Mad in America
JULY 13, 2024
The main evidence cited to support this belief came from a meta-analysis published in 2013, which had excluded a large proportion of trials due to the fact that no suicides had occurred in them ( Cipriani et al, 2013 ). If lithium does prevent suicide, a preventive effect on suicide attempts should be seen, too, and it is not.
Mad in America
DECEMBER 29, 2023
I tried going back to school after the brain injury, but between the bipolar disorder and the head trauma, I couldn’t handle the stress and pressure anymore. I was told that only temporary, minor memory loss was possible, in rare cases, before starting ECT in 2013. A traumatic brain injury in 2002 didn’t help anything.
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Mad in America
JUNE 6, 2024
E xuberant individuals who disregard societal consensus reality are routinely diagnosed by psychiatrists with bipolar disorder; however, among psychiatrists themselves, exuberance about psychiatry regardless of the reality of psychiatry’s repeated scientific failures makes one a leading psychiatrist. Thomas Insel, quoted in 2013.
Mad in America
JULY 19, 2024
I was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1998. Whereas from 2001 to 2008 I was hospitalized at a rate of almost once per year, from 2008 to 2013, I was hospitalized only once every three years. I was hospitalized in 2013 in the context of my separation and divorce. I was also hospitalized in 2016.
Mad in America
MARCH 30, 2024
The psychiatrist called me the next day and announced that Matt had “bipolar disorder” as if this were a “new” diagnosis — and had clearly not seen Matt’s medical records. Thankfully, the owner of the office, a renowned bipolar expert, said he could take Matt. This led to the symptoms that were diagnosed as bipolar disorder.
World Psychiatric Association (WPA)
MARCH 7, 2024
This initiative was born out of a council meeting of the Asian Network of Bipolar Disorder (ANBD) in 2013, at which Prof. Pichet Udomratn proposed a date to bring worldwide attention to bipolar disorder. To register your activities and share event details, please visit: [link]. Together, we can make a difference.
Mad in America
JANUARY 4, 2025
This initiative had been established in 2013 to enable researchers to reanalyze data sets from publicly funded trials, particularly when there was reason to think that the initial results may have been incorrectly reported. As our society embraced the use of SSRI antidepressants, disability due to affective disorders dramatically increased.
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