Improving Medication Adherence in People with Serious Mental Illness

• By: Jonathan Keigher, PhD New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center (NYPCC)
• July 19th, 2023
• family involvement, long-acting injectable medication, medication adherence, medication compliance, psychosocial interventions, reminder systems, serious mental illness, Summer 2023 Issue, therapeutic alliance, treatment plans
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Psychotropic medication nonadherence in populations with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) can lead to inadequate symptom control, reduced treatment effectiveness, significant relapse risk, and increased risk of death (Semahegn, 2020). Nonadherence to medication also results in increased healthcare...

Recovery, Hope and Resilience During the Pandemic

• By: Jonathan Keigher, PhD New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center (NYPCC)
• April 19th, 2022
• addiction, community, COVID-19, family, friends, goals, hope, mental health, recovery, Spring 2022 Issue, telehealth
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As one of the largest providers of outpatient mental health services in New York State, New York Psychotherapy and Counseling (NYPCC) works together with tens of thousands of New Yorkers facing mental health challenges. NYPCC embraces a recovery-oriented, trauma-informed model of community mental...

A Trauma-Informed Community Approach to Bullying

• By: Jonathan Keigher, PhD New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center (NYPCC)
• July 2nd, 2021
• bullying, children, cyberbullying, mental health, safety, school, Summer 2021 Issue, trauma, trauma-informed care
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As the largest mental health clinic provider in the South Bronx, New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center (NYPCC) therapists have witnessed an influx of traumatized children struggling with bullying in city schools. Indeed, New York State Education Department statistics show that bullying is a...