Mad in America

JUNE 26, 2024

J essica Schleider is a clinical psychologist, researcher, and founding director of the Lab for Scalable Mental Health ( www.schleiderlab.org ). Most recently, she’s the author of Little Treatments, Big Effects: How To Build Meaningful Moments that Can Transform Your Mental Health.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 123

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Aging and mental health Healthcare Eating disorders 123

Mad in America

OCTOBER 10, 2023

I n the early 1960s, around the age of two, I experienced an accidental overdose. The incident occurred after one of my preschool-age siblings managed to use a kitchen chair to retrieve the tasty but very toxic medicine, open the bottle, and then give it to me believing the “candy medicine” would help their baby sister feel better.

Manufacturing 139

Manufacturing Pharmaceuticals Aging and mental health Nonprofits 139

Mad in America

MARCH 11, 2025

By the mid to late 20th century, neoliberal policies led to cuts in social programs, shifting social responsibility from the state to mostly nonprofits and privatized services. closure of public institutions for individuals with serious mental illness) took place, as well as the rise of psychopharmacology after the 1980 DSM III update.

Poverty and mental health 111

Poverty and mental health Social Services Nonprofits Aging and mental health 111