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Tag Archives: NYS Office of Mental Health
You Come First—Really
You are the most important element in the psychotherapeutic relationship. You—not the money, not the agency and not the therapist. They all exist to help you, and if they don’t know that then you shouldn’t go to that person or … Continue reading
Posted in activism, Depression, disability, Government Services, Medicaid, Medicare, Mental Illness & Health, power wheelchairs, Sex
Tagged ADA, Americans with Disabilities, Behavioral Health, Bob Feldman, Brownell, Brownell Center, depression, disability, Dr. Robert Feldman, hostile, Liberty Resources, Medicaid, mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, money, NYS Office of Mental Health, OMH, Onondaga County New York, Onondaga Pastoral Counseling Center, OPCC, outpatient mental health, paperwork, power, Psychotherapy, Robert Feldman
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Recovering from Mental Illness
There is currently a discussion going on at LinkedIn about recovering from mental illness. One question is “What is recovery?” I went to a conference on recovery and somebody asked the conference leader why it was called “recovery.” His reply was, … Continue reading
Posted in activism, advocacy, American medical industry, Depression, drugs, Health Care, Medical care, Mental Illness & Health, Pharmaceuticals, physician, Powerlessness
Tagged anger, Antidepressant, antidepressants, bipolar, Chemical imbalance, depression, doctors, Dr. Peter Breggin, drugs, empathic therapist, Health, health care, medication spellbinding, Medicine, mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, NYS Office of Mental Health, patients, Peter Breggin, pharmaceuticals, Physician, psychiatric disorders, Psychiatrist, Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, recovery, relationship, relationships, Schizophrenia
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A New Kind of Therapeutic Relationship
Three days ago I received a note that Peter Breggin, M.D., was having an Empathic Therapy conference in Syracuse this weekend. All I knew about Dr. Breggin was that he was user-approved by the radical wing of the psychiatric peer support … Continue reading
Posted in activism, advocacy, American medical industry, Depression, disability, drugs, Health Care, Holistic, Medical care, Mental Illness & Health, Pharmaceuticals, physician, Values
Tagged antidepressants, chronic illness, depression, disability, doctors, drugs, Embassy Suites Hotels, Friendship, Ginger Breggin, Health, health care, Medicine, mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, NYS Office of Mental Health, patients, peer support, Peter Breggin, peter breggom. empathic, pharmaceuticals, physicians, psychiatric disorders, Psychiatrist, Psychotherapy, relationships, restraints, therapy, values
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Undrugging: Antidepressants to Fat
The Joslin Center has a reputation for really evil patient relations, so I went on a search and found a better dietician, quite possibly someone Dr. Steve Wechsler sent me to. We met every month or two—not half as often as I … Continue reading
Posted in American medical industry, drugs, Health Care, Medicaid, Medical care, Medicare, Mental Illness & Health, Pharmaceuticals, Values
Tagged antidepressants, blood sugar, carbohydartes, celiac disease, Dietary fiber, dietician, doctor, Dr. Steve Wechsler, drugs, glucose, gluten, Joslin Center, Medicaid, Medicare, New Connections Clubhouse, NYS Office of Mental Health, Patient, peer support, pharmaceuticals, Physician, psychiatric diagnosis, side-effects, St. Joseph's Hospital, Transitional Living Services, undrugging, Unique Peerspectives, Upstate Medical Center, Upstate Medical Center | Tagged Anne C Woodlen, weight gain
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CPEP: Syracuse’s Gitmo
On February 5, 2009, the Post-Standard published a letter that read in part “[CPEP]was filled way beyond capacity, with patients lying on chairs, floors, anywhere they could find space. It was quickly clear to us that it was understaffed, dealing … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, American medical industry, Depression, disability, Government Services, Health Care, Inpatient psychiatry, Medicaid, Medical care, Mental Illness & Health, Pharmaceuticals
Tagged Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Service, CPEP, NYS Office of Mental Health, Post-Standard, rape, St. Joseph's Hospital, strip-search
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CPEP: The Uncovered Story (Part II)
Mental illness is neither glamorous nor popular, and is treated behind locked doors, so it gets ignored. St. Joseph’s cardiac care services are ranked number one in the state; Crouse Hospital has the best Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in a fifteen-county area; … Continue reading
Posted in activism, advocacy, American medical industry, disability, God, Government Services, Health Care, Inpatient psychiatry, Medicaid, Medical care, Medicare, Mental Illness & Health, Poverty, Power, Values
Tagged Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, CPEP, Crouse Hospital, doctors, Dr. Nasri Ghaly, God, health care, inpatient psychiatry, Medicaid, mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, NYS Office of Mental Health, patients, Physician, Post-Standard, power, psychiatric disorders, Psychiatrist, Psychiatry, St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse Newspapers, Upstate Medical Center, Veterans Administration Hospital
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CPEP: The Uncovered News
What is the “news”? What should the newspaper be reporting? The news is anything that is previously unknown. The news should be reported based on (a) how many people it affects, and (b) whether anything can be done about it. News … Continue reading
Posted in activism, advocacy, American medical industry, Depression, disability, Government Services, Health Care, Inpatient psychiatry, Medicaid, Medical care, Poverty, Power, Values
Tagged child psychiatry, Community General Hospital, Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, Corruption, CPEP, disabled people, Dr. Nasri Ghaly, elderly people, Hutchings Psychiatric Center, information, inpatient psychiatry, Medicaid, news reporting, NYS Office of Mental Health, Onondaga County, poor people, Post-Standard, Psychiatrist, secrecy, St. Joseph's Hospital, SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse Newspapers, transparency, U.S. Census, Veterans Administration Medical Center
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About St. Joseph’s Hospital Psychiatric Services (Part 1)
“Mindfulness, the capacity to be here, to witness deeply everything that happens in the present moment, is the beginning of enlightenment.” –Thich Nhat Hanh “You must make the unjust visible.” –Mahatma Gandhi Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP) About Michael Michael … Continue reading
Posted in American medical industry, Health Care, Medical care, Mental Illness & Health, Power, Powerlessness
Tagged Benjamine Rush Center, Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, CPEP, Dr. Alou, four-point, George Van Latham, injustice, Jesus, Mahatma Gandhi, mental health facilities, mindfulness, NYS Office of Mental Health, psychiatric patient, psychiatric services, restraint, restraint and seclusion, St. Joseph's Hospital, Thich Nhat Hanh
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Depression: What Your Psychiatrist Doesn’t Know or Won’t Tell You (part I)
Depression is anger born of powerlessness and turned inward by people with a certain genetic predisposition. Depression is not your fault but you can beat it. It is triggered by an interaction between your genes and your world—“depression via a … Continue reading
Posted in activism, Depression, Mental Illness & Health, Power, Powerlessness
Tagged alcoholism, anger, antidepressants, bipolar, Conditions and Diseases, depression, diagnosis, doctors, drugs, Gene, genetic, Health, Medicine, mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, Mood, National Institute of Mental Health, NIMH, NYS Office of Mental Health, power, powerlessness, psychiatric disorders, psychiatric peer support, Psychiatry, stress
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