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Depression: Psychiatry’s Discredited Theories and Drugs Versus a Sane Model and Approach

Mad in America

P sychiatry’s serotonin-imbalance theory of depression, long discarded by researchers, was finally flushed down the toilet by psychiatry and the mainstream media in 2022. And psychiatrists’ primary treatments for depression—their so-called “antidepressants”—are now circling the drain. 2) What approach to depression makes sense? Genes and depression?

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Giving Caregivers a Platform: Meagan, Mother of Matt

Mad in America

But the combined intelligence and cognitive awareness of Matt and his mother’s tenacity for answers undoubtedly gave him a second chance on life. But the combined intelligence and cognitive awareness of Matt and his mother’s tenacity for answers undoubtedly gave him a second chance on life. The ER physician had given him Prozac.

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Could IPT Be a Treatment Option for Autism?

International Society for Interpersonal Psychother

INTRODUCTION Background, Aim and Method Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder, characterized by social communication difficulties and restricted repetitive thinking and behavior (Battle, 2013). Pending larger studies, we share the following case study, with the consent of those involved.