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“Dad, Something’s Not Right. I Need Help”: Richard Fee on the Dangers of Adderall

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His irregular sleep patterns, staying up all nightit all started coming into focus. He died in November 2011. Parents can keep their children on their health insurance until theyre 26, but in life-or-death situations, we should be able to get critical information. I was shocked. Our once-great relationship became strained.

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These Teens Got Therapy. Then They Got Worse.

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Researchers in Australia assigned more than 1,000 young teenagers to one of two classes: either a typical middle-school health class or one that taught a version of a mental-health treatment called dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT. Another, they were told to sleep more, eat right, and exercise.

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The Power of Journaling: What Science Says About the Benefits for Mental Health and Well-Being

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But did you know that this simple practice of putting pen to paper has decades of scientific backing as a tool for mental health and personal growth? Heres why mental health professionals recommend journaling and what research tells us about its benefits. Emotional and physical health benefits of expressive writing.

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Giving Caregivers a Platform: Meagan, Mother of Matt

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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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Enlarging the Treatment Lens for Postpartum Depression

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No one helped us to understand how the sleep disturbances we experienced could play havoc with our moods. The Office on Women’s Health emphasizes psychosocial causes as being significant in PPD. Kelly Brogan , a holistic women’s health psychiatrist, reports significant concerns about brexanolone.

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How I Learned to Safely Taper off Psychiatric Drugs, and You Can Too

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I tried many of their useless so-called “medicines,” but in 2011 I ultimately ended up on Lyrica and Zyprexa alongside nine diagnoses. Calling it ‘side effects’ is an astronomical understatement; my experience is that nothing can make you more mentally ill than a psychiatric drug. I was simply compensating.

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Prescription Drugs Are the Leading Cause of Death

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A review of four newer studies, from 2008 to 2011, estimated that there were over 400,000 drug deaths in US hospitals. As an example, the Danish Board of Health has warned that adding a benzodiazepine to a neuroleptic increases mortality by 50-65%. Deadly medicines and organised crime: How big pharma has corrupted health care.