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A Remarkable Feat: A Psychiatric Patient Changed the Law on Restraints

Mad in America

He entered a settlement with the Ministry of Health in December 2021, which obliged the government to amend the Psychiatry Act, so that the rights for psychiatric patients subjected to belt fixation were improved. Silas had autism and came into contact with the psychiatric system at a very young age.

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Stealing My Mother From Me: The Horrors of Conservatorship

Mad in America

Guardianship and the legal system stole her from me. But I was doing my best to love and assist my aging mother with whatever aid I could find, and I had to take this seriously. I told them I had a POA health directive for her, and I’d be there in the morning. What a joke the legal system is. Consider my mother’s story.

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So-Called Suicide Experts Recommend Antidepressants, Which Increase Suicides

Mad in America

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. However, meta-analyses of the randomised trials have found that depression pills double not only the risk of suicide; they also double suicides, with no age limits. [11]

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Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 16: Is There Any Future for Psychiatry? (Part Six)

Mad in America

The many erroneous and misleading statements I found cannot be explained by the advent of new, important knowledge, as the publication dates for the textbooks were recent, from 2016 to 2021. Whether drugs are legal or illegal, it is unhealthy to perturb brain functions with them. I’ve never experienced anything like this before!

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ANMH Commends us surgeon general’s Advisory on youth mental health Crisis

ACTNow for Mental Health (ANMH)

Washington, DC ACTNow for Mental Health (ANMH), a non-profit organization dedicated to expanding access to mental health services and supports, fighting mental and behavioral health stigma, and enhancing health equity, commends the U.S.

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Therapy by App: A Clinical Psychologist Tries BetterHelp

Mad in America

BetterHelp and its competitors suggest they are the answer to a pressing societal mental health crisis. As a result, people are seeking mental health care at unprecedented rates, leaving many professionals too full to accept new patients, and creating an opening for new platforms.

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Understanding Overdose Risks and Choosing the Right Addiction Therapy for Substance Abuse

Clear Behavioral Health

Substance abuse is one of the most critical public health crises in the United States, affecting millions of individuals, families, and communities. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than 46 million people met the criteria for substance use disorder (SUD) in 2021, yet only 6% received treatment [1].