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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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A Felt Sense of Safety – From Disassociation to Embodiment

Mad in America

I depended on her expertise to keep me out of crisis, while the medication kept me grounded, sleeping, and helped me forget. This was sometime after she had been treated for her eating disorder at a facility in Arizona. Maintain my sleep schedule,” I dutifully wrote down on a worksheet. Go see my psychiatrist.

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Day # 149: Other Eating Disorders (Avoidant/Restrictive, Rumination, & Pica)

Bullet Psych

Today we will continue our current theme of eating disorders as we discuss three less well known eating disorders: Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, Rumination Disorder, and Pica. Not attributable to a concurrent medical/mental condition. No evidence of a disturbance in body image.

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MPS Members Actively Taking New Patients: Appointments Within 1-2 Weeks

The Maryland Psychiatric Society

To facilitate appointments for the expanding number of people seeking behavioral health treatment during the pandemic, the MPS has compiled the following list of psychiatrists with immediate availability. I provide expert, evidence-based treatment for patients with all eating disorders, of all body shapes and sizes.

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Why Does a Parent Medicate a Child? An Interview with My Mother

Mad in America

In this interview, Brooke Siem, who is the author of a memoir on antidepressant withdrawal, May Cause Side Effects , interviews her mother, Dee Barbash, to discuss the circumstances that led to Brooke being prescribed a cocktail of antidepressants at the age of 15. It was a little different for me because I was 15. in psychology.