Ron Unger
@ronunger
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Promoting innovative approaches for “psychosis” & exploring connections w/ trauma, dissociation & spirituality https://t.co/WCrrku8zed
Eugene, OR USA
Joined February 2009
RT @robwipond: In Pittsburgh, a city with many homeless, only 3% of involuntarily detained psychiatric patients had spent time in homeless….
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How can professionals reliably distinguish "psychosis" from various forms of mental, cultural, and spiritual diversity? Or would it be better for them to be humble about their inability to do so? Helpful approaches described in this video
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Much current mental health treatment is remarkably close minded & ignorant of the possible value of mental diversity. Explore a radically different approach - “Addressing Cultural and Spiritual Issues within Treatment for Psychosis” only $29 through 8/1/25
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RT @emmagoude: A lot of people want help to come off long term medication - for those of you who do - here's a new book - endorsed by Gabor….
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Many people discover that after prolonged use of psychiatric drugs, when they try to stop, their bodies simply won’t allow them. Withdrawal symptoms can be intense and confusing, often mistaken for a...
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We need more people talking about this! It's unethical to get people trapped on medication and not give them any assistance in trying to get off when they want, often for very good reasons, to try to do that.
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This Viewpoint discusses the process of shared decision-making between clinicians and patients when considering the discontinuation of antipsychotic medication and proposes a shift toward an altern...
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RT @Mad_In_America: Soteria—A Human Response to a Human Problem.by Yair Tzivoni. The Soteria model has gained recognition in Israel, with m….
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RT @Mad_In_America: EVENT NEXT WEEK!. Join us Thursday, June 26 at 9AM PST, 12PM EST, 4PM GMT, 6PM CET for a special webinar on Recovery Or….
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An overview of how to engage people in moving toward recovery and living well, rather than focusing on symptoms or problems.
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RT @Mad_In_America: Antipsychotics Do Not Provide a Clinically Meaningful Benefit Over the Short-Term: A Review of the Evidence. An MIA Rep….
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RT @JulesEvans11: Robert Edward Grant isn't the only person to think they have magically awakened ChatGPT in the last few weeks, but he's t….
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Is AI spiritually awakening or are LLMs leading us on a merry dance?
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RT @recoverWithCBT: So excited to join @Mad_In_America & @ronunger to discuss Recovery Oriented Cognitive Therapy and Living Well with Psyc….
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RT @Mad_In_America: Medications Aren’t the Measure of Success in Psychosis Treatment. Researchers in Norway find people with psychosis are….
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Researchers in Norway find people with psychosis are most satisfied with services that help them work, study, and live in the community.
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I appreciate John Read and some of his "dangerous ideas" that have now gone mainstream! (He has more ideas that the mainstream should also be bothered to notice. ).
@PsychTimes Wow. 25 years ago my ideas were denigrated as dangerous. Now…….
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When I was in uncertain mental places as a younger person, my biggest fear was that I would be seen through a psychiatric label and no one would try to understand me or find value in what I was saying.
Depsychiatrization: Dispelling Harmful, Diagnostical Self-Concepts in Therapy and Community Health Work.by Jonas Vennike Ditlevsen. Depsychiatrization is a way of reclaiming the right to be understood through a nonpathologizing, rehumanized lens.
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There's a great new resource for anyone who wants to understand the compassion focused therapy approach for psychosis . It's a digest that includes links to important articles that go into more detail. The digest is free to read via the link
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One source of the mental health crisis in young people today: a side effect of the treatment given to pregnant moms.
Exposure to Antidepressants in the Womb Makes for Sad, Scared Adolescents. SSRI exposure in utero “alters the offspring’s brain structure,” causing a hyperactive amygdala and fear circuits, leading to anxiety and depression. By Peter Simons .
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I'm excited to be part of organizing this webinar exploring ways to focus on helping people get their lives back, rather than just struggling to eliminate "symptoms.".
New MIA event! Join @Mad_In_America on Thursday, June 26, at 12pm ET for a special webinar on Recovery Oriented Cognitive Therapy for Psychosis: Living Well w/ Psychosis with @recoverWithCBT, hosted by @ronunger. Link below to register.
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RT @sussexvoices: It was a pleasure to offer a personalised pathway of interventions to patients @ClaraStrauss @Research_SPFT.
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