Toward an Integral Treatment Methodology for Schizophrenia: Part Seven

Case Presentation
I work at a community mental health center. The mental health center provides treatment for individuals who are indigent, on disability insurance, or are low-income. I am on the Emergency Psychiatric Services team at this mental health center. On this team, the client population consists of people with severe mental illness, such as [...]

Brilliant Blogs

Hokai Sobol of h~log has put Black Plum on his list of seven brilliant blogs. Many bows Hokai! I have to say I’m a bit shocked, as Black Plum was birthed a mere two weeks ago. I’m honored to be in the line-up with these other reputable blogs. And here is a list of the [...]

Toward an Integral Treatment Methodology for Schizophrenia: Part Six

Lines of Development
People have different lines of development: cognitive, emotional, moral, artistic, etc. Individuals tend to do really well in some areas of their life, such as musical and cognitive abilities, but perform poorly in other areas, like morality or interpersonal relationships. This is due to their varying lines of development. These lines “unfold [...]

End Notes and References: Toward an Integral Treatment Methodology for Schizophrenia

I am including my endnotes and references per requests to have these available along side the article posts. I was going to post these at the end, but I see the value to having them upfront. I hope these are helpful…This article was originally written in 2005 and published in 2006.
- Kelly Sosan Bearer
Endnotes
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Toward an Integral Treatment Methodology for Schizophrenia: Part Five

States of Consciousness
There are two general types of states, ordinary and non-ordinary. Virtually all human beings have access to ordinary states of consciousness. These include: waking, dreaming, and deep sleep states.  The waking realm is that of our everyday relative world. The dreaming realm consists of images, visions, and emotions. The deep sleep realm consists [...]

Toward an Integral Treatment Methodology for Schizophrenia: Part Four

The Integral Model
The Integral approach organizes and resolves the competing truth claims declared by various therapeutic schools. “Integral theory distinguishes itself by its ability to successfully situate and systematize the full range of therapeutic approaches within a coherent and organized set of mapping principles.”25 The Integral framework offers more than a piecemeal approach of diverse [...]

WIE Editor Responds to My Blog Post About WIE Editor

(cross-posted from www.integrallife.com)
“Wow, how rumors are spread…
“I’m the WIE editor that you are referring to and I think my comments are being distorted in fascinating ways! If we want to create something new, develop as men and women beyond what we know to fully embody integral, we’re not going to do so by dragging along our [...]

Toward an Integral Treatment Methodology for Schizophrenia: Part Three

Looking Forward: Justifications for an Integral Model
The biopsychosocial model has been strongly criticized by many who strictly subscribe to the medical model. The medical model views schizophrenia as an organic disease and thus, should be treated with medications. Kevin Gournay has reported research findings in this area in an article titled “New Facts on Schizophrenia.”22 [...]

Toward an Integral Treatment Methodology for Schizophrenia: Part Two

Looking Back
Recent years have seen enormous changes in the provision of services and therapies for people
suffering from schizophrenia. The move away from institutional care and toward community-
based care has been accompanied by a growth in the research and practice of both medical and
psychosocial approaches to serious mental illness.
The medical model has made great [...]

WIE Editor Suggests the Eradication of Terms Masculine/Feminine at the 1st Biennial Integral Theory Conference

At the First Biennial Integral Theory Conference, hosted by JFKU, an editor of WIE magazine suggested that we not use the terms Masculine and Feminine as she sat and debated with others on the Integral Feminine panel. Sources say she suggests erasing these two terms from our language because people do not understand the difference [...]

Toward an Integral Treatment Methodology for Schizophrenia: Part One

Abstract
The treatment of schizophrenia has been largely divided into two opposing viewpoints: the medical
model, and the biopsychosocial model. The medical model treats schizophrenic symptomology with
anti-psychotic medications. The biopsychosocial model is a more holistic approach that considers the physical, psychological, and social functioning of the individual. These two approaches are both accurate but partial treatments [...]

The Teal Shadow: Integral Expert, First-Tier Allergy

We all  have shadows, or disowned, repressed, dissociated parts of ourselves, and as we grow and develop from one stage to the next, and even as we grow into higher stages of development, a simple fact remains — the shadow does not go away, but rather follows us as we ascend into the higher reaches [...]

Practice: The 3-2-1 Shadow Practice

To Practice the 3-2-1 Process
1. Choose an experience in your life that you want to work with. It’s often easier to begin with a person with whom you have difficulty (e.g., lover, relative, boss). This person may irritate, disturb, annoy, or upset you. Or maybe you feel attracted to, obsessed with, infatuated with, or possessive [...]

Why Does Spirituality Need Integral?

There are so many forms and types of spirituality today. Some preach love and acceptance; others preach hate and destruction. Many traditions claim that their way is the only way, “the one true path,” which directly contradicts other traditions that say their way is the only way. Why does spirit express itself in such radically [...]

What is Integral?

What is Integral?
The Integral map is a comprehensive approach to human growth and development, developed by philosopher Ken Wilber, that lays out all that the various world cultures have to tell us about human potential- spiritual growth, psychological growth, social and cultural growth. The Integral map uses all the known systems and models of human [...]