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“Dad, Something’s Not Right. I Need Help”: Richard Fee on the Dangers of Adderall

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His irregular sleep patterns, staying up all nightit all started coming into focus. Siem: The New York Times published a major article on February 2, 2013, detailing Richards story. Parents can keep their children on their health insurance until theyre 26, but in life-or-death situations, we should be able to get critical information.

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Mood Tracking: My System for Reducing Psychiatric Hospitalizations

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It’s about learning to self-regulate, so that, if and when mental storms pass through, they no longer require such harsh societal intervention. First, how many hours of sleep did I get the night before? On nights when I had not gotten a lot of sleep, my mania levels did not rise as much as might be expected.

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Giving Caregivers a Platform: Meagan, Mother of Matt

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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.” In October 2019, during Matt’s move to a new apartment, I observed that Matt was emotionally paralyzed, unable to pack from lack of sleep.

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From a Paranoid Schizophrenia Diagnosis to a Peer Researcher in Nigeria

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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.

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Prescription Drugs Are the Leading Cause of Death

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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%.

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So-Called Suicide Experts Recommend Antidepressants, Which Increase Suicides

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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. The comment I made in 2015 on the Board of Health’s website. [40] Suicide risk assessment and intervention in people with mental illness. 4] Gøtzsche PC.

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Enlarging the Treatment Lens for Postpartum Depression

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No one helped us to understand how the sleep disturbances we experienced could play havoc with our moods. The Office on Women’s Health emphasizes psychosocial causes as being significant in PPD. Kelly Brogan , a holistic women’s health psychiatrist, reports significant concerns about brexanolone.