Personal Perspectives on Care and Recovery

11/20/23 • 50 min

This episode is led by Ken Duckworth, MD, chief medical officer, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). He leads a deep and personal discussion with individuals who have years of lived experience with serious mental illness (SMI). They offer valuable perspective that is useful for clinicians, individuals who receive care, and family members alike. Topics include cultural influences, the impact of diagnoses, the role and impact of peer support, therapeutic alliance, engagement in care, recovery supports, family involvement, and much more.

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This special episode of The Medical Mind is co-presented by SMI Adviser, a Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness; and by NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. SMI Adviser is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and administered by the American Psychiatric Association.

This episode is hosted by John Moe, an author and podcaster who interviews people and writes about mental health, and Dr. Ken Duckworth, a psychiatrist and the Chief Medical Officer of NAMI. They are joined by Dr. Sarah Kopelovich, a clinical psychologist who specializes in evidence-based treatments for schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders. The hosts and Dr. Kopelovich discuss the science behind Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), an evidence-based talking therapy that concentrates on how an individual’s thoughts, behaviors, and emotions are connected. The hosts also interview an individual who has benefited greatly from CBT about his recovery journey.

In this episode:

Introduction (0:06) John Moe’s interview with Johnson (12:27) Ken Duckworth’s interview with Sarah Kopelovich (35:31) Outro (1:06:42) Show Notes and Resources:Overcoming Distressing Voices: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques (Robinson) 2018

Overcoming Paranoid and Suspicious Thoughts: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques (Robinson) 2021

Cognitive Therapy of Schizophrenia (Guides to Individualized Evidence-Based Treatment) (The Guilford Press) 2008

Back to Life, Back to Normality: Volume 2: CBT Informed Recovery for Families with Relatives with Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses (Cambridge University Press) 2019

You Are Not Alone (Zando) 2022

The Hilarious World of Depression (St. Martin’s Press) 2020

Learn more about Sarah Kopelovich, PhD Transcript available here. Check out the other podcasts from the American Psychiatric Association: Psychiatry Unbound Finding Our Voice American Journal of Psychiatry Audio Psychiatric Services Psychiatric News Brief

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Personal Perspectives on Family Engagement & Support

This episode is led by Ken Duckworth, MD, chief medical officer, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). He leads a deep discussion with individuals who reflect on their years of lived experience with serious mental illness (SMI) and the critical role family members played in their journeys. This is valuable, personal perspective that is useful for clinicians, individuals who receive care, and family members alike. Topics include stigma, family communication, the bonds of siblings and close family members, strategies to support healthy family involvement, and much more.