Psychosis & Bipolar Disorder: Signs & Treatment | Dr. Manuel Sánchez de Carmona |

Dr. Manuel Sánchez de Carmona, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Anahuac University Mexico City, and mental health educator Victoria Maxwell discuss and answer your questions on psychosis and bipolar disorder, drawing from their lived and clinical experiences. Hosted by Dr. Emma Morton.

00:00 Introduction
08:25 Main Psychotic Features (Delusions/Hallucinations)
10:04 What Psychosis in Mania Feels Like
11:41 Psychosis: “It's a Progressive State”
13:00 Treating Psychosis, Early Detection Is Key
18:11 Psychosis Is REAL for the Person
21:08 Manuel's Top Tips to Prevent Psychosis
23:20 Importance of Grounding Yourself
25:09 Remember: “Psychosis Will Pass”
26:33 How to Care for Loved Ones in Psychosis
29:13 The First Step to Help A Loved One in Psychosis
33:31 Schizoaffective vs. Bipolar Disorder
35:15 Is Psychosis the Highest Form of Mania?
37:20 Psychosis in Mixed States
40:12 A Message to Loved Ones Who Are Hurt
42:21 Forgiving Yourself After Psychosis
47:52 Should I Tell My Dr About My Psychosis?
51:11 Does Childhood Trauma Cause Psychosis?
55:21 The Future of Psychosis Treatment

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Dr. Manuel Sánchez de Carmona is a member of the ISBD Board of Directors and works as an associate professor of Clinical Psychiatry for the Anahuac University in Mexico City, Mexico. He began his involvement with ISBD in 2008 as the founder of the ISBD Mexican Chapter and since then in key leadership roles: first as ISBD Secretary Treasurer and then as ISBD President, serving for two consecutive terms from March 2014 to December 2017. He was able to actively promote the Society and generate local chapters in several countries of Latin America, Asia, and Europe. He is passionate about providing education on bipolar disorders and using the Society as a game-changer in public mental health services. Since World Bipolar Day’s inception, he has been involved in its global promotion and making connections with experts with the lived experience to generate community awareness and fight stigma. Dr. Sanchez de Carmona has more than 25 years of clinical experience treating mood disorders and is interested in diagnosis, early detection, and providing quality of life to patients.

Since being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, psychosis, and anxiety, Victoria Maxwell has become one of North America’s top speakers and educators on the lived experience of mental illness and recovery, dismantling stigma and returning to work after a psychiatric disorder. As a performer, her funny, powerful messages about mental wellness create lasting change in individuals and organizations. By sharing her story of mental illness and recovery she makes the uncomfortable comfortable, the confusing understandable. The Mental Health Commission of Canada named her keynote That’s Just Crazy Talk as one of the top anti-stigma interventions in the country.