Mad in America

AUGUST 20, 2024

F or most of 2023, I’d put off having back surgery—hoping against all odds that cortisone injections, monthly doses of oral steroids, strengthening exercises, and using a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit might make the awful sciatica pain disappear. What Are Some Solutions?

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Real Psychiatry

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

2023 Dec 21;30(12):1557-1570.e6. Epub 2023 Nov 21. They are used here for illustrative and educational purposes. New York: Oxford University Press, 2025. 6: Witt CE, Mena S, Holmes J, Hersey M, Buchanan AM, Parke B, Saylor R, Honan LE, Berger SN, Lumbreras S, Nijhout FH, Reed MC, Best J, Fadel J, Schloss P, Lau T, Hashemi P.

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Mad in America

JUNE 15, 2024

Derek Blumke At the 2023 Military Influencer conference in Las Vegas, whenever he spoke about his work, everyone kept saying “You have to talk to Will Wisner,” executive director of the Grunt Style Foundation , a nonprofit veteran organization dedicated to ensuring the mental health and wellness of military veterans. This sounds great!’”

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Being adequately educated about psychiatric drugs means knowing enough about what they’re prescribing to give patients the opportunity to provide informed consent to treatment. But why would prescribers knowingly push users into harm’s way by overprescribing drugs known to have dangerous side effects, including dependence?

Education 138

Education 138

Mad in America

DECEMBER 12, 2023

I was also his case manager—which meant that because Liam was designated with special education needs, I kept track of all his academic progress, helped his teachers work effectively with him to meet the goals in his Individualized Education Program (IEP), and checked in with him on a regular basis. and Kirchgessner, A.

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Mad in America

AUGUST 1, 2024

They are willing to entertain my conjecture and have meaningful conversations where they have both educated me as well as seriously considered the observational and logical statements I present. Neuroscientists, on the other hand, seem to truly want to advance the field and do what is best for humanity.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 5, 2024

In October 2023 I wrote an article for Mad in America, “Survivors and Families Working Together for Change.” The groups are designed to provide education and support—not therapy. Since then, with dedicated volunteers, a steering committee has been established.

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World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

As the President of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), I am deeply committed to advancing our 2023-2026 Action Plan , which aligns with the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Moreover, our 2023-2026 Action Plan emphasises the importance of healthy living and caring for the environment in supporting mental well-being.

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Education 52

Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

She took her own life on September 2, 2023. She was moved to the MPC Transitional Living Residence (TLR), also on Wards Island, on February 22, 2017, where she remained until her death on September 2, 2023. Died September 2, 2023. We didn’t stop anyone from entering the Center; we were just trying to educate people.

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Association for Psychological Science (APS)

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

More recent research has also identified that bisexual people often have lower educational attainment (Mittleman, 2022) and income (Fredriksen-Goldsen et al., Intersecting the academic gender gap: The education of lesbian, gay, and bisexual America. Fredriksen-Goldsen, K. Romanelli, M., H., & Kim H. Mittleman, J.

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Mental Health America (MHA)

APRIL 18, 2023

Peer Support in College Mental Health Initiatives: Learning from the Peer Support Movement April 18, 2023 MHA Admin Tue, 04/18/2023 - 09:27 Download Peer Support in College Mental Health Initiatives Report With the growing demand for comprehensive mental health services in higher education, students and campus leaders have identified student peer support (..)

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Education 52

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Since 2010, trauma diagnoses among adolescents have surged, rising from about 3% in 2010 to over 8% by 2023. As of 2023, the hashtag #TraumaBonding has amassed over 1 billion views on platforms like TikTok and Instagram, reflecting its widespread adoption and oversimplification.

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Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Two months after the exchange with the neuroscientist, in January 2023, I began tapering. I am now in my 21st month, withdrawing from the last milligram. Down from 40mg. I have five and a half months to go.) I put faith in my ability to manage whatever came, but I couldn’t. I learned only recently this has a name: akathisia. (An

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Mad in America

JANUARY 25, 2025

In 2023 there was little change in most countries average scores, but 35.8% High levels of childhood adversity, known to affect mental and physical health across the lifespan, are influenced by and contribute to problems such as severe violent crime, poverty, and lack of access to education.

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Mad in America

AUGUST 3, 2024

In 2023, BMJ Oncology reported , “Global incidence of early-onset cancer increased by 79.1% Modern medicine also depoliticizes sources of illness and thereby pacifies people so as to not fight against unhealthy conditions. Take one issue—the increase in cancer among young people. and the number of early-onset cancer deaths increased by 27.7%

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ADDitude

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

which was broadcast on September 28, 2023. To support our mission of providing ADHD education and support, please consider subscribing. SUPPORT ADDITUDE Thank you for reading ADDitude. Your readership and support help make our content and outreach possible. Aging, 13(7), 94199432. link] 10 Abraham, M. El Sherbini, A., El-Diasty, M.,

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Mad in America

JULY 29, 2024

It was also accepted that all of us need to learn difficult lessons about how to interact with others, through parental and educational guidance. A great deal of research backs up his statement; it is clear that challenging educational environments are putting all young people under huge pressure.

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Centre for Mental Health

JANUARY 14, 2025

It underpins healthy lifestyles, physical health, educational attainment, employment and productivity, relationships, community safety and cohesion, and quality of life. Mental health is about how we all think, feel, behave and function. It is fundamental to achieving a healthy, resilient and thriving population.

