental health consumers...
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The Right Combination is the Ultimate Trick: met plenty of people who seem to have the same illness and are doing equally well on different...
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Ward Stories: I am feeling a bit nostalgic as I present the poetry of Samuel Pirro again. Sam has reminded me...
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What the Consumer Speakers' Bureau Has to Offer: The peer advocacy and peer specialist programs are probably the most uplifting aspects of the...
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"Open the Doors" and Your Heart: It was a cold, dark and snowy night when I met with members of "Open the Doors" in Krakow, the...
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A Cross-Disability Call to Conscience: On January 7th, NYAPRS helped organize a cross-disability "Call to Conscience" event in Albany to...
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A Fairy Tale of Relationships and Symptoms: Before I became ill, I was quite popular with the opposite sex, but my confidence plummeted when my...
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A Loving Relationship Helped in My Recovery: My wife must have realized how isolated I felt being on the ward. She made sure all my friends and...
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Abilify (aripiprazole): Abilify has been studied in more than 5,500 patients, including more than 1,250 patients who were...
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Analysis: How Good or Bad is the Mental Health System? Tell Us Your Opinion!: No doubt biopsychiatry is the dominant system of mental health care in the U.S., if not in the...
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Brooklyn Writer Catches a Thief of Happiness on Therapist's Couch: Bonnie told me that "when I felt broken, my therapist gave me hope. She allowed me to make sense...
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Coming Back: Don't Let Your Diagnosis Block Your Vision: I was on Broadway-"Cats"; I was on London's West End-"Miss Saigon" as Miss Saigon; I was in Andrew...
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Consumers and Office of Mental Health Join to Promote Evidence-Based Practices: Any list is going to leave questions about the services left off. Why not housing, especially for...
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Consumers' Rights When Applying to License Mental Health Housing: Part Two: If a resident is hospitalized, providers should contact the hospital inpatient staff, the resident,...
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Drugs in Development for Mental Disorders: In other words, I looked for drugs in all stages of development that will treat schizophrenia and...
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Fighting Depression: Depression is a vicious enemy, and you have to fight back. You may feel like you're not strong...
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Finding My Voice: Having a voice means being able to express one's feelings, needs, experiences, and one's soul to...
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Finding the Best Job Possible: Working is a major stepping stone in the process of recovery. It is the prime reason why I was able...
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Helping Consumers Form Relationships: If you would like to have a loving relationship, there are organizations that can aid you to...
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It Takes Work to Be Married: I have been married for over two years and I have a hurdle in my life called schizophrenia. It is...
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Love Among the Ruins: When we are ill, we need more care, attention, and support, than when we are well. It is harder for...
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Marie Osmond's "Heartless Invader": 'Heartless invader' is how entertainer Marie Osmond describes postpartum depression (PPD) in her...