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.

Self-awareness 136

Self-awareness Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Childhood trauma 136

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

I propose in this essay to question the pre-eminence of psychiatric opinion, the accepted notion that psychiatric clinical experience is the benchmark of valid mental health symptoms, and suggest a pathway towards lasting and effective treatment.

Aging and mental health 113

Aging and mental health Personality disorders 113

Mad in America

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Most of that was because I’d been adopted at birth, but around age 20 I met my biological mom. CT: Yeah – I drank heavily from age 12 to 20. I found out at a very young age. From age seven to twelve I also got sexually abused. CT: Oh, definitely. CT: I’d just quit film school. I felt totally lost.

Insurance 124

Insurance Anxiety disorders Personality disorders 124

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

You’re also an author, and you’ve written on topics such as aging, genetics, mental representation, biological functions, mechanisms in science, and the concept of information in neuroscience. So why do we call schizophrenia a mental disorder, but not believing in conspiracy theories?

Biopsychosocial model 142

Biopsychosocial model Aging and mental health Neurotransmitters and mental health Poverty and mental health 142

International Society for Interpersonal Psychother

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

These positive outcomes also include improved relational functioning, enhanced mentalization abilities, and increased quality of life. It is well established that ASD is linked to difficulties with an ability what Peter Fonagy and colleagues call mentalizing; a cognitive and emotional understanding of human behaviours.

Autism spectrum 40

Autism spectrum Self-awareness Aging and mental health Trauma and the brain 40

Mad in America

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Boundary-crossing relationships were commonplace as these pioneers saw themselves as cultural revolutionaries existing outside of social and legal norms and fueled by the magical powers of psychedelics as they ushered in a spiritual New Age. Ingrasci never expressed any public remorse or accountability for his violations.

Psychedelic therapy 114

Psychedelic therapy Legal Aging and mental health Self-awareness 114