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

Mad in America

” His mother was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Pool also did an extensive review of my medical records and diagnosed me with bipolar disorder. Part of this process was also coming to “accept my mental illness” and see many of my experiences through the lens of bipolar disorder.

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Desperate Measures: Ghaemi’s Response to Our Review of Lithium and Suicide Prevention

Mad in America

But Ghaemi wants to claim that lithium is special—that it does more than target symptom mechanisms, it modifies the disease process that underpins bipolar disorder. More people than ever are using psychiatric drugs, such as antidepressants, and seeking psychiatric diagnoses including depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD and autism.

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Giving Caregivers a Platform: Meagan, Mother of Matt

Mad in America

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. 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. It was just so sad.

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Bridging the Gap: Why Black Voices Must Shape Mental Health Research

NAMI

Over the next 13 years, I cycled through different doctors and different diagnoses (depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder II), none of which fully explained my struggles. In 2019, I took on a leadership role at a university, working with students, staff, and faculty to foster an inclusive community.

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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.

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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

The RIAT Reanalysis In 2019, Pigott and his colleague Jay Amsterdam, who is an emeritus professor of psychiatry at UPENN, obtained access to the patient-level data from the STAR*D trial through the Restoring Invisible and Abandoned Trials initiative (RIAT).

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Veterans & Substance Abuse

Solara Mental Health

In fact, according to a National Survey on Drug Use and Health in 2019, 26.9% What is Substance Use Disorder (SUD)? Substance use disorder (SUD), often called “addiction,” is a mental health disorder. These disorders can be both medical and psychiatric. of veterans abused illicit drugs.