Aging and mental health Article Self-awareness 
Mad in America
AUGUST 1, 2024
My anecdotal explanation is that psychologists and psychiatrists are more concerned with self-preservation and their own ego, despite the latter actually being medical doctors. This opening discussion represents two critical elements that will be covered in this article. We are amidst the age of behavioral alchemy. Why is this?
Mad in America
JUNE 6, 2024
In the twenty-first century, there has been no higher-level psychiatrist then Thomas Insel , director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) from 2002-2015. Insel is a prime example of a top psychiatrist with exuberance about psychiatry regardless of his awareness of the reality of its repeated failures.
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Mad in America
MARCH 6, 2025
And therein is a critical lesson for todays mental health system, and how it should strive to ensure that everything about us is with us, not without us. 1921 Survey This survey was commissioned because of dissatisfaction with how the mentally ill were being handled, and to plan for future need.
Mad in America
MARCH 30, 2024
But the combined intelligence and cognitive awareness of Matt and his mother’s tenacity for answers undoubtedly gave him a second chance on life. 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.”
Mad in America
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Two years later, as a first-year student at the University of Washington, I read an article in the campus newspaper about Elizabeth Beth Loftus, and her theory that some repressed memories of sexual abuse were false, particularly those recovered during the course of talk therapy.
Mad in America
AUGUST 10, 2024
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Mad in the UK. It will be easier to dive into the depths of darkness and despair that I went through as a mental health patient if I start with a story of hope. I want to start my story at the end. That was in fact my second stint in a locked psychiatric ward.
Lightwork
DECEMBER 26, 2024
This stark difference isn’t just a statistical anomalyit reflects complex biological, social, and cultural factors that shape women’s mental health experiences. You’ll discover how biological factors, cultural influences, and age-related challenges contribute to anxiety in women.
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