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Accounting for Mental Disorder: Time for a Paradigm Shift

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Mental health care is under the control of powerful entities: the profession of psychiatry, drug companies, NIMH, primary care doctors, and insurance companies. But as early as 2010 that claim was shown to be false: the results had been manipulated to make them appear to be positive. That has not happened.

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Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS): How the Last Step to Recovery Became the Final Step in Life

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In 2009-2010, I had a very tough time. In 2009-2010, things did not go well for me due to a combination of extreme insomnia, a seriously diminished self-image, setbacks in all kinds of areas and the partial loss of my social safety net. Anniek Lemmens : By nature, I am adventurous. But afterwards, I picked up my life.

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Enlarging the Treatment Lens for Postpartum Depression

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Zurzuvaeā€™s cost is estimated to be $16,000 for the 14 days and it is still not known if insurance will cover it. They recommend that Congress pass the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act and provide access to paid leave for women, caregivers, and their families.

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The Clinical, Social, and Cultural Harm of an Iatrogenic Psychiatry

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The percentage of sexual dysfunction for SSRI antidepressants runs from 25%ā€“73%, according to a 2010 examination of several studies (in one study of 344 patients who had a history of normal sexual function before SSRI treatments, there was an overall incidence of 58% sexual dysfunction).

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Leaving Biological Psychiatry Behind: An Interview With Rodrigo Nardi

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degree in 2010, and in 2016, he completed his psychiatry residency at Penn State. I still use the DSM because I need to pay my bills and I cannot send a diagnosis to an insurance company and say, ā€œThis patient is deprived of accomplishments, purpose, and social interactions.ā€ He obtained his M.D.

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Dear Mr. Kennedy

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44 Behavioral therapy is used by just 44% of pediatric patients, in part because its not always covered by medical insurance and knowledgeable providers are scarce. In addition, neurofeedback is seldom covered by insurance and involves a significant investment of time and money. 2010 Jan;51(1):58-65. 2010 Dec;118(12):1654-67.

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Upcoming ECT Legislation Needs to Be Revised

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I am a 41-year-old resident of Newington since 2010, though I grew up in Middletown. MECTA Electroshock Device Manufacturer Files for Bankruptcy as its Shock Box Loses Liability Insurance. Please note that two years ago, I provided lengthy written testimony on a very similar bill, Raised S.B. Dubey, 2023). TruthAboutECT.Org.