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Press Release: California Counties Faulted in not providing Bedell Proactive Treatment |
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Arlington, VA, March 7, 2010
"John Patrick Bedell did not have to rock the nation's sense of calm and security by meeting his death on the Pentagon steps" Jim Pavle, Executive Director of the Treatment Advocacy Center said today. "Like many of our citizens with mental illness, Bedell was just too sick to stay in treatment on his own and another preventable tragedy occurred."
Full Press Release
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A Call to Action on Anosognosia … |
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Effective mental health treatment begins with an accurate diagnosis -– which is to say that it begins with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), a handbook for mental illness classification published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). Since 1952, mental health professionals have relied upon the DSM to identify specific mental illnesses in their patients. Not surprisingly, this has required periodic updates of the manual, as scientific understanding of mental illness has evolved. The time for such an update has arrived, presenting a critical opportunity for treatment advocates.
From now until April 20th, the APA is soliciting public feedback for recommendations to the DSM.
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You can also learn more about anosognosia this summer, at the 2010 NAMI National Convention in Washington, DC. The Treatment Advocacy Center will be hosting a workshop entitled, “Anosognosia: How to Get Help to Those Who Don’t Know They’re Sick” on Saturday, July 3, from 8:45 – 10:00 am. Our panelists – Dr. Xavier Amador , Dr. Delaney Ruston , and Jonathan Stanley – will speak to their experiences with anosognosia as clinician, family member and patient (respectively).
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Outpatient Care for Individuals with Severe Mental Illnesses Reduces Crime, Say Researchers |
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Kendra’s Law, set to expire in June, has also enhanced patients’ quality of life
[Columbia University Press Release] NEW YORK, February 18, 2010 — A team of Columbia University
researchers has determined that mandatory outpatient treatment for New
Yorkers with severe mental illnesses has led to a drop in violent
criminal behavior, ranging from hitting and choking to rape and murder.
The study was published this month in the journal Psychiatric Services.
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New Study Suggests Fish Oil May Help Prevent Schizophrenia in Earliest Stages |
A study published in this month’s Archives of General Psychiatry suggests that fish oil, if taken in the earliest stages of schizophrenia, may slow the development of the disease. The study was funded by the Stanley Medical Research Institute (SMRI), which is a supporting organization of TAC.
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