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
The content and style of Ghaemi’s article, which is more of a rant than a scientific commentary, suggest he was extremely upset that this cherished belief had been challenged (Ghaemi, 2022 ). The manner of its publication in the Journal of Psychopharmacology implies he was not alone. Ghaemi’s categorisation of drugs in this way is misleading.
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Mad in America
DECEMBER 29, 2023
O n the evening of December 3, 2022, I overdosed on 400 mg of Amlodipine, a calcium channel blocker blood pressure medicine. I tried going back to school after the brain injury, but between the bipolar disorder and the head trauma, I couldn’t handle the stress and pressure anymore. So to back way up, as a kid I was brilliant.
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 17, 2024
Receiving a slow but positive reception in the Netherlands in 2022 and 2023, several additional practitioners in the field of psychiatry and psychology committed to translating the guidelines to English, resulting in the current revised and stylized version.
Mad in America
JULY 19, 2024
I was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1998. Around the 2016 hospitalization my diagnosis was elevated to schizoaffective disorder and I was placed on everyday Zyprexa. By 2022, I had recovered to such a degree that I decided I wanted to come off the Depakote. After 2016, my need for hospitalization declined.
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. Thomas Insel, quoted in 2017. “To
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