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Covering diverse topics related to mental health and wellness, providing our readers with valuable insights, practical tips, and reliable resources for treatment and rehab. At Neurish Wellness, we understand that mental health and wellness are fundamental to leading a fulfilling life. We also know that the first step towards achieving this balance is by educating ourselves and others about mental health struggles. We believe that everyone should have access to quality mental health information and resources.
Our blog is designed to be accessible and comprehensive. We aim to cater to the needs of people from all walks of life, regardless of their mental health struggles. Whether you are dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, or any other mental health issue, our blog is here to help you.
CARE Court in California: How Families Can Petition for Help
Quick Answer: CARE Court in California allows certain family members and other authorized adults to ask a civil court to connect an eligible person with severe mental illness to treatment, services, and support. A CARE Court petition begins a review process, and the...
Adderall Psychosis: Warning Signs of Stimulant Psychosis and How to Recover
Quick Answer: Adderall psychosis can involve hallucinations, paranoia, delusional beliefs, severe suspiciousness, or other changes in a person's sense of reality. It is an uncommon but recognized reaction to prescription amphetamines and can occur even when the...
Paranoid Schizophrenia: Signs, Causes, and Treatment That Works
Quick Answer: Paranoid schizophrenia is an older term for schizophrenia in which paranoia, delusions, or hallucinations are especially prominent. Clinicians now diagnose schizophrenia and describe the specific symptoms a person is experiencing, including persecutory...
Invega Sustenna Side Effects: A Guide for Patients and Families
Quick Answer: Common Invega Sustenna side effects include injection site discomfort, sleepiness, dizziness, restlessness, and movement symptoms. Weight gain and high prolactin can also occur, while severe stiffness, fever, fainting, seizures, or persistent...
Clozapine Side Effects and Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia: What to Expect
Quick Answer: Common clozapine side effects include sleepiness, drooling, dizziness, constipation, and a fast heart rate. Rare but serious risks like severe neutropenia and myocarditis require monitoring. Clozapine is usually reserved for treatment-resistant...
First Episode Psychosis: What Families Should Do in the First 30 Days
Quick Answer: First episode psychosis is the first time someone has symptoms like hallucinations, delusions, or disorganized thinking that disrupt their sense of reality. Intervention in the first month should focus on prompt evaluation, finding the cause, starting...
What Is a 5150 Hold? 5150 vs. 5250 Holds Explained for California Families
Quick Answer: A 5150 hold lets authorized professionals in California detain someone for up to 72 hours for a mental health evaluation when they are a danger to themselves or others, or are gravely disabled. A 5250 is a separate certification that can add up to 14...
Anosognosia in Schizophrenia: Why Your Loved One Doesn’t Believe They’re Sick
Quick Answer: Anosognosia is an impaired ability to recognize that you have an illness. In schizophrenia, it can mean that someone genuinely doesn’t recognize hallucinations, paranoia, changes in behavior, or other symptoms as signs of a mental health condition, even...
Why Trauma Can Show Up as Behaviors That Seem Unrelated
Trauma does not always look like fear, flashbacks, or an obvious reaction to something that happened in the past. Sometimes it shows up through behaviors that appear disconnected from the original experience, including difficulty sleeping, emotional numbness,...
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