Mad in America

MAY 10, 2024

M y first encounter with the psychiatric system in America was at the age of 18. With each step I took into the building, the kilos of shame I had felt since the age of five built up upon my back. I gave her my information and she went off. He was amicable, handsome, and seemed to be around the age of twenty-five.

Hospitality 138

Hospitality Bipolar disorder Construction Insurance 138

Mad in America

JUNE 17, 2024

My middle school-aged daughter had a suicide attempt, the result of relentless bullying. Overwhelmed, I sought help from my VA mental health team. In response to how quickly my mental health had devolved, my husband was concerned I might have a brain tumor. I built a new support system.

Trauma and the brain 132

Trauma and the brain Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Self-awareness 132

Mad in America

OCTOBER 27, 2023

On this journey to find answers about my health a realization occurred — I have been having ocular and abdominal migraines since I was a child. I recall hearing my parents fight through the walls as I tried to sleep at night. They divorced once my mother found out he had been cheating with a woman half his age.

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Bipolar disorder Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Early intervention 117

Mad in America

DECEMBER 5, 2023

He entered a settlement with the Ministry of Health in December 2021, which obliged the government to amend the Psychiatry Act, so that the rights for psychiatric patients subjected to belt fixation were improved. Silas had autism and came into contact with the psychiatric system at a very young age. He described it carefully.

Sleep and mental health 145

Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Hospitality Legal 145

Mad in America

AUGUST 10, 2024

It will be easier to dive into the depths of darkness and despair that I went through as a mental health patient if I start with a story of hope. I am typing this blog in the back of a taxi wending its way to the airport through the hilly landscape of Sardinia, my beautiful daughter sleeping in the seat beside me.

Sleep and mental health 119

Sleep and mental health Trauma and the brain Social Services Aging and mental health 119

Mad in America

MAY 31, 2024

But I was doing my best to love and assist my aging mother with whatever aid I could find, and I had to take this seriously. I was not ready for this, as I was so exhausted, and I asked her to call back after I had a few hours of sleep. I also informed Senior Services of my actions. No one would give me any information.

Sleep and mental health 134

Sleep and mental health Hospitality Legal Aging and mental health 134

Mad in America

MARCH 9, 2024

The ART medicines are obtained each month from the Government ART clinic in Bhuj for all residents who are HIV positive, and for those with mental health conditions, the psychiatrist at the Government Mental Hospital in Bhuj prescribes the medications. However, she passed away from childbirth complications at the age of 26.

Sleep and mental health 112

Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Hospitality Self-awareness 112

Mad in America

JANUARY 4, 2025

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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Pharmaceuticals Neurotransmitters and mental health Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health 145

Mad in America

JANUARY 12, 2024

I hadn’t had a chance to put a bra on yet that day, as I had gone to sleep under the impression that my mother was going to defend me. The age of consent in Maryland is 16, and you are 17. When I asked the nurse about it, she said it was to help me sleep. Four hours of sleep was pretty normal for me. White pillow.

Sleep and mental health 112

Sleep and mental health Trauma and the brain Hospitality Aging and mental health 112

Clear Behavioral Health

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

877.799.1985 Mental Health Implications of Unprocessed Grief When grief goes unaddressed, its physical and mental health consequences can be profound. Physical symptoms: Grief can also affect you physically, causing fatigue, sleep disturbances, stomach issues, chest pain, muscle aches, and cardiovascular symptoms.

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy Aging and mental health Technology Sleep and mental health 52

ADDitude

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

What if we could more accurately predict someones response to a medication and use that information to prescribe a personalized ADHD treatment plan, instead of going through unnecessary trial and error? Epigenetic alterations have been linked to numerous poor health outcomes. Yet, genetic influences are less fixed than one might think.

Genetics and mental health 68

Genetics and mental health Aging and mental health Trauma and the brain Sleep and mental health 68

Lightwork

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A mental health provider will help determine the most effective treatment combination based on your specific symptoms, lifestyle, and seasonal pattern. Coping Strategies for Women with SAD Living with Seasonal Affective Disorder requires a multi-faceted approach to managing symptoms and maintaining mental well-being.

Sleep and mental health 52

Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Mindfulness practices 52

Lightwork

DECEMBER 26, 2024

This stark difference isn’t just a statistical anomalyit reflects complex biological, social, and cultural factors that shape women’s mental health experiences. You’ll discover how biological factors, cultural influences, and age-related challenges contribute to anxiety in women.

Anxiety disorders 52

Anxiety disorders Resilience and coping Aging and mental health Sleep and mental health 52

Mad in America

OCTOBER 9, 2024

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. Siem: Do you recall any level of informed consent?

