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Parent Talks: When Your Kid’s Extreme Mood Swings or Outbursts Disrupt Family Life (And What You Can Do)

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If you’re a parent dealing with your child’s unpredictable outbursts or mood swings, you know how overwhelming it can be. One minute things are calm, and the next, it’s like a switch flips: yelling, slamming doors, screaming or a complete shutdown. The emotional...
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Life can bring you challenges that make it difficult to sort out your thoughts and feelings. You can become overwhelmed and find it hard to continue on with your everyday functioning. Many people experience moments of being overloaded with thoughts and emotions during...
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For people who experience severe mental health symptoms, receiving the right diagnosis and effective treatment is critical for their quality of life and well-being. Schizoaffective disorder, depressive type features symptoms of both major depressive disorder (MDD) and...
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by Lightfully Behavioral Health | May 3, 2025 | Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia

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4 Key Differences Between Schizoaffective Disorder and Schizophrenia

by Lightfully Behavioral Health | Apr 1, 2025 | Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder are closely related but separate mental health conditions. They both feature psychotic symptoms, which can include hallucinations and delusions. They can also impact a person’s daily functioning. These conditions are highly...
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Caplyta: What You Need to Know About This Trending Mental Health Medication

by Lightfully Behavioral Health | Mar 13, 2025 | Bipolar Disorder

The new medication Caplyta is primarily used to treat schizophrenia and depression associated with bipolar 1 and 2. At Lightfully, we’ve also had success using it to treat major depressive disorder (MDD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and obsessive-compulsive...
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