Mental Health Statistics
Mental Health Statistics
Consequences of Non Treatment
According to The Treatment Advocacy Center, about half of those that live with diagnoses of schizophrenia or severe bipolar disorder are untreated at any given time, most commonly because they lack insight into their condition. ‘When untreated, these individuals are at high risk for a number of negative circumstances that profoundly impact them and those around them.”
Mental Health Statistics in the United States
Statistics for Specific Disorders
World wide Mental Health Statistics
Consequences of Non Treatment
According to The Treatment Advocacy Center, about half of those that live with diagnoses of schizophrenia or severe bipolar disorder are untreated at any given time, most commonly because they lack insight into their condition. ‘When untreated, these individuals are at high risk for a number of negative circumstances that profoundly impact them and those around them.”
Mental Health Statistics in the United States
Statistics for Specific Disorders
World wide Mental Health Statistics
How Did We Get Here?
How Did We Get Here?
In the United States in the late 1960s, Gov. Ronald Reagan signed the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (LPS), which went into effect in 1969 and quickly became a national model. Among other things, it prohibited forced medication or extended hospital stays without a judicial hearing. The idea was to take patients out of large institutions and house them in smaller, community-based residences where they could live “more productive and fulfilling lives.”
A patient could be held for 72 hours only if he or she engaged in an act of serious violence or demonstrated a likelihood of suicide or an inability to provide their own food, shelter or clothing due to mental illness. But 72 hours was rarely enough time to stabilize someone with medication or provide an effective treatment plan. Indeed with such a short window, medication would be the only treatment plan. Only in extreme cases could someone be held another two weeks for evaluation and treatment.
In the United States in the late 1960s, Gov. Ronald Reagan signed the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (LPS), which went into effect in 1969 and quickly became a national model. Among other things, it prohibited forced medication or extended hospital stays without a judicial hearing. The idea was to take patients out of large institutions and house them in smaller, community-based residences where they could live “more productive and fulfilling lives.”
A patient could be held for 72 hours only if he or she engaged in an act of serious violence or demonstrated a likelihood of suicide or an inability to provide their own food, shelter or clothing due to mental illness. But 72 hours was rarely enough time to stabilize someone with medication or provide an effective treatment plan. Indeed with such a short window, medication would be the only treatment plan. Only in extreme cases could someone be held another two weeks for evaluation and treatment.
Homelessness
Homelessness
This resulted in an explosion of homelessness. It also resulted in an increase in incarceration and episodes of violence. Indeed in one study, it was found that 41% of the patients who were discharged from Napa State Hospital between 1972 and 1975 were arrested. Legislators never provided enough money for community-based programs to provide treatment and shelter. Is it any surprise, when the majority of these patients had received no aftercare following their hospital discharge?
In the US, a policy that led to the release of most of the nation’s mentally ill patients from the hospital to the community is now widely regarded as a major failure. During the 1980s, an additional 40,000 beds in state mental hospitals were shut down.
There has been a stigma for those suffering with mental illness, born of our general lack of understanding which has engendered fear, and in many cases has kept us from treating mental illness effectively and successfully.
We spend billions of dollars dealing with the consequences of mental illness rather than spending it on compassionate, life enhancing services. Our Emergency rooms deal with the consequences of non-treatment daily, and our prisons and jails have become, in effect, hospitals of last resort for the mentally ill..
This resulted in an explosion of homelessness. It also resulted in an increase in incarceration and episodes of violence. Indeed in one study, it was found that 41% of the patients who were discharged from Napa State Hospital between 1972 and 1975 were arrested. Legislators never provided enough money for community-based programs to provide treatment and shelter. Is it any surprise, when the majority of these patients had received no aftercare following their hospital discharge?
In the US, a policy that led to the release of most of the nation’s mentally ill patients from the hospital to the community is now widely regarded as a major failure. During the 1980s, an additional 40,000 beds in state mental hospitals were shut down.
