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The Connection Between ‘Bipolar Disorder’ and Migraine: Unraveling the History of a Family Line

Mad in America

W hile researching migraines, I stumbled upon the connection between them and a bipolar diagnosis I received as a young adult. On this journey to find answers about my health a realization occurred — I have been having ocular and abdominal migraines since I was a child. ” His mother was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

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Giving Caregivers a Platform: Meagan, Mother of Matt

Mad in America

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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How to Explain Top Psychiatrists’ “Dr. Strangelove Exuberance” Unchecked by Reality

Mad in America

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 2017. “To

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Summing up the STAR*D Scandal: The Public was Betrayed, Millions were Harmed, and the Mainstream Media Failed Us All

Mad in America

As such, the scandal now serves as a historical verdict on the ethics of American psychiatry, and by extension, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). “The esteem held by our field in the age of modern medicine rests on the validity of our scientific pursuits.

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Medication Overload, Part II: The Explosion of Drugs for Kids

Mad in America

I n the early 1960s, around the age of two, I experienced an accidental overdose. The incident occurred after one of my preschool-age siblings managed to use a kitchen chair to retrieve the tasty but very toxic medicine, open the bottle, and then give it to me believing the “candy medicine” would help their baby sister feel better.

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For-Profit Healthcare Is a Predator; Its Main Prey Is Our Young

Mad in America

S ince the 1990s, weve been hearing about the amazing progress in mental healthcare: We learned that mental illnesses like depression are serious but treatable diseases. 3) America has focused its mental illness awareness, education, and screening campaigns on children. But theres a paradox here: The U.S.

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Could IPT Be a Treatment Option for Autism?

International Society for Interpersonal Psychother

These positive outcomes also include improved relational functioning, enhanced mentalization abilities, and increased quality of life. It is well established that ASD is linked to difficulties with an ability what Peter Fonagy and colleagues call mentalizing; a cognitive and emotional understanding of human behaviours.