Mad in America

JUNE 6, 2024

In the twenty-first century, there has been no higher-level psychiatrist then Thomas Insel , director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) from 2002-2015. Insel is a prime example of a top psychiatrist with exuberance about psychiatry regardless of his awareness of the reality of its repeated failures.

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Mad in America

JUNE 17, 2024

Diana Rodriguez in Bagram, Afghanistan, 2012 The scene above played out in October 2022 at my family’s home just outside of Fort Liberty, North Carolina where I’d been stationed in the Army years earlier. My middle school-aged daughter had a suicide attempt, the result of relentless bullying.

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Trauma and the brain Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Self-awareness 126

Mad in America

JANUARY 9, 2025

S ince the 1990s, weve been hearing about the amazing progress in mental healthcare: We learned that mental illnesses like depression are serious but treatable diseases. And thanks to education and awareness-raising efforts, more people are getting help with their suffering. But theres a paradox here: The U.S.

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International Society for Interpersonal Psychother

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

These positive outcomes also include improved relational functioning, enhanced mentalization abilities, and increased quality of life. Individuals with ASD possess difficulties in self-understanding or theory of own mind as well as theory of mind about others (Robinson, 2018).

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