Mad in America
APRIL 16, 2024
In 2013, I estimated that our prescription drugs are the third leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer, 1 and in 2015, that psychiatric drugs alone are also the third leading cause of death. As an example, the Danish Board of Health has warned that adding a benzodiazepine to a neuroleptic increases mortality by 50-65%.
Anxiety & Depression Association of America
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
As part of Women's Health Month, ADAA's Women Mental Health SIG presents a series of blogs and videos showcasing women trailblazers in the mental health sector.
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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. Thomas Insel, quoted in 2013. Thomas Insel, quoted in 2017. “To To be clear, I have no regrets about NIMH funding for genomics and neuroscience.”
Mad in America
OCTOBER 24, 2024
noted that it is a myth that mental disorders play a significant role in at least 90% of suicides. [6] 6] In most cases, there is no preexisting mental disorder. However, meta-analyses of the randomised trials have found that depression pills double not only the risk of suicide; they also double suicides, with no age limits. [11]
Mad in America
MARCH 19, 2024
At this time, I also needed to pay for my second-year master’s programme and there was no money so I thought I would drop out, but God used someone to provide for me and I was able to pay and conclude my master’s programme in 2013. I have also learnt so many things about mental health and my hope for the future has increased.
Mad in America
MARCH 30, 2024
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.” We attempted to get help from a sleep clinic, and they refused to test him, claiming his insomnia was caused by “mental health issues.”
Mad in America
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
The Office on Women’s Health emphasizes psychosocial causes as being significant in PPD. The Office on Women’s Health makes similar recommendations as in the StatPearls article, but they place an emphasis on therapy, support groups, self-care, social support before turning to medication. We need pills, but we need much more.”
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