There has been a stigma for those suffering with mental illness, born of our general lack of understanding which has engendered fear, and in many cases has kept us from treating mental illness effectively and successfully.
We spend billions of dollars dealing with the consequences of mental illness rather than spending it on compassionate, life enhancing services. Our Emergency rooms deal with the consequences of non-treatment daily, and our prisons and jails have become, in effect, hospitals of last resort for the mentally ill..
Changes on the Horizon
Changes on the Horizon
Open Dialogue
as it’s used in Western Lapland Finland with people who find themselves experiencing all manner of psychotic phenomena. Psychiatric hospitals are nearly empty there. Open Dialogue de-emphasizes US-style pharmaceutical intervention and instead establishes a dialogue with the patient, provides immediate help, and organizes “a treatment meeting” within twenty-four hours of the initial contact. The results consistently show that this way of working reduces hospitalization, lowers use of medication, and leads to less recurrence of crisis when compared with psychosis treatment as usual.
ISEPP: International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry
“We use the standards of scientific inquiry to critique biopsychiatry with its belief that “mental disorders” are caused by chemical imbalances, genetic dynamics and brain disorders, its medicalization of human experience and its use of drugs as a primary modality of treatment. We oppose the use of drugs and of forced treatment in all but the most dire of circumstances. Rather we promote approaches that help people use their thoughts, feelings, intentions, perceptions and behavior to learn how to live more the way they want to live”
Mind Freedom
Win human rights in the mental health system: Their principles include challenging abuse by the psychiatric drug industry, supporting the self-determination of psychiatric survivors and mental health consumers and promoting safe, humane and effective options in mental health
Open Dialogue
as it’s used in Western Lapland Finland with people who find themselves experiencing all manner of psychotic phenomena. Psychiatric hospitals are nearly empty there. Open Dialogue de-emphasizes US-style pharmaceutical intervention and instead establishes a dialogue with the patient, provides immediate help, and organizes “a treatment meeting” within twenty-four hours of the initial contact. The results consistently show that this way of working reduces hospitalization, lowers use of medication, and leads to less recurrence of crisis when compared with psychosis treatment as usual.
ISEPP: International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry
“We use the standards of scientific inquiry to critique biopsychiatry with its belief that “mental disorders” are caused by chemical imbalances, genetic dynamics and brain disorders, its medicalization of human experience and its use of drugs as a primary modality of treatment. We oppose the use of drugs and of forced treatment in all but the most dire of circumstances. Rather we promote approaches that help people use their thoughts, feelings, intentions, perceptions and behavior to learn how to live more the way they want to live”
Mind Freedom
Win human rights in the mental health system: Their principles include challenging abuse by the psychiatric drug industry, supporting the self-determination of psychiatric survivors and mental health consumers and promoting safe, humane and effective options in mental health
Movies
Movies
Crooked Beauty
Newly subtitled in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Hebrew, this internationally acclaimed poetic documentary chronicles artist-activist Jacks McNamara’s transformative journey from psych ward inpatient to pioneering mental health advocacy. It is an intimate portrait of her intense personal quest to live with courage and dignity, and a powerful critique of standard psychiatric treatments. Poignant testimonials connect the fissures and fault lines of human nature to the unstable topography and mercurial weather patterns of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Healing Homes
An alternative Swedish model for healing psychosis: The organization, backed by over twenty years of experience, places people who have been failed by traditional psychiatry in host families — predominately farm families in the Swedish countryside — as a start for a whole new life journey
Crooked Beauty
Newly subtitled in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Hebrew, this internationally acclaimed poetic documentary chronicles artist-activist Jacks McNamara’s transformative journey from psych ward inpatient to pioneering mental health advocacy. It is an intimate portrait of her intense personal quest to live with courage and dignity, and a powerful critique of standard psychiatric treatments. Poignant testimonials connect the fissures and fault lines of human nature to the unstable topography and mercurial weather patterns of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Healing Homes
An alternative Swedish model for healing psychosis: The organization, backed by over twenty years of experience, places people who have been failed by traditional psychiatry in host families — predominately farm families in the Swedish countryside — as a start for a whole new life journey
Books
Books
Schizophrenia: A Blueprint for Recovery
Provides innovative techniques to work with a person in psychosis, move him or her into recovery and aid in rejoining mainstream society.
