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Why are so many drugs involved in the treatment of bipolar disorder?

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What are the differences between the two types of antipsychotic drugs and is one better than the other?

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Why are some people offered depot injections?

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Does everybody respond to antipsychotic medication? If people don’t respond, how are they treated?

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Why is clozapine different from other antipsychotics?

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How do doctors decide which antipsychotic drug to prescribe in the first instance?

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What is recovery?

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What is a 'peer professional'?

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How do mental health services need to change to support recovery?

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Should mental health professionals talk to family members?

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Community mental health teams, crisis resolution teams and assertive outreach teams....what are the differences?

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What is family therapy?

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Does smoking cannabis increase the risk of developing psychosis?

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Can you inherit schizophrenia and bipolar disorder?

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What happens if you have psychosis and you smoke cannabis? If you stop smoking cannabis, will your symptoms get better?

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Do you have to use a lot of cannabis to increase the risk? Is the risk increased if you are just a casual user?

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Is stress a potentially contributing factor to the development of psychosis?

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Why use twins to study psychosis?

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What is dopamine, what is its role in the brain? Why do researchers think dopamine is involved in causing psychosis?

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What are ‘reasonable adjustments’ at work?

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What’s the difference between an advance statement, an advance directive and a joint crisis plan?

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What is stigma?

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Are health professionals ever discriminatory?

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Does a diagnosis contribute towards discrimination and stigma?

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What is cognitive behaviour therapy for psychosis?

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What sort of symptoms can CBT for psychosis help?

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What happens during a CBT for psychosis session?

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How can brain scanning help find out more about psychosis?

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What are early intervention services and who are they for?

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What has been learned about psychosis as a result of brain scanning research?

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What are the benefits of early intervention services and how do you know they work?

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Health professionals and researchers talk about ‘prodromal’ symptoms. Can you explain what they are?

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Are family members involved in early intervention services?

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What does an occupational therapist do in mental health services?

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How do occupational therapists support people who want to work?

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Do occupational therapists work with families?

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What is Rethink?

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Rethink: stigma and discrimination

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Rethink: carer groups

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What are arts therapies?

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