Mad in America

JULY 19, 2024

D uring my first psychiatric hospitalization in 1998, I was strapped down, placed in 4-point restraints, and administered a painful catheter—apparently because I had peed on the floor during the course of my psychotic episode. Captivity By my count (with an assist from my mother) I’ve had 12 psychiatric hospitalizations in my life.

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Hospitality Self-awareness Sleep and mental health Bipolar disorder 127

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.

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

Mad in America

MARCH 5, 2025

He started college in 2004, so this would have been 2005 or 2006. His irregular sleep patterns, staying up all nightit all started coming into focus. Eventually, he was placed in a psychiatric hospital and deemed suicidal. At the time, I didnt know much about it, but I knew it wasnt good. Siem: Around 2005 or 2006?

Insurance 131

Insurance Sleep and mental health Legal Education 131

Mad in America

MARCH 30, 2024

I knew in October of 2018 that Matt was in trouble during a phone call, when he told me in a cheerful voice that he had been to the ER for “mental health reasons” but was “fine.” In October 2019, during Matt’s move to a new apartment, I observed that Matt was emotionally paralyzed, unable to pack from lack of sleep.

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Sleep and mental health Bipolar disorder Trauma and the brain Aging and mental health 127