Summary: Adderall – Psychosis and Schizophrenia link

  • Name: Margaret Jaworski PSYCOM
  • Category: General
  • Email: query-foul@helpareporter.net
  • Media Outlet: PSYCOM
  • Deadline: 12:00 PM EST – 1 September

Query: Examining the link between Adderall use/abuse and psychosis and schizophrenia spectrum disorder. Questions:

  1. Who is susceptible or vulnerable to Adderall-induced psychosis?
  2. Can an Adderall-induced psychotic episode trigger schizophrenia? What is the relationship between amphetamines, psychosis and schizophrenia?
  3. What are the symptoms or manifestations of Adderall psychosis? Does it look different from psychotic episode caused by other drugs or mental illness? How long might it last?
  4. What is the treatment for Adderall psychosis?
  5. Should someone with a history of addiction to other substances, has a mental illness or family history take Adderall?

Requirements: Psychologist, psychiatrist or mental health professional. Must be able to answer questions in query and available for follow up questions via email or phone. Please include full name, title and direct contact information (cell number/phone and personal email) in response. Please note that responses without direct contact info cannot be included.

Summary: Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Your Mental Health

  • Name: Hallie Levine Linkwell Health
  • Category: Biotech and Healthcare
  • Email: query-fos7@helpareporter.net
  • Media Outlet: Linkwell Health
  • Deadline: 7:00 PM EST – 1 September

Query: I am looking for licensed psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and mental health advocates to comment for a piece on why you shouldn’t ignore your mental health. Topics we will want to touch on include:

  1. The link between depression and other health conditions, such as high blood pressure and heart disease.
  2. How conditions like depression can worsen if they are not addressed and treated
  3. How unaddressed mental health issues can lead to substance abuse, self-harm and suicide
  4. How mental health issues can affect relationships
  5. When to consider anti-depressants, and things to keep in mind when you start one

Summary: Looking for therapist/psychotherapists – Polyamorous relationships

  • Name: Breanna Mona Forbes Health
  • Category: Biotech and Healthcare
  • Email: query-fot5@helpareporter.net
  • Media Outlet: Forbes Health
  • Deadline: 7:00 PM EST – 1 September

Query: I am looking to quote licensed therapists or psychotherapists about polyamorous relationships. Please comment on the questions below in full sentences and in your own words (submissions are run through a plagiarism detector, and plagiarized material, including your own work from the past, will not be published). Questions:

  1. What is polyamory?
  2. How do polyamorous relationships work? Please provide some examples if possible.
  3. Different types of polyamory (please offer detail here if possible).
  4. What polyamory is not (explain any common confusion between/comparisons to other types of relationships like polygamy, open relationships, etc.)
  5. How to talk to your partner about polyamory, specifically, how to approach your partner/express an interest in exploring polyamory.
  6. Tips for maintaining healthy polyamorous relationships (healthy rules/boundaries).
  7. Anything else readers should know not addressed above?
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