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“There’s No Word for Depression in Zulu”: Inside South Africa’s Mental Health Crisis

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R esearch has found South Africa consistently ranks in the bottom three performing countries in terms of global mental health. Photo by tuxone The Mental State of the World Report measures the mental health of internet users only, making it limited in the South African context where close to one-third of the population isnt online.

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The Trauma Craze: How the Expansion of Trauma Diagnoses Fueled Victimhood Culture

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The mental health industry, including therapists, pharmaceutical companies, and even heads of departments and trauma experts, have a vested interest in diagnosing as many individuals as possible. Life expectancy has increased globally due to advancements in medical technology, better hygiene, and improved access to healthcare.

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I Secret Shopped #988 and Three Cop Cars Showed Up Outside My House

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Approximately one year later in July 2020, the FCC adopted rules to begin establishing #988, and in October of the same year, the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act was signed into law. Vibrant Says… Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant) is described as “one of the nation’s leading mental health organizations.”

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So-Called Suicide Experts Recommend Antidepressants, Which Increase Suicides

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noted that it is a myth that mental disorders play a significant role in at least 90% of suicides. [6] 6] In most cases, there is no preexisting mental disorder. In 2020, Hjelmeland et al. The comment I made in 2015 on the Board of Health’s website. [40] 51] Can anything be worse than this in healthcare?

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Healing From Psychiatric Drug Harm, Part 2: Rational Approaches to Recovery

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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. ” In hindsight, I was epically lucky.

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MindFreedom’s Shield Program: Working to Free People from Psychiatric Incarceration and Forced Treatment

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I don’t think there’s enough actual oversight, whether civilian or governmental, of the mental health system, and it does a ton of harm.” In a 2005 paper , Gottstein wrote that the “involuntary mental illness system operates largely illegally.” Russell’s request was again denied.

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Mad Sisters: An Interview With Susan Grundy

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When she was 42, there were provincial healthcare cutbacks. 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. I think the lack of sleep triggered the mania. Combined with the lack of sleep, it turned into mania.