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Author Archives: Ron Unger
Finding Meaning in “Madness”
When someone is “mad” or “psychotic,” should the people around them try to make sense of their experience and of what they are saying? Or should the person be taken to professionals who will listen only in order to diagnose … Continue reading
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Call for Proposals, ISPS-US Confererence: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Wholeness in Extreme States
The Call for Proposals is now open for the ISPS-US 17th Annual Meeting/Conference: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Wholeness in Extreme States November 9-11, 2018 Philadelphia, PA Deadline for Proposals: May 21, 2018 More information about the Annual Meeting Call … Continue reading
Promoting Healing After Psychosis
What does it mean to heal after a psychotic episode? Is it just about trying to “get back to normality” and to suppress any further “psychosis” – or does something deeper need to happen? In 1996, Sean Blackwell had his … Continue reading
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Videos from the November ISPS-US Conference
We had a great conference this past November in Portland Oregon! In case you missed it, below are some links to a few of the presentations that got recorded and released onto YouTube. You might want to start with the … Continue reading
From “Recovery” to “Transformation and Recovery”
Going mad involves breaking away from, or losing touch with, group norms and ideas about reality. This routinely leads many to even extreme levels of distress and disability, so I am among those who continue to think that promoting whatever … Continue reading
Has Anyone Ever Fully Recovered From “Schizophrenia?”
When someone recently asked this on Quora, the first answer they received was the typical perspective offered by our mental health system. It was stated that schizophrenia is a chronic biological illness, and that no cure exists. The only hope … Continue reading
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Video Resources on Psychosis
The following is a list of video resources put together by ISPS-US member Brian Koehler, related to Subjective Experiences, Recovery, Medication, Psychosocial Therapies, etc. Brian Koehler PhD teaches at New York University & TC, Columbia University. Subjective Experience & Recovery … Continue reading
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“Psychosis: Key Psychoanalytic Concepts” with Danielle Knafo
Danielle Knafo Ph.D. is a leader in the field of psychoanalytic approach to psychosis, so I’m very pleased she was the presenter for the ISPS-US webinar, “Psychosis: Key Psychoanalytic Concepts” that took place on 6/28/17. See below for the recording. … Continue reading
Shamanic Spiritual Emergencies: the dialectic of distress and spirituality – a webinar
What is the relationship between distress and confusion that gets called “psychosis” and the states of consciousness that might be described as shamanic or spiritual? To explore this, the next ISPS-US webinar will feature from Ingo Lambrecht, who has perspective … Continue reading
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