Creating Sanctuary: Toward the Evolution of Sane Societies
Dr. Sandra Bloom suggests that we stop thinking about how to prevent violence and focus instead on the active creation of nonviolent organizations, institutions, and societies. She believes that our society is suffering from the long-term unresolved effects of multigenerational trauma: we are emotionally numb, addicted to violence, alienated from ourselves and each other and trapped in a vicious cycle of destructive behavior
The Mental Illness Paradigm Itself an illness that is Out of Control
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Schizophrenia: A Blueprint for Recovery
Provides innovative techniques to work with a person in psychosis, move him or her into recovery and aid in rejoining mainstream society.
Creating Sanctuary: Toward the Evolution of Sane Societies
Dr. Sandra Bloom suggests that we stop thinking about how to prevent violence and focus instead on the active creation of nonviolent organizations, institutions, and societies. She believes that our society is suffering from the long-term unresolved effects of multigenerational trauma: we are emotionally numb, addicted to violence, alienated from ourselves and each other and trapped in a vicious cycle of destructive behavior
The Mental Illness Paradigm Itself an illness that is Out of Control
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New Treatment Paradigms
New Treatment Paradigms
“If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable grief.”
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“If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable grief.”
________
Schizophrenia
Is Schizophrenia really a brain disease?
According to Paris Williams, Psychologist, PHD, we still have no clear evidence that schizophrenia and other related psychotic disorders are the result of a diseased brain
Rethinking Madness
Towards a Paradigm Shift In Our Understanding and treatment of Psychosis
Full recovery from Schizophrenia?
Most Westerners don’t believe that genuine recovery from schizophrenia and other related psychotic disorders is possible, in spite of significant evidence to the contrary.
Depression
Antidepression Medications
Dr. Oz sits down with Dr. Drew to talk about new research that suggests antidepressants might not work for most patients. Get the facts about these medications and what they could be doing to your mental health
Schizophrenia
Is Schizophrenia really a brain disease?
According to Paris Williams, Psychologist, PHD, we still have no clear evidence that schizophrenia and other related psychotic disorders are the result of a diseased brain
Rethinking Madness
Towards a Paradigm Shift In Our Understanding and treatment of Psychosis
Full recovery from Schizophrenia?
Most Westerners don’t believe that genuine recovery from schizophrenia and other related psychotic disorders is possible, in spite of significant evidence to the contrary.
Depression
Antidepression Medications
Dr. Oz sits down with Dr. Drew to talk about new research that suggests antidepressants might not work for most patients. Get the facts about these medications and what they could be doing to your mental health
New Treatments in Addiction
New Treatments in Addiction
What Causes Addiction?
“Addiction is neither a matter of what a substance does to a person (DSM) nor a matter of what a substance does to a brain (NIMH). Both views offer neat but inaccurate explanations for addiction’s true nature as a psychological process, akin to other compulsive behaviors, caused by meaningful emotional factors that must be explored and treated in psychotherapy. We do a disservice to our patients and make recovery less likely by locating addiction external to the person.”
Baclafen
“Could a cure for one of the most destructive addictions have been lying dormant on the shelves of the FDA?”
Decriminalizing Drugs
The growing movement to end the drug war might reflect a paradigm shift away from judgment, blame, war, and control towards compassion and healing.
What Causes Addiction?
“Addiction is neither a matter of what a substance does to a person (DSM) nor a matter of what a substance does to a brain (NIMH). Both views offer neat but inaccurate explanations for addiction’s true nature as a psychological process, akin to other compulsive behaviors, caused by meaningful emotional factors that must be explored and treated in psychotherapy. We do a disservice to our patients and make recovery less likely by locating addiction external to the person.”
