CSB has new online tool to detect psychosis
Are you concerned that you or
someone you’re close to might be psychotic? The Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB) has a new online screening tool to help people recognize early
psychotic behavior or episodes. It’s free, anonymous, and easy to understand.
someone you’re close to might be psychotic? The Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB) has a new online screening tool to help people recognize early
psychotic behavior or episodes. It’s free, anonymous, and easy to understand.
Examples of early signs of
psychosis: withdrawing
from family and friends or from things you used to find enjoyable; receiving special messages from the TV or internet;
difficulty thinking or having disorganized thoughts; decreased energy or lack
of motivation; and hearing or seeing things that other people don’t.
About 100,000 young
adolescents and young adults in the United States develop psychosis each year, the CSB
reports. Often, more than a year passes before they seek help. Awareness, early
detection, intervention, and treatment are crucial and can make a lifelong
difference.
adolescents and young adults in the United States develop psychosis each year, the CSB
reports. Often, more than a year passes before they seek help. Awareness, early
detection, intervention, and treatment are crucial and can make a lifelong
difference.
The
CSB
program, Turning Point, provides early psychosis
intervention using a combination of services coordinated by professionals
working collaboratively with the individual and the family.
CSB
program, Turning Point, provides early psychosis
intervention using a combination of services coordinated by professionals
working collaboratively with the individual and the family.
3 responses to “CSB has new online tool to detect psychosis”
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I hope the city/county promotes this in every possible place! It sounds like an excellent resource, but if it's kept in the corner, it won't do nearly as much good as it could, otherwise.
Our nation's "emotional literacy" level is terribly low; tools like this could help many, many people.
I can't imagine anyone becoming psychotic actually wanting or trying to determine if they actually are. Loved ones are who needs a tool.
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/schizophrenia/raise/what-is-psychosis.shtml
Someone having psychotic episodes may very well wonder what's going on, and in a lucid state, may be the best person to describe what they're experiencing–especially if they're trying to keep their thoughts and feelings under cover. Because mental illness/health is so poorly understood in this country, the stigma attached to any mental illness is, potentially, as debilitating as the conditions themselves because people are much less likely to seek treatment in the first place. Getting care early on can make a big difference for everyone.
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/schizophrenia/raise/raise-questions-and-answers.shtml