Mad in America

JANUARY 16, 2024

None of the problems we think about when we think about mental disorder—mainly depression and the anxiety disorders—are explained by psychiatry’s biological/medical paradigm, and not for want of trying. But as early as 2010 that claim was shown to be false: the results had been manipulated to make them appear to be positive.

Genetics and mental health 145

Genetics and mental health Trauma and the brain Anxiety disorders Construction 145

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The National Centre for PTSD attributes this to the fact that men are more likely to experience trauma, but women are more likely to develop PTSD, possibly due to higher emotional sensitivity and reactivity, which increases susceptibility to mood disorders. There have also been notable shifts in the types of traumatic events leading to PTSD.

Resilience and coping 141

Resilience and coping Self-awareness Nutrition and mood Sleep and mental health 141

Mad in America

JANUARY 29, 2024

12a studied changes in suicide rates between the years 2000 to 2010, which showed a 16% increase. This occurred partly because the second-generation ADMs have fewer overdose deaths than the first-generation drugs. Baker et al. During those years suicide by hanging/suffocation was close to the incidence of suicide by firearms.

Healthcare 102

Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Hospitality Aging and mental health 102

Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

In 2010, I was one of the authors of a published critique of the STAR*D study’s reported findings. NIMH has spent many tens of billions of research dollars over many decades attempting to substantiate a physiological basis for depression and other mental disorders, only to come up empty handed.

Aging and mental health 145

Aging and mental health Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Manufacturing Anxiety disorders 145