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Postpartum Depression: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

My Psychiatry

However, the fear and anxiety following childbirth can also develop into postpartum depression. For most mothers, experiencing postpartum (popularly referred to as baby blues) is a normal occurrence after childbirth. Whenever these symptoms persist beyond two weeks or intensify, the condition is referred to as postpartum depression.

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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

American psychiatry has weathered the crisis; it will not have to confront a public stunned by news of how the oft-cited 67% cumulative remission rate, in the largest and longest study ever done to evaluate depression treatment,” was born of scientific misconduct. Short of this, the best remaining course to take is a retraction.”

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It's Okay to Need Medication for Mental Health Treatment

Zencare

There are 298 mental health conditions currently recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition-TR, which is the standard reference for clinical practice among trained, licensed mental health professionals, in the US. Written by Rebekah Ferguson, LMHC.

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

Mad in America

658 They also reported that the medication compliant patients were much more likely to remain psychotic over the long term than those who got off the medication, and it was the off-medication patients who had dropped out of treatment that had the better outcomes. The seminar was very long, 14 pages, with 142 references. But it isn’t.