Mad in America

JUNE 27, 2024

I n Part 1 , I looked at the longer-term inefficacy of ‘maintenance treatment’ with antipsychotics, and also at some ‘disappointing’ outcomes for ‘early intervention in psychosis’ (EIP). Interventions like these can be made safely and at relatively low cost. So what is there to lose?

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Early intervention Aging and mental health Pharmaceuticals Self-awareness 118

Mad in America

AUGUST 10, 2024

It will be easier to dive into the depths of darkness and despair that I went through as a mental health patient if I start with a story of hope. At the age of 41, I was sectioned under the Mental Health Act in the midst of the Covid pandemic in the early autumn of 2020 in the throes of an episode of psychosis.

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Sleep and mental health Trauma and the brain Social Services Aging and mental health 110

Mad in America

OCTOBER 27, 2023

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. They divorced once my mother found out he had been cheating with a woman half his age. At the age of 14, I found myself in an abusive relationship with a boy a year older than me.

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Bipolar disorder Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Early intervention 111

Kids Mental Health Info

APRIL 6, 2015

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education, and related services to more than 7.5 million (as of school year 2020-21) eligible infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities, including behavioral health disabilities.

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Education Aging and mental health Early intervention 40