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Recovery-oriented. Client-centered. Respectful, evidence-based treatments. This is Stanford’s INSPIRE Clinic, carrying out the mission of meaningful recovery individuals experiencing psychosis. The severity of symptoms on the continuum of psychosis range from intrusive thoughts and bothersome voices to hallucinations and conditions like schizophrenia. But, as INSPIRE’s co-director Dr. Jacob Ballon, Clinical Associate Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, tells us in this episode of What Makes Up Your Mind, misconceptions and a lack of understanding of the conditions on this spectrum of mental illness have kept stigma about it stubbornly in place. The good news is that with proper treatment attuned to the specific needs and goals of each patient, recovery and a fully functional life are very likely outcomes.
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