Lives Reimagined: Changing the Course of Psychotic Illness (Ep. 125)

Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Lives Reimagined: Changing the Course of Psychotic Illness   (Ep. 125)Guests: authors of the new book (same name) - Katharine Dougherty PhD, and Lisa Mann, PhD , and Dr. Rocco Marotta-a psychiatrist known for his successful treatment of "hopeless" cases-and practiced with remarkable success by the team he led at The Lodge program at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Connecticut.Written for families struggling to navigate the world of neuropsychiatric illness and useful for providers looking for a different approach to the treatment of neuropsychiatric disordersThe book can be found at the following sites by putting in the title and authors:   amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, sdppublishingsolutions.comThe Center for the Treatment and Study of Neuropsychiatric Disorders:  silverhillhospital.org/TheCenter  Why relabel SMI NBD (neuropsychiatric brain disease )?THEMES:Hope and persistence are criticalNo two cases are exactly the sameMedication and adherence and sobriety are important to sustained stabilityIt takes a team and long-term relationships to sustain stabilityCommunication among team members is criticalTaking small risks and succeeding leads to other risksRigid ideology has no place when you are untangling complexity and nuanceThe diagnosis of NBD is often tied to a sense of shame and failure for patients and familiesThere are many important layers to the recovery journeyConstant reevaluation is important and this includes the importance of patient feedbackPoetry from Zachary Sutphin"White pink blue" White pink blueThe pills look like candy But taste like defeat.  They taste like mother’s advice.  Correct, we grow too seeI take them Because otherwise, I might start believing.. believing in things that can't be believedin minds unlike mine They tell me it’s illness.  But what if it’s clarity?  What if losing grip Was divine sanityStill, I take them.....For the full poem, see our "Schizophrenia 3 Moms" Facebook pageThanks for liking and sharing the podcast! Mindy and her book: https://mindygreiling.com/Randye and her book: https://randyekaye.com/Miriam and her book: https://www.miriam-feldman.com/Support the showPlease share and support the podcast so we can reach more people who need the info and support.Want to know more?Join our facebook page  Our websites:Randye KayeMindy Greiling Miriam (Mimi) Feldman