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Giving Caregivers a Platform: Meagan, Mother of Matt

Mad in America

I knew in October of 2018 that Matt was in trouble during a phone call, when he told me in a cheerful voice that he had been to the ER for “mental health reasons” but was “fine.” During a kismet connection with a neuroscientist colleague, he referred me to Open Dialogue in Finland. The ER physician had given him Prozac.

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Day # 153: Insomnia - Assessment

Bullet Psych

Age : Insomnia symptoms can start at any age, but the first episode is more common in young adults. Overall, complaints are more common in middle-age and older adults. Late-life onset is often linked to other health conditions. Gender : Insomnia is somewhat more common in females with a gender ratio of about 1.5:1.

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May Cause Side Effects–Radical Acceptance and Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal: An Interview with Brooke Siem

Mad in America

Moore: We’re here to talk about some of your experiences of the mental health system and polypharmacy, experiences which are beautifully captured in your book, May Cause Side Effects , published by Central Recovery Press in 2022. I’m diagnosing a depressive and anxiety disorder and recommending medication.”

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Much of U.S. Healthcare Is Broken: How to Fix It (Chapter 2, Part 6)

Mad in America

I n a previous chapter I reported data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 11c that suicides for the years 2007 to 2017 increased by 30% while the teen rate (ages 10 to 24) increased by 56%! This is the first step in evaluating any new drug, trying out the drug on normal people without the health problem under consideration.

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Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Kids Mental Health Info

However, openly uncooperative and hostile behavior becomes a serious concern when it is so frequent and consistent that it stands out when compared with other children of the same age and developmental level and when it affects the child’s social, family, and/or academic life.

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Much of U.S. Healthcare Is Broken: How to Fix It (Chapter 2, Part 1)

Mad in America

These drugs have often become the sole treatment for a variety of behavioral health disorders including clinical depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, and other approved and off-label uses of these drugs. Is depression really on the increase?

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What Is Encopresis?

Child Mind Intitute

Encopresis, or soiling, is defined as consistent bowel movements anywhere other than the toilet after the age of four. And according to Sandra Whitehouse, PhD, the senior director of the Anxiety Disorders Center at the Child Mind Institute, this is usually how parents start to detect something is wrong. What is encopresis?