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We Are Amidst the Age of Behavioral Alchemy

Mad in America

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. THE STATE OF PSYCHOLOGY AND MENTAL HEALTHCARE TODAY I routinely rummage through all the biographies of professors at leading universities.

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Prescription Drugs: The Hidden Costs to Health and the Planet

Mad in America

It has far-reaching effects—not just for individual health but for the environment. The Downsides of Pharmaceuticals for Health Management While prescription drugs can be lifesaving or increase your quality of life, it can be damaging to rely solely on pharmaceuticals for your well-being. This is of concern to public health.

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“There’s No Word for Depression in Zulu”: Inside South Africa’s Mental Health Crisis

Mad in America

R esearch has found South Africa consistently ranks in the bottom three performing countries in terms of global mental health. Photo by tuxone The Mental State of the World Report measures the mental health of internet users only, making it limited in the South African context where close to one-third of the population isnt online.

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Everything About Us Without Us

Mad in America

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.

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Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 16: Is There Any Future for Psychiatry? (Part Six)

Mad in America

In this last blog in the series, he presents his concluding thoughts and suggestions for the future of psychiatry. If we lose the leading psychologists, there is little hope for the patients who would then need to consult therapists with lesser educations. All chapters have been archived here. 695 This is sickening.

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The Science on Social Media and Youth Mental Health Is Incomplete — So What Can Parents Do?

Child Mind Intitute

Watch the Recording On August 20, over 950 viewers tuned in as Dave Anderson, PhD , vice president of public engagement and education at the Child Mind Institute, moderated a roundtable discussion on what the research says about the perils and promise of social media for our kids.

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Students Don’t Need Spying, They Need Trust

Mad in America

Y ouths are facing a mental health crisis. America has a track record of stigmatizing mental health struggles, particularly the mental health struggles of students with historically marginalized identities. Something obviously needs to change when a child feels this way.