Into the Fold, Episode 32: Early Intervention in Psychosis

Into the Fold: Issues in Mental Health

Dec 19 2016 | 00:22:28

00:00 / 00:22:28

Show Notes

Psychosis is a complex phenomenon, one that we are just beginning to understand. All too often, individuals in the midst of a psychotic episode are faced with two choices: either no treatment at all, or coercive, medicalized approaches. What alternatives are available? What more could we be doing? In this episode, Dr. Neely Myers, an assistant professor of anthropology at Southern Methodist University, argues that we can take advantage of the fact that psychosis often first manifests in young adulthood, and that the right kind of early intervention can stave off the worst of the illness.

Other Episodes

Episode

June 19, 2017 • 00:20:00

Into the Fold, Episode 42: Mental Health in Schools

“Invest now, or pay later.” That’s the reality of supporting the mental health of children and adolescents. Nowhere is this more dramatically apparent than...

Episode

January 21, 2021 • 00:18:51

Episode 107: A Therapist on Racial Grief

As we enter 2021, most of us are beyond exhausted. In many ways, these awful circumstances of the last year serve as a reminder...

Episode

September 17, 2021 • 01:00:11

Episode 121: Peer Leadership and Why it Matters

Historically, the mental health system, and the conversation surrounding it, has given more value to the expert opinions of providers and clinicians than the...