NAMI

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

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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Mental health advocacy Bipolar disorder Healthcare 98

Mad in America

JANUARY 9, 2025

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. But now they often say Since they have bipolar disorder, theyll never be able to manage their emotions or achieve any stability. This explains why the U.S.

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Healthcare Aging and mental health Self-awareness Bipolar disorder 90

Mad in America

OCTOBER 10, 2023

But across the country, the towering influence of corporate culture—mass production, mass marketing, mass consumerism, and profit-driven healthcare—has eroded our Main Street America culture and negatively impacted many aspects of our society, including consumer behaviors and the drugs we purchase at our doctors’ recommendation.

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Manufacturing Pharmaceuticals Aging and mental health Nonprofits 139

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Although Jennifer Houghs older sister, Valerie, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when she was fifteen, Hough never saw her sister as mentally ill. After Valeries eventual suicide in 2019, Hough felt a need to fight for change in the system that failed her sister. To me, she was just my sister, Hough explains.

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Biopsychosocial model Trauma and the brain Bipolar disorder Healthcare 52