Mad in America
OCTOBER 27, 2023
” 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.
Mad in America
JULY 13, 2024
These mechanisms are not established, and arguably never will be, since mental illness typically consists of complex situations that are unlikely to be explained by a deterministic, mechanical model of causation (Moncrieff, 2020). On the one hand it feels as if they have never had it so good.
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Mad in America
MARCH 30, 2024
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. Thankfully, the owner of the office, a renowned bipolar expert, said he could take Matt. This led to the symptoms that were diagnosed as bipolar disorder.
Mad in America
JANUARY 20, 2024
Torrey is a psychiatrist and a researcher on schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. In research circles, he’s known as the founder and executive director of the controversial Stanley Medical Research Institute, which has spent more than $550 million on biological research on schizophrenia and bipolar disorder over the past few decades.
Mad in America
OCTOBER 20, 2023
‘I have nightmares I’m being restrained,’ said Laidler, who has schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Those numbers doubled between 2020 and 2021 — the latest figures publicly available — even as the statewide average for other inpatient facilities barely increased.
Mad in America
JUNE 6, 2024
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.
Mad in America
JULY 6, 2024
To clarify this concept better, “psychosis”, “depression”, “anxiety”, “bipolar disorder”, “ADHD” and more are not disorders of organic or genetic origin, caused by “imbalances” in brain chemicals, and psychotropic drugs do not have the function of restoring any balance.
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