Mad in America
JUNE 22, 2024
W ith all the recent coverage of the youth mental health crisis and the role of social media, little attention has been given to the way platforms like TikTok promote certain narratives about mental health—shifting not only the conversation but also the way mental health issues are actually experienced.
Mad in America
JULY 20, 2024
In a previous story , I reported on the “TikTokification” of mental health —a phenomenon where social media content encourages young people to self-diagnose. Many students find comfort in the medical model of mental health because it simplifies experiences that are otherwise messy, uncomfortable, and difficult to make sense of. “I
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Mad in America
JANUARY 25, 2025
R esearch has found South Africa consistently ranks in the bottom three performing countries in terms of global mental health. In 2022 South Africa took the second-lowest position, with the UK ranking worst. The reasons for the nations poor mental health are multifaceted and difficult to resolve, however.
Mad in America
MARCH 5, 2025
His irregular sleep patterns, staying up all nightit all started coming into focus. Parents can keep their children on their health insurance until theyre 26, but in life-or-death situations, we should be able to get critical information. By 2022, it had jumped to 45 million. I was shocked. Maybe theyre not trained well anymore.
Mad in America
JULY 19, 2024
It’s about learning to self-regulate, so that, if and when mental storms pass through, they no longer require such harsh societal intervention. First, how many hours of sleep did I get the night before? On nights when I had not gotten a lot of sleep, my mania levels did not rise as much as might be expected.
Mad in America
JUNE 1, 2024
Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant), administrators of 988Lifeline under contract from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), has spawned a political lobbying division that’s helping usher state infrastructure investments and legislative initiatives. The survey found that, of all contacts, 3.6%
Mad in America
APRIL 16, 2024
As an example, the Danish Board of Health has warned that adding a benzodiazepine to a neuroleptic increases mortality by 50-65%. 26 These authors estimated that sleeping pills kill between 320,000 and 507,000 Americans every year. Deadly medicines and organised crime: How big pharma has corrupted health care. 2 Gøtzsche PC.
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