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Mad in America

JULY 20, 2024

For example, a 2023 study reported that 46 percent of college students had been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder at some point in their lives, while a 2017 study found that use of psychiatric treatment had nearly doubled in college students since 2007, rising from 19 to 34 percent. (In

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Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE)

JUNE 26, 2023

As part […]

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Mad in America

MARCH 11, 2024

If parents who sent their sons to the school in 1974 had been told that such abuse was a normal and acceptable part of the education their children were to receive, all but the cruellest of parents, I wager, would have removed their sons immediately. In 2023, a teacher at the boarding school I was sent to was banned from teaching.

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Association for Psychological Science (APS)

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

By adopting a more nuanced, context-aware approach to their research, scientists can more precisely target certain clinical treatments, behavioral and educational interventions, and policies to maximum effect. In a forthcoming article for Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science , education researchers Paul T.

Education 52

Education 52

Child Mind Intitute

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The Current Landscape: A Need for Cultural Sensitivity Children and adolescents in LMICs face severe challenges that greatly affect their mental health, including high levels of poverty, exposure to child labor, violence, conflict, and limited access to education.

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The Maryland Psychiatric Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Current Positions : Serving third term on the MPS Council, Co-Chair of MPS Legislative Committee, Corresponding Member of the APA Council for Medical Education and Lifelong Learning. Young is passionate about patient advocacy, reducing stigma, and medical education. Council (2-year term, four vacancies) Traci Speed, M.D.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 17, 2024

His body of work, including the critically acclaimed Toward the Psychological Humanities: A Modest Manifesto for the Future of Psychology (Routledge, 2023), offers a profound reimagining of psychology, interweaving it with the arts and humanities to better understand the human condition. So that’s part of it.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 9, 2024

It doesn’t pay in this situation to be an educated patient. Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry 2023, 25, 119-134. You will see a glassy-eyedness. It’s the hypnosis. It’s not just the docs, non-medical prescribers are affected, and lots of us are also under the influence. As with the police, it’s better play dumb.

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Clear Behavioral Health

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

They offer a space for continued education on life skills to sustain your sobriety and a community of support to carry with you back into your life. 2023, February 16). At Clear Behavioral Health we offer ongoing after-care beyond the completion of your treatment program. References: What types of alcohol treatment are available?

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Clear Behavioral Health

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Therefore, family members should strive to become more educated about how addiction works and how it affects the brain. 2023, February 21). The knowledge will also help you better understand how to support your loved one through recovery and sobriety [4]. Get your loved one connected today to see what program is right for them.

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World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The ACRE (Advisory Committee on Responses to Emergencies) publishes evidence-based educational materials on the WPA website to equip mental health professionals with the knowledge and skills to respond effectively to crises and challenging situations around the world.

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Global mental health Education 52

Mad in America

JANUARY 6, 2024

It’s not surprising for a company that reportedly spent over $100 million on advertising in 2023, making it the country’s projected leading sponsor of podcasts. Ads for the for-profit therapy company BetterHelp are everywhere: on television, public radio, podcasts, social media, and in magazines.

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Mad in America

MARCH 2, 2024

The Stichting Pill meticulously substantiated this in their response to the 2023 Multidisciplinary Document “Phasing Out Other Antidepressants. I haven’t had an easy life, but I really had my life in order with work, education, fun contacts and pursuits before I tapered off. That also makes it difficult.

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Garcia-Marin of the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, additionally finds that service users with ADHD and PTSD diagnoses were more likely to discontinue antidepressants while those with higher educational attainment were less likely to do so. Annals of General Psychiatry (2023) 22:49. Garcia-Marin, L.

Education 138

Education 138

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

T his month the American Psychological Association (APA) released its report, “Stress in America 2023: A Nation Recovering From Collective Trauma.” For example, for those ages 35 to 44, there was an increase in chronic health conditions from 48% in 2019 to 58% in 2023. This was a follow-up to a similar report in 2020.

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Mad in America

AUGUST 5, 2024

Chapman’s 2023 book Empire of Normality is being hailed in some quarters as ‘an instant seminal text’, and its ideas lauded by some commentators and academics , and by those service user/survivor groups that Chapman supports (broadly speaking, ones that wish to retain a role for the diagnostic model of distress). London: Pluto Press.

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Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP).

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Applications are Closed for the 2025 Conference P urpose: The Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP) Educator Award in Biological Psychiatry recognizes the need for educational excellence, innovation, scholarship and engagement in teaching biological psychiatry.

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Education 40

Mad in America

APRIL 9, 2024

In 2023, for the second time, I decided to try to come off the venlafaxine I had been using for almost 20 years. My educated guess was that 20 weeks to taper from the 75 mg/day which I had been using since 2012 could work for me. No signs of withdrawal during my 20-week taper My 2023 taper was completely uneventful.

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Dubey, 2023). Dubey, 2018; Egan, 2018; Ejaredar & Hagen, 2014; Farnsworth, 2016; Grant, 2006; Greer, 2016; Halle & Nelson, 2019; Harris, 2023; Larkin, 2022; Life After ECT Inc., 2025; MindFreedom International, 2016; Murphy, 2021; Ogles, 2023; Oppenheim, 2022; Oprison, 2021; Read, 2022; Read et al., 2023, October 13).

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