[…] sexual behavior • Self -harm and suicidal gestures • Dissociation • Fighting • Continued contact with the abuser • The freeze response • Avoidance or withdrawal • Eating disorders • Engaging in high risk behaviors Neurobiology of Trauma Synaptic Activity More on the Sympathic Nervous System Response • HPA axis: hypothalamic -pituitary -adrenal • […]
[…] Association of School Psychologists National Ass ociation of Social Workers National Center for Learning Disabilities National Council for Mental Wellbeing National Council of Teachers of Mathematics National Eating Disorders Association National Health Care for the Homeless Council National Health Law P rogram National League for Nursing National Register of Health Service Psychologists Partnership to […]
[…] Health and Wellness Children and Adults with Attention -Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Clinical Social Work Association College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists Confederation of Independent Psychoanalytic Societies Consortium Representing Eating Disorders Care Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Girls Inc. Global Alliance for Behaviora l Health & Social Justice Inseparable International OCD Foundation International Society for Psychiatric […]
[…] Anxiety and Depression Association of America Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness Clinical Social Work Association Depression and Bipolar Sup port Alliance Eating Disorders Coalition Luis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute Mental Health America National Alliance on Mental Illness National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health National Association […]
[…] PhD, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Santa Clara University • Misha Nicholas, Neurodivergent Advocate • Lisa Shwartz, PMHNP -BC, volunteer faculty at UCSF School of Nursing, Director of Eating Disorder Medical Services at LGTC Group • Sheryl A Larson • Guilherme Del Fiol, MD, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Informatics, University of Utah • Madisyn Morrow, Occupational […]
[…] Some people taki ng benzodiazepines for sleep have experienced various behaviors while they were asleep/not fully awake, such as sleep driving, making phone calls, and preparing or eating food. The individuals have no memory of the events when they awaken. Signs of feeling depressed or low mood, thoughts of harming or killing yourself, or […]
[…] . What is Qelbree® and what does it treat ? Viloxazine is a non -stimulant prescription medication that is used to treat individuals with attention -deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Symptoms of ADHD interfere with an individual’s ability to function at school or work or in social settings and include: • Inattention (e.g., making careless […]
[…] shown that these changes are small, and children may catch -up with growth over time, therefore should not be a concern for most children. Height, weight, and eating habits should be discussed before treatment starts and regularly during treatment. If you are concerned about a child's growth, discuss oth er possible treatments with your […]
[…] know that we can keep checking in. We do know that if you, as a parent, or your child is having a change in things like sleeping, eating, irritability, mood, you should be checking in and reaching out for help. If your teens are kind of retreating, don' t want to be engaged with […]
[…] confinement, almost no research has been done on the outcomes produced by the increased use of solitary confinement or supermax prisons. In the research that has been conducted there is little empirical evidence to suggest that solitary confinement makes prisons safer. Indeed, emerging research suggests that supermax prisons actually have a negative impact on public safety. iv Despite these concerns, states and the federal government continue to invest scarce taxpayer dollars in constructing supermax prisons and enforcing solitary confinement conditions. Yet there are stark new fiscal realities facing our communities today and for the foreseeable future. Both state and federal governments confront reduced revenue and mounting debt that are leading to severe cuts in essential public services like health and education. Given these harsh new realities, it is unquestionably time to ask whether we should continue to rely on solitary confinement and supermax prisons despite the high fiscal and human costs they impose. Below we discuss the nature of solitary confinement, the research on its human impacts, as well as the available data on outcomes and costs. What is solitary confinement? Solitary confinement is the practice of placing a person alone in a cell for 22‐24 hours a day with little human contact or interaction; reduced or no natural light; restriction or denial of reading material, television, radios or other property; severe constraints on visitation; and the inability to participate in group activities, including eating with others. While some of the specific conditions of solitary confinement vary, generally the prisoner spends 23 hours a day alone in a small cell with a steel door, a bed, a toilet and sink. v Human contact is generally restricted to brief interactions with corrections officers and, for some prisoners, occasional encounters with healthcare providers or attorneys. vi Family visits are limited and almost all human contact occurs while the prisoner is in restraints and behind some sort of barrier. vii Frequently prisoners subjected to solitary confinement are only allowed one visit per month.viii Technology has made solitary confinement even more isolating; in many instances, even prisoner interaction with correctional officers will be largely limited to communication through intercoms and monitoring with video cameras. The amount of time a person spends in solitary confinement varies, but it can last for years or decades. Solitary confinement goes by many names whether it occurs in a so‐called "supermax prison" or in a separate unit within a regular prison. These separate units are often called disciplinary segregation, administrative segregation, control units, security housing units (SHU), special management units (SMU), or simply "the hole". Recognizing the definitional morass, the American Bar Association has created the following general definition of solitary confinement, which it calls "segregated housing": The term "segregated housing" means housing of a prisoner in conditions characterized by substantial isolation from other prisoners, whether pursuant to disciplinary, administrative, or classification action. "Segregated housing" includes […]
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