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Mental health
fromBuzzFeed
1 week ago

My Son Bought A Gun During A Psychotic Episode. I Was Shocked By What Happened Next.

A parent's attempts to obtain emergency psychiatric intervention for an increasingly threatening, substance-affected son were hampered by understaffed systems, legal limits, and interstate challenges.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

How to Respond to Threats of Self-Harm

Threats of self-harm can be used as manipulative coercion; rewarding such threats increases their use and the compassionate response is to guide the person to professional help.
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