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The TikTokification of Mental Health on Campus

Mad in America

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.

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Brain Stew: An Interview with Myself

Mad in America

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. I sleep OK. CT: I’d just quit film school.

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Day # 153: Insomnia - Assessment

Bullet Psych

This session will include an overview, definitions, a comparison of primary and secondary insomnia, and an assessment framework. Staying asleep (sleep maintenance). Poor quality of sleep = "non-restorative" sleep. Poor quality of sleep = "non-restorative" sleep.

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Summing up the STAR*D Scandal: The Public was Betrayed, Millions were Harmed, and the Mainstream Media Failed Us All

Mad in America

As such, the scandal now serves as a historical verdict on the ethics of American psychiatry, and by extension, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). “The esteem held by our field in the age of modern medicine rests on the validity of our scientific pursuits.

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Screen Time Struggles: What a Data Science Competition Taught Us About Problematic Internet Use in Teens

Child Mind Intitute

As parents, educators, and mental health professionals, we’re all grappling with the impact of technology on our kids. To develop tools that could help identify Problematic Internet Use (PIU) in adolescents from easily measurable metrics of physical health. How much screen time is too much? But PIU is about more than that.

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Treating Lawyers with Depression: One Psychologist’s Top 10 Tips

Lawyers with Depression

Depression is a mental health disorder that affects roughly 10 to 15 percent of the general population. This is the medical definition of depression. However, this definition fails to capture the experience of what its like to be depressed. Take your mental health seriously. and the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Kids Mental Health Info

Definition and symptom list adapted from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP): All children and adolescents experience stressful events which can affect them both emotionally and physically. The post Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) appeared first on Kids Mental Health Info.