It was 6.30pm. I’d spent the entire day watching the medical room – watching nurses enter and leave, unlock and lock the door.
lived experience
- Mental Health Stories
- Mental Health & Well-Being
We Need to Understand Manipulation. What Are Its Impacts and How Can We Take Steps to Confront It
by Paul Buddingby Paul BuddingIf you are struggling with conflict neurosis, I hope I can help you gain insight into the reasons behind it and offer strategies for overcoming it.
The English word “stigma” comes (via Latin) from Greek. It originally referred to a mark of disgrace branded onto a person’s skin.
- Education & Learning
I’m Jewish and I Have Lived Experience of Schizophrenia. This Is How I Felt About Kanye West’s Antisemitic Comments
On behalf of the editorial team at Mental Health Affairs, I’d like to address Kanye West’s antisemitic comments on Twitter.
The ongoing spirited conversation about emergency mental health reform and community response protocol is getting tiring.
- Mental Health & Well-Being
Major New Mental Health Study Inspired by Lived Experience
by News Releaseby News ReleaseExperts at Northumbria University support a study that aims to improve the outcomes and experiences of those being discharged from mental health hospitals.
People labeled V-SPMI (violently and persistently mentally ill) cycle around back into the system.
There is no question people with a severe mental health diagnosis die on average of 15–20 years younger than the general population.
During my tenure advocating for my clients, I’ve noticed some commonalities when it comes human behavior and the clinical process.
If I was a student, how that University would respond, and if Cahoots could successfully intervene before it was too late.
We need to explore the feelings and thoughts associated with experiencing an inpatient hospitalisation.
- Mental Health Stories
Pandemic, Foster Care, and My Lived Experience – Reasons Why I Want to Do More to Address Mental Health Stigma
After losing my dad at a young age – and going into foster care through the pandemic – I have been suffering from mental health conditions most of my life.
- Gender & Sexuality
How Citizenship and Lived Experience Are Changing the Game in Supporting Men and Their Mental Health
by James Carterby James CarterMale suicide in the age range 25–49 remains the biggest cause of death for this group of men.
Since we have had a heightened level of crisis related to the severity of the pandemic we are now left with a skyrocketing mental health concern.
DNR orders, or do not resuscitate orders, aren’t very tricky when it comes to the law and how the law is carried out.