Psychosis

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Understanding Psychosis

by Anthony Giuliano, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Psychosis refers to changes in the brain that interfere with a person's experience of his or her world. Characteristic symptoms are:

  • Hallucinations: hearing voices or seeing visions
  • Delusions: false beliefs or marked unrealistic suspicions of others
  • Confused thinking: jumbled thoughts or speech; difficulty concentrating
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Resource Organizations » Psychosis

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In Massachusetts

Center for Early Detection, Assessment, and Response to Risk CEDAR

http://www.cedarclinic.org/
75 Fenwood Road 5th Floor
Boston, MA  02115
617-754-1210
The CEDAR clinic helps young people and their families to understand recent changes in thoughts, feelings or behavior, consider treatment options, stay on track or get back on track with work, school or self-care, and to learn strategies for reducing stress and increasing protective factors.
The CEDAR clinic serves young people (ages 14-30) who are experiencing new or worsening symptoms that may be warning signs for psychosis.

Gould Farm

gouldfarm.org
100 Gould Rd.
Monterey, MA  01245
413-528-1804
Gould Farm is the first residential therapeutic community in the nation dedicated to helping adults with mental illness move toward recovery, health and greater independence through community living, meaningful work and individual clinical care.
In a supportive community environment made up of residents, staff and their families, we help adults with depression, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder and schizophrenia begin to rebuild and regain their lives. Gould Farm offers a full continuum of care, with a Boston-area program for those ready for new challenges and structured transition.

MGH Schizophrenia Program

www2.massgeneral.org/schizophrenia/index.html
Freedom Trail Clinic
25 Staniford Street, 2nd floor
Boston, MA  02114
617-912-7862
The Schizophrenia Program of the MGH offers a wide range of clinical services and is committed to providing the best possible care to our patients. In addition, we offer a unique international consultation service to patients and their families. Consultations take place at the main campus of the MGH, whereas continuing care is provided two blocks away at the Freedom Trail Clinic of the Erich Lindemann Community Mental Health Center. Consultations are provided regarding medication options and cognitive behavioral approaches for individuals who have not adequately responded to treatment, and for individuals seeking help with smoking cessation or weight loss. Faculty can help identify treatment options and make recommendations as part of their consultation.

The First-Episode and Early Psychosis Program (FEPP) at MGH

www.massgeneral.org/schizophrenia/services/treatmentprograms.aspx?id=1571
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA  02114
617-726-2000
FEPP is a research program that provides specialized evaluation, treatment, and education for people who are experiencing psychosis for the first time or who have been diagnosed with a psychotic disorder of recent onset (within one year). We offer the following services to eligible patients:
Comprehensive medical and psychiatric evaluation
Second opinion evaluations
Medication treatment
Psychological treatment (cognitive behavioral treatment)
Family education about psychosis and schizophrenia
Participation in research studies for interested patients, including state-of-the-art imaging projects

The National Alliance on Mental Illness

namimass.org
400 West Cummings Park
Suite 6650
Woburn, MA  01801
781-938-4048
Toll Free: 800-370-9085
Fax: 781-938-4069
The National Alliance on Mental Illness maintains a helpline for informaion on mental illnesses and referrals to local groups. The local self-help groups have support and adocacy components and offer education and information about community services for families and individuals. For information about the Alliance's affiliates and activities in MA, contact NAMI Massachusetts.

Outside Massachusetts

The Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

bbrfoundation.org/
60 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 404
Great Neck, NY  11021
800-829-8289
The Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (formerly NARSAD, the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression) is committed to alleviating the suffering of mental illness by awarding grants that will lead to advances and breakthroughs in scientific research. The BBR Foundation offers news on the research it funds as well as information (documents and videos) about these and other disorders in children and adults. It also provides guidance and resources for families coping with a child or parent with mental illness.

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Disclaimer: Material on the MSPP INTERFACE Referral Service website is intended as general information. It is not a recommendation for treatment, nor should it be considered medical or mental health advice. The MSPP INTERFACE Referral Service urges families to discuss all information and questions related to medical or mental health care with a health care professional.