Baclafen
“Could a cure for one of the most destructive addictions have been lying dormant on the shelves of the FDA?”
Decriminalizing Drugs
The growing movement to end the drug war might reflect a paradigm shift away from judgment, blame, war, and control towards compassion and healing.
Brain Imaging
Brain Imaging
The Amen Clinics Method
The Amen Clinics Method is a multidisciplinary approach to mental and physical health that presents a paradigm shift in the treatment of mood and behavioral disorders. They use brain imaging, targeted lab studies and the exploration of biological, psychological, social and spiritual influences to create an individualized, targeted treatment plan for each patient.
The Amen Clinics Method
The Amen Clinics Method is a multidisciplinary approach to mental and physical health that presents a paradigm shift in the treatment of mood and behavioral disorders. They use brain imaging, targeted lab studies and the exploration of biological, psychological, social and spiritual influences to create an individualized, targeted treatment plan for each patient.
Benefits found in Nutrition
Benefits found in Nutrition
Pyrrole Disorder
Pyrrole’s Disorder is an abnormality in biochemistry resulting in the overproduction of pyrrole molecules, normal by-products of hemoglobin synthesis and other processes in the body. Excess pyrroles have little or no function in the body and are effectively excreted in the urine; however, pyrroles have an affinity for zinc and may contribute to zinc deficiency by increasing its urinary loss. When elevated in the urine, they represent a marker for functional deficiencies in Vitamin B-6 and zinc. A high incidence of Pyrrole Disorder is found in individuals with anxiety disorder, depression, ODD, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and ADHD. The decisive laboratory test is analysis for kryptopyrroles in urine. Biomedical treatment centers on restoring the body with necessary nutrients.
Pyrrole Disorder
Pyrrole’s Disorder is an abnormality in biochemistry resulting in the overproduction of pyrrole molecules, normal by-products of hemoglobin synthesis and other processes in the body. Excess pyrroles have little or no function in the body and are effectively excreted in the urine; however, pyrroles have an affinity for zinc and may contribute to zinc deficiency by increasing its urinary loss. When elevated in the urine, they represent a marker for functional deficiencies in Vitamin B-6 and zinc. A high incidence of Pyrrole Disorder is found in individuals with anxiety disorder, depression, ODD, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and ADHD. The decisive laboratory test is analysis for kryptopyrroles in urine. Biomedical treatment centers on restoring the body with necessary nutrients.
New Perspectives
New Perspectives
“One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.”
Hopeful Signs of a Paradigm Shift
“It is time to move from medicalization to a model of compassion”
Our mission is to provide true informed consent around medication-based treatment, and empower individuals with tools for radical self-healing.
What if your illness is the portal to your gift? I have come to believe that those labeled as mentally ill are, in fact, the canaries in the coal mine, sounding the alarm with exquisite sensitivity in service to the rest of us.
Symptoms are telling us all that something is missing, very “off,” and we need to wake up, pay attention, and respond with inspired action.
You can explore her website for a wealth of information:
Research on Traumatic Stress Supports a Paradigm Shift
“Increasingly, scientific evidence points to the body’s natural response to stress as the likely culprit leading to mental disorders later in life.” Combing through decades of psychiatric research, Robert Whitaker reached the conclusion that the current practice of treating mental illness as chronic disorders is a “failed paradigm of care.” “….a more scientifically rigorous and humane mental healthcare system committed to patients’ needs and not the pharmaceutical industry’s profits or researchers’ professional ambitions is needed.”
A New Mental Health Paradigm
“What if there were a paradigm shift where we viewed mental illness not as a sickness or pathological condition but rather an experience of discomfort, distress and mental pressure that is a normal part of life”
“One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.”
Hopeful Signs of a Paradigm Shift
“It is time to move from medicalization to a model of compassion”
Our mission is to provide true informed consent around medication-based treatment, and empower individuals with tools for radical self-healing.
What if your illness is the portal to your gift? I have come to believe that those labeled as mentally ill are, in fact, the canaries in the coal mine, sounding the alarm with exquisite sensitivity in service to the rest of us.
