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Mental Wellbeing Impact Assessments: Ensuring government policy supports good mental health

Centre for Mental Health

Early intervention is vital to prevent these issues from escalating. One key benefit of MWIAs is their ability to identify mental health risks early, thereby preventing potential crises. MWIAs encourage governments to consider the long-term mental health effects of policies beyond their immediate outcomes.

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From the Dopamine Theory to the Outcomes Paradox

Mad in America

Schizophrenia’ Disability-adjusted life years, 2012 ( Source ) Here I take psychotropic medicine use in general as a proxy for use of ‘antipsychotic’ drugs. This was widely taken by psychiatrists as supporting biochemical intervention with the use of ‘antipsychotics’ at the earliest opportunity.