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. I recall hearing my parents fight through the walls as I tried to sleep at night. ” His mother was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I remember mentioning to Ms.

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

Mad in America

MARCH 30, 2024

I knew in October of 2018 that Matt was in trouble during a phone call, when he told me in a cheerful voice that he had been to the ER for “mental health reasons” but was “fine.” 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.

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Sleep and mental health Bipolar disorder Trauma and the brain Aging and mental health 120

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Had I gotten anyone else, they might have dismissed me as drug-seeking or mentally ill. Dr. B ordered a sleep study. At this time, I had no idea that gut health (the enteric nervous system or ENS ) and inflammation had anything to do with psychological health and brain function. She quipped, “ Everyone has bipolar.”

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Nutrition and mood Trauma and the brain Sleep and mental health Bipolar disorder 114

Mad in America

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Siem: Often, the extent to which someone can go low correlates to how high they can go, like with mania in bipolar disorder. She stayed on Clozaril for 20 years, until COVID hit in 2020. But when she came off Clozaril, she struggled to sleep. Normally, she sleeps 10 hours. ” She was doing well. Not enough.

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Sleep and mental health Hospitality Resilience and coping Aging and mental health 109

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Siem: Often, the extent to which someone can go low correlates to how high they can go, like with mania in bipolar disorder. She stayed on Clozaril for 20 years, until COVID hit in 2020. But when she came off Clozaril, she struggled to sleep. Normally, she sleeps 10 hours. ” She was doing well. Not enough.

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Sleep and mental health Hospitality Resilience and coping Aging and mental health 52

Mad in America

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Thomas Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) from 2002-2015, acknowledged in 2011, “Whatever we’ve been doing for five de­cades, it ain’t working. adults now takes an antidepressant”; however, Time continued, “Mental health is getting worse by multiple metrics. As of late 2022, just 31% of U.S.

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Technology Genetics and mental health Pharmaceuticals Sleep and mental health 143