Time for action! ~50% of individuals with #schz have comorbid substance use disorders. A new meta-analysis by Salsabil Siddiqui et al. Institute of Medical Science shows the need for more research on psychosocial therapies for dual-diagnoses Schizophrenia Bulletin. bit.ly/3W5QDSP

In my new paper on #epistemicinjustice in healthcare, I argue for its inclusion in MH nurse education. As a MH patient I have experienced epistemic injustice and its damaging effects. Let’s equip MH nurses to identify and provide epistemic justice journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09…

Moral judgment can hinder compassion. People are less likely to show compassion—or offer help—to those they perceive to have immoral intentions, character, or group affiliations. They may even believe these people deserve to suffer. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Prof Shane Sinclair does wonderful work in compassion in healthcare. He has developed a model, designed a measure, and evaluated an intervention, all of which we discuss on the latest episode of Compassion in a T-Shirt! Check it out at the link below! youtu.be/4N0_Hs1FP_o

In this study by Joel Paris's group at McGill, 89% of borderline personality disorder patients reported current pain and 65% met criteria for a DSM-IV lifetime pain disorder diagnosis. Thirty percent of chronic pain patients have BPD. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28594632/

Aggressive challenging behaviour requires personalised interventions, robust caregiver relationships, and sustained system-level support nationalelfservice.net/?p=200064

🌟Our 2024 EPI Canada Virtual Conference is now accredited with the RCPSC for up to 3.25 MOC Section 1 hours! All clinicians with an interest in early psychosis care are welcome to register here: meetview.com/EPIconference2… #CCEIPconference

We were recently sent this lovely poem from Angela Clover - "My Bus", which was written about and inspired by one of our favourite ACT metaphors - "The passengers on the bus". A fantastic creative way to express the metaphor 🚌

One of my favourite exercises and ACT metaphors for dealing with the difficult internal stuff that sometimes influences what direction we steer our bus. Love ❤️ this poem.

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Helping Canadians age in place. Lori Letts (L Letts), professor McMaster School of Rehabilitation Science, discusses the importance of collaboration in supporting people to be as independent as they can be in their own homes. MIRA McMaster 🎧👇 ow.ly/p5bx50T7ZBa

Hamilton Public Health Services has closed Beach Boulevard beach due to the confirmed presence of toxin-producing blue-green algae (cyanobacteria). Release >> hamilton.ca/city-council/n… #HamOnt

Thanks The Schwartz Center for spreading these important results and all the frontline providers who are the primary conduits of #compassion to patients, families and each other.

CBT interventions can make a life-saving difference for clients at risk of suicide. Learn more as Beck Institute Acting Executive Director Dr. Allen R. Miller shares this case example. #BICBT #CBTWorks #NationalSuicidePreventionMonth youtu.be/TjcOXUeNFOA

Assessing motor behavior is critical in psychosis. But what if you had a dataset without proper motor scales? A motor score from 3 PANSS items might help. Testing a Motor Score Based on PANSS Ratings... academic.oup.com/schizophreniab… Schizophrenia International Research Society Niluja Nadesalingam Lefebvre_Stephanie Peter Falkai

Faecal loading vs Constipation vs Defecatory dysfunction I talk a lot about faecal loading, and confuse a lot of people. Faecal loading is NOT constipation. Faecal loading is the presence of HARD faeces in the colon. The fluid entering the colon from the

Standing room only in a concurrent session on nurses’ views and experiences of therapeutic relationships in inpatient settings. The core of our work remains central to our learning and understanding #MHNR2024

“nurse-supported phone calls achieved greater reductions in insomnia severity, depression, and fatigue at 8 weeks than a health education control group; these outcomes were sustained at 6 months.” jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

Nurse-Supported Self-Directed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

“lower cognitive functioning was a risk factor for natural cause mortality in schizophrenia. Efforts should be directed at methods to improve cognitive functioning, particularly among individuals with additional risk factors.” jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…