Symptoms are telling us all that something is missing, very “off,” and we need to wake up, pay attention, and respond with inspired action.
You can explore her website for a wealth of information:
Research on Traumatic Stress Supports a Paradigm Shift
“Increasingly, scientific evidence points to the body’s natural response to stress as the likely culprit leading to mental disorders later in life.” Combing through decades of psychiatric research, Robert Whitaker reached the conclusion that the current practice of treating mental illness as chronic disorders is a “failed paradigm of care.” “….a more scientifically rigorous and humane mental healthcare system committed to patients’ needs and not the pharmaceutical industry’s profits or researchers’ professional ambitions is needed.”
A New Mental Health Paradigm
“What if there were a paradigm shift where we viewed mental illness not as a sickness or pathological condition but rather an experience of discomfort, distress and mental pressure that is a normal part of life”
Psychological Well Being
Psychological Well Being
Cultivating Joy
Amanda Gore, CEO of the Joy Project, believes the most important thing in life is how people feel about themselves, because this affects every other aspect of their lives
The Joy Project
“Our mission is to eradicate the matrix of fear in which we all live and replace it with a matrix of Joy!”
Presencing Process-Michael Brown
It offers a simple, practical approach to accomplishing and maintaining personal peace in the midst of globally accelerating change, discomfort, conflict, and chaos.
A Different Perspective on Stress
Making Stress Your Friend. According to Kelly McGonigal, when you choose to see your stress response as helpful you create the biology of courage. When to choose to connect with others under stress you can create resilience. Chasing meaning in ones life is better for your health than avoiding discomfort
Forgiveness
Colin’s Cafe
A membership site for people dedicated to Radical Living teaching the importance of forgiveness
Inner Bonding
is a self-healing process that has been developed and optimized over 30 years by Dr. Margaret Paul, Ph.D. and Dr. Erika Chopich, Ph.D that empowers you to self-heal the root causes of anxiety, depression, addictions, failed relationships and many other problems that inhibit your personal and spiritual growth and satisfaction. It teaches you how to love yourself rather than continue to abandon yourself, how to move beyond emotional dependency and attain emotional freedom, how to heal the underlying control issues – stemming from self-abandonment – that destroy relationships, and how to maintain a strong connection with your personal source of spiritual guidance. It enables you to find and use your inner strength to live life to the fullest, reach your full potential and become all you are meant to be.
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Free Inner Bonding Course
Cultivating Joy
Amanda Gore, CEO of the Joy Project, believes the most important thing in life is how people feel about themselves, because this affects every other aspect of their lives
The Joy Project
“Our mission is to eradicate the matrix of fear in which we all live and replace it with a matrix of Joy!”
Presencing Process-Michael Brown
It offers a simple, practical approach to accomplishing and maintaining personal peace in the midst of globally accelerating change, discomfort, conflict, and chaos.
A Different Perspective on Stress
Making Stress Your Friend. According to Kelly McGonigal, when you choose to see your stress response as helpful you create the biology of courage. When to choose to connect with others under stress you can create resilience. Chasing meaning in ones life is better for your health than avoiding discomfort
Forgiveness
Colin’s Cafe
A membership site for people dedicated to Radical Living teaching the importance of forgiveness
Inner Bonding
is a self-healing process that has been developed and optimized over 30 years by Dr. Margaret Paul, Ph.D. and Dr. Erika Chopich, Ph.D that empowers you to self-heal the root causes of anxiety, depression, addictions, failed relationships and many other problems that inhibit your personal and spiritual growth and satisfaction. It teaches you how to love yourself rather than continue to abandon yourself, how to move beyond emotional dependency and attain emotional freedom, how to heal the underlying control issues – stemming from self-abandonment – that destroy relationships, and how to maintain a strong connection with your personal source of spiritual guidance. It enables you to find and use your inner strength to live life to the fullest, reach your full potential and become all you are meant to be.
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Free Inner Bonding Course
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Malka Maxwell
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