Mad in America

MARCH 30, 2024

He went to his GP, who diagnosed him with “anxiety disorder” on top of his bipolar diagnosis and prescribed Xanax. Two weeks later, both the NP and Matt’s counselor called me and said they must drop Matt as a patient, recommending an outpatient hospital detox program and a “higher level of care.”

Sleep and mental health 127

Sleep and mental health Bipolar disorder Trauma and the brain Aging and mental health 127

Mad in America

JANUARY 29, 2024

In this blog, he addresses the research showing that psychiatric hospitalization increases suicidality as well as further dangers of psychiatric drugs, including tardive dyskinesia. Does psychiatric hospitalization and medicine save the lives of suicidal patients? At least that’s the “theory” but let’s look at the facts.

Healthcare 108

Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Hospitality Aging and mental health 108

Mad in America

JANUARY 16, 2024

In 2020, RNA was coded for Covid-19’s protein, resulting in a drug that stimulated the immune response for Covid-19. None of the problems we think about when we think about mental disorder—mainly depression and the anxiety disorders—are explained by psychiatry’s biological/medical paradigm, and not for want of trying.

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Genetics and mental health Trauma and the brain Anxiety disorders Construction 145

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

This represents a significant shift in PTSD diagnoses from predominantly affecting men in the 1980s, when men constituted about 70% of diagnosed cases, to now predominantly affecting women, who by 2020 made up 70% of diagnosed cases. It also focuses on fostering trust through transparency and peer support.

Resilience and coping 143

Resilience and coping Self-awareness Nutrition and mood Sleep and mental health 143

My Psychiatry

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

You can now chat with one of our providers online for a variety of different conditions, including: Depression Anxiety disorders ADHD & Substance abuse Addiction Alcohol abuse Insomnia Dementia or memory loss Bipolar disorder Our providers serve patients from teenage years to geriatric and older adults.

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Telecommunications Technology Healthcare Bipolar disorder 52

Mad in America

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The anxiety disorder eventually made me afraid of ever leaving the house alone, or staying at home alone. I hated the “anxiety disorder” back then, but now I see that it saved my life at the time. Then came 2020 and my living situation became extremely stressful. Or “You are lying/exaggerating.” S o I told no one.

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Aging and mental health Trauma and the brain Self-awareness Anxiety disorders 132