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Giving Caregivers a Platform: Sherita, Mother of Tony

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His mother has remained Tony’s main caregiver while she has watched him decline over the years from the continuous drugs prescribed for diagnoses that also include schizoaffective disorder, depression, schizophrenia, mood disorder, psychosis, post-traumatic stress disorder, and bipolar disorder.

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For-Profit Healthcare Is a Predator; Its Main Prey Is Our Young

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S ince the 1990s, weve been hearing about the amazing progress in mental healthcare: We learned that mental illnesses like depression are serious but treatable diseases. But now they often say Since they have bipolar disorder, theyll never be able to manage their emotions or achieve any stability. This explains why the U.S.

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Medication Overload, Part II: The Explosion of Drugs for Kids

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But across the country, the towering influence of corporate culture—mass production, mass marketing, mass consumerism, and profit-driven healthcare—has eroded our Main Street America culture and negatively impacted many aspects of our society, including consumer behaviors and the drugs we purchase at our doctors’ recommendation.

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Mad Sisters: An Interview With Susan Grundy

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Siem: Often, the extent to which someone can go low correlates to how high they can go, like with mania in bipolar disorder. When she was 42, there were provincial healthcare cutbacks. By early January 2021, the situation had worsened. With Nancy, you talk about her artistic ability and her brilliant paintings.

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Mad Sisters: An Interview With Susan Grundy

Mad in America

Siem: Often, the extent to which someone can go low correlates to how high they can go, like with mania in bipolar disorder. When she was 42, there were provincial healthcare cutbacks. By early January 2021, the situation had worsened. With Nancy, you talk about her artistic ability and her brilliant paintings.