Mad in America

JANUARY 25, 2025

R esearch has found South Africa consistently ranks in the bottom three performing countries in terms of global mental health. Photo by tuxone The Mental State of the World Report measures the mental health of internet users only, making it limited in the South African context where close to one-third of the population isnt online.

Poverty and mental health 105

Poverty and mental health Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Insurance 105

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

14 Many psychologists do not realise that they have a great advantage over psychiatrists, which is that they are educated with the aim of understanding the patients where they are and helping them with psychotherapy and other forms of support. In 2012, the US Centers for Disease Control reported that 25% of Americans have a mental illness.

Genetics and mental health 143

Genetics and mental health Aging and mental health Manufacturing Education 143

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

R egardless of the context and cause, distress is increasingly interpreted and diagnosed as a mental illnesscommonly clinical depression and/or anxiety disorder. The biomedical approach to distress has spread beyond the health/mental health sector and has seeped into every sector of the community.

Aging and mental health 142

Aging and mental health Insurance Mental health policy Pharmaceuticals 142

International Society for Interpersonal Psychother

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

These positive outcomes also include improved relational functioning, enhanced mentalization abilities, and increased quality of life. It is well established that ASD is linked to difficulties with an ability what Peter Fonagy and colleagues call mentalizing; a cognitive and emotional understanding of human behaviours.

Autism spectrum 40

Autism spectrum Self-awareness Aging and mental health Trauma and the brain 40