• By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Jun 18, 2025

    Assisted Outpatient Treatment Expands Options for People with Severe Mental Illness

    People with severe mental illness (SMI)—severe bipolar disorder, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, and major depression with psychotic features – can be caught in a cycle of repeat hospitalizations, homelessness, and incarcerations. While state psychiatric hospitals provide a critical service for people with SMI, the number of state hospital beds has been…more.

    Categories: Behavioral Health
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Feb 26, 2025

    Dismantling Barriers to Schizophrenia Treatment & Support

    Schizophrenia is a spectrum of serious neuro-psychiatric brain diseases in which people misinterpret reality. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily life. Schizophrenia and related psychosis disorders affect at least 1 in 100 people in the U.S. – about 2…more.

    Categories: Behavioral Health
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