Thoughts on psychosis and neurodiversity

Hello! Thank you so much for watching this video on psychosis and neurodiversity, and in particular what a neurodiversity-affirming approach to psychosis and schizophrenia looks like.

References:
1.) Pain empathy in schizophrenia: https://academic.oup.com/scan/article...
2.) Myth of schizophrenia and violence: https://www.healthline.com/health/sch...
3.) Factors that hinder care seeking: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti....


Timestamps:
Introduction: 00:00-3:19
Unique insights into reality, subjectivity: 3:20-5:49
Psychosis and empathy: 5:50-7:15
Canaries in the coal mine: 7:15-10:42
Violence and Psychosis (Myth 1): 10:43-17:50
Psychosis is caused by substance use (Myth 2): 17:51- 18:53
Psychosis always means schizophrenia (Myth 3): 18:54-24:15
Is psychosis always distressing? 24:16- 25:54
Accommodations: 25:54-28:50

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