Approaching mysticism through skepticism
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Beyond Medication: What England’s Experience Can Teach Us About Psychosis Care
By Alison Brabban
For over 20 years, NICE in England has recommended that people experiencing psychosis should be offered psychological therapy—not simply medication alone.
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On My Way to Norway with Julia Greenberg and Dory Previn
By Karin Jervert & Julia Greenberg
Dory’s eloquent reflections on her relationship with the voices she heard anticipated the burgeoning Hearing Voices and Mad Pride movements.
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Paris Williams offers some thought provoking reflections on what's going on: "When Worlds Unravel: What Psychosis Teaches Us About Civilizational Collapse and Rebirth" https://pariswilliams.substack.com/p/when-worlds-unravel-what-psychosis?utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e233_tv4_tp1_a1dennhbhk71ju&fbclid=IwY2xjawSGxAxleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJ3RGU1c1BrMkxaUlE2eWtoc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHj3TQUpoDQ52OOqZaiZYgHqY1KN3tNYML5_2GFcuFjLqMydAiR0QaYnmhANg_aem_gP_BhHEJ3-1qq-dAHHN4yg
Medicare enrollees are prescribed 27% less antipsychotics than 10 years ago!
Adjusted for population growth, the rate of prescribing dropped from 0.63 to 0.46 claims per enrollee.
That still seems high to me and suggests that in 2023, more than 3.8% (46/12) of Medicare
"This review illustrates that schizophrenic symptoms are not discrete, unrelated deficits, but rather an integrated whole, emerging from a fundamental reorganization of consciousness." Important observation!
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