Blog Posts

Clinical Spotlight: Daniel Kruger, MTA, MA

1. Describe yourself in one sentence.

I am a curious, sensitive, and creative fellow who feels grateful for opportunities to make music, participate in positive transformations, and to be baffled and inspired by the people around me.

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Schizophrenia: The train I never saw coming

When I first started experiencing psychosis, schizophrenia was the furthest thing from my mind. I knew I was experiencing anxiety, but I thought my lack of motivation could be depression, my hallucinations could be symptoms of PTSD, my delusions were rational suspicions, etc.

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The Dopamine Link: What Neuromelanin Tells Us About Cannabis and Psychosis

We are excited to share that our research was published this month in JAMA Psychiatry, and we wish to disseminate our findings so they can help others. Our study may offer new insight into how problematic cannabis use increases the risk of psychosis by affecting the brain’s dopamine system—a key pathway involved in movement, motivation, and mood.

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Psychosis: My Journey to Recovery

Psychosis is often described as losing touch with reality, but for me, I never truly realized I had lost it. I ignored the signs, convinced myself I was okay—even when I wasn’t. In doing so, I only made things worse.

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Clinical Spotlight: Mandy Steiman

1. Tell us who you are.

Professionally, I’m a clinical psychologist with expertise in the diagnosis of autism, but outside of the office, I’m a mom of twins who loves reading, pop culture, and spending time with my family.

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Cloze reading and predictability: Language in psychosis

Researchers have looked at using large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT to investigate psychosis, with predictability of speech as an especially promising area of research. In psychosis, it sometimes occurs that when a person talks, their speech is less predictable …

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A Gift for life

It all started while I was training to complete my first marathon. My father’s best friend, who had sport running through his veins, told me …

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Retrieving my senses

I’d like for you, here, to make a long story short, like a short film, a quick glimpse, even like a breath. My life’s been up and down, sometimes mainly up and sometimes mainly down. I like to think of myself as a survivor.

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