Unsafe? Yes, but Only if Untreated: Violence and SMI
I woke up searching frantically for my glasses on the nightstand — knocking over a glass of water before touching the wire rims. Pulling them on, I saw it was […]
19 March 2025Research Weekly
The Problem with Clozapine REMS
By Dr. Xavier Amador I have had many patients on Clozapine. It was the first atypical antipsychotic; it was synthesized in 1958 and first used in people in the 1970’s […]
05 February 2025
Family Relationships: Separating the Illness from the Person
by Dr. Xavier Amador When my brother Henry developed schizophrenia, the impact rippled through our family in a number of specific ways. I have seen the same in countless families […]
24 January 2025
Research Briefly: What in the world is anosognosia?
TAC is pleased to premiere Research Briefly, a periodic blog focused on timely research and pertinent information surrounding severe mental illness (SMI), with “What in the World is Anosognosia?” by […]
04 November 2024
RESEARCH WEEKLY: Black Sexual Minorities More Likely to Delay or Avoid Professional Mental Healthcare
by Hope Parker (February 7, 2024) Black individuals who are a part of the LGBTQ+ community report higher levels of psychological distress than the general population. These higher levels of […]
07 February 2024
RESEARCH WEEKLY: Deaths from Suicide in 2022: A Summary of Trends and Policy Implications
by Jennifer M. Reingle Gonzalez, PhD, Rebecca Marcolina, MPH, Research, Data, & Analytics Team, and John Snook, JD, Chief Policy Officer, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute In this guest post, […]
01 February 2024
RESEARCH WEEKLY: Virginia State Hospital System’s Challenges
By Shanti Silver (January 17, 2023) In December 2023, the Virginia Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission staff released a report on Virginia’s nine state hospitals, including recommendations for the […]
18 January 2024
RESEARCH WEEKLY: Racial disparities in psychiatric building assignment
By Hope Parker (January 3, 2024) A new year brings new opportunities to advocate for effective, evidence-based care for people with severe mental illness. This January, Research Weekly will highlight […]
03 January 2024
RESEARCH WEEKLY: Extreme heat and severe mental illness
(November 8, 2023) The summer of 2023 was considered the summer of extreme heat in America, with temperatures reaching the triple digits in many states across the United States. In early […]
08 November 2023
RESEARCH WEEKLY: Life expectancy in bipolar disorder
By Shanti Silver (November 1, 2023) Bipolar disorder is a mental illness characterized by alternating periods of depression and mania or hypomania. The disorder is estimated to impact more than […]
01 November 2023
Research Weekly: October Research Roundup for Halloween
By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq Research Roundup is a monthly public service of the Office of Research and Public Affairs. Each edition describes a striking new data point about severe mental illness (SMI) and […]
25 October 2023
RESEARCH WEEKLY: Experiences of Black adults in a locked emergency psychiatric unit
By Hope Parker (October 16, 2023) Black adults have greater barriers to accessing psychiatric care, such as a higher prevalence of intergenerational poverty and underinsurance, than their white counterparts. However, Black adults simultaneously remain overrepresented in […]
16 October 2023
RESEARCH WEEKLY: Grandiose delusions and treatment engagement
By Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq (October 11, 2023) Grandiose delusions are false impressions of one’s own importance and can present in different ways. For example, an individual experiencing grandiose delusions may […]
11 October 2023
RESEARCH WEEKLY: Increasing use of psychiatric advanced directives among people with SMI
By Shanti Silver (October 4, 2023) A psychiatric advanced directive (PAD) is a way for people with severe mental illness to document their preferences for treatment in advance of an […]
04 October 2023
RESEARCH WEEKLY: September Research Roundup, Hispanic Heritage Month
This month’s roundup is in honor of Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month and highlights the experiences of Latino people whose lives are impacted by severe mental illness. This month’s roundup is […]
27 September 2023