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Marylou | Casual Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

General practitioners and MH treatment

How much time does a GP have to monitor people with long term mental illnesses.Many patients are handed over to a GP as soon as the MH team think they are stabilised on medication.Many or most of these patients are ded. and most GP has not the

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Jz63 | New Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Psychosis - Where to from here.

I have a much loved family member, she is incredibly nurturing, empathetic and has so much love in her heart. I absolutely believe has psychosis.. Background- She heavily believes that someone/people are out to get her, who they are and wh

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Depleted2 | Casual Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Psychologist support

Hello, This is my first time here. My husband received a diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD) and then ADHD mid-late 2023.On reflection we believe he has been depressed for a number of years. Life is very difficult and has been for

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Jenny88 | Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Caring for elderly alcoholic mother

Hi! This is my first post. I'm not sure if i've put it in the right place...I'll try and make the back story as short as I can, because it's relevant but is also long.My father passed away in 2015 after being sick for 6 years with a rare auto immune disea

Friends, families and carersCreated 3 years ago

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Gemini2 | Casual Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Husband recently diagnosed.

Hi everyone, this is my first time here. A little bit of background info......Approx 3 months ago I separated with my husband of 15 years and he has now recently been diagnosed with BPD.We still get along and communicate as well as we can. We have ch

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Term | New Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Does it ever get better?

Really struggling at the moment supporting my wife through her mental health struggles over the past year or so. There has been a few hospital stays and plenty of suicide talk. She is getting professional help and some days are better and then

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PeppyPatti | Senior Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

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DisEase | Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Meth induced psychosis

Hello,My 23yr old daughter is currently in an acute psychiatric ward due to meth induced psychosis. She was admitted May 17th. She also has been previously diagnosed with BPD. We need to decide what happens once she leaves the hospital, whether she c

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Gardenhappy | Casual Contributor | Last message 2 years ago

Good course

Kings College/ FutureLearn currently has a great course available for free online. It has already improved my relationship with my schizophrenic family member. Contributors are experienced clinicians/researchers and people with lived experience.

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