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Resilience and coping Aging and mental health Sleep and mental health Eating disorders 139

Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Linda Andre spent the last eight years of her life institutionalized at the Manhattan Psychiatric Center, where she died by suicide this month at age 63. In Doctors of Deception , she wrote about the unquantifiable, permanent harm she experienced at age 24 from 15 coerced shock treatments at New York Hospital: “My life was stolen.

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Hospitality Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Education 98

Child Mind Intitute

JANUARY 3, 2025

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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Technology Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Nonprofits 52

Child Mind Intitute

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Citizen scientists will use Healthy Brain Network data on physical activity and internet use; competition sponsored by Dell Technologies and NVIDIA New York, NY The youth mental health crisis has many causes, but one rising concern is technology. sleep length and quality), clinical measurements (e.g.,

Genetics and mental health 52

Genetics and mental health Sleep and mental health Technology Aging and mental health 52

Lightwork

JANUARY 30, 2025

At LightWork Therapy and Recovery , a mental health treatment center in Woburn, Massachusetts, we’ve seen how powerful creative expression can be in treating mental health issues. If you’re ready to start this life-changing journey, feel free to reach out to us for more information.

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Art therapy Resilience and coping Self-awareness Insurance 52

Lawyers with Depression

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

True Stories is a series of guest blogs I am running on mental health in the legal profession. She has grown into a more compassionate and well-rounded Certified Health Education Specialist and Mental Health First Aid provider from her experiences with her husband’s mental health issues.

Sleep and mental health 52

Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Self-awareness Education 52

Lawyers with Depression

JANUARY 28, 2024

Depression is a mental health disorder that affects roughly 10 to 15 percent of the general population. He cites (1) pessimism ; (2) feelings of helplessness and (3) the win-loss mentality so common in the practice of law. Take your mental health seriously. and the Commonwealth of Virginia. He received his Ph.D.

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Legal Genetics and mental health Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health 52

The Maryland Psychiatric Society

DECEMBER 10, 2024

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. Contact: drlotz@lotzmd.com or 443-377-1551 More information at www.lotzmd.com Kamal Bhatia, M.D. Telehealth is available.

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Bullet Psych

JUNE 25, 2023

Not attributable to a concurrent medical/mental condition. Rumination Disorder : No systematic studies have reported the prevalence of rumination disorder; most of the information about this disorder is derived from small case series or single case reports. Not better explained by an associated culturally sanctioned practice.

Eating disorders 52

Eating disorders Autism spectrum Aging and mental health Sleep and mental health 52

Mad in America

AUGUST 21, 2024

Beyond academia, he contributes significantly to public health policy as a member of the United Kingdom’s Department of Transport expert panel that introduced drug-driving regulations. Mark Horowitz is a clinical research fellow in psychiatry at the National Health Service (NHS) in London. I started having trouble sleeping.

Sleep and mental health 144

Sleep and mental health Hospitality Aging and mental health Pharmaceuticals 144

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

” This information is not entirely accurate. When the FDA analysed all the trials in 2006, there was a curve in their report that showed that the suicide risk increased right up to the age of 40. Serious mental illness can lead to psychiatric contact and the use of other psychiatric drugs and to a suicide attempt.

Aging and mental health 145

Aging and mental health Genetics and mental health Sleep and mental health Pharmaceuticals 145

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

And as we later found out, only 46% of the kids who died by suicide even had a known mental health problem. Some teens came to feel that it was their right to have sex with attractive others at a young age, but that actually didn’t happen. Sleep hygiene can be used to ensure that that goal is met. Pornography.

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Nutrition and mood Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Technology 114

Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The prescribing of medications to all ages has increased along with the suicide and homicide rate. All life experiences influence the soul and in turn, the soul informs our whole organism including the brain. Many a Seeker arrives having spent nights drinking and watching porn, sleeping during the day and unable to work or read.

Trauma and the brain 117

Trauma and the brain Self-awareness Legal Sleep and mental health 117

Mad in America

MARCH 4, 2025

S exual sanism permeates the ways our culture talks about and treats the mentally ill, queer people, and, more broadly, anyone who relates or reacts inappropriately to the world and people around them. They have some kind of underlying mental illness condition. How can you tell if someone is sexually deviant?

Sleep and mental health 82

Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Construction Hospitality 82

Zencare

JANUARY 22, 2025

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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Neurotransmitters and mental health Bipolar disorder Sleep and mental health Genetics and mental health 52

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Since age 10 or 11, when she first started dancing with a youth ballet company, she would pull up Instagram and fixate on other dancers—looking at their bodies, comparing them with hers. Every other day, it seems, some new article appears on declines in child and adolescent wellbeing and spikes in suicide attempts and self-harm.

Aging and mental health 137

Aging and mental health Sleep and mental health Neurotransmitters and mental health Self-awareness 137

Mad in America

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Thomas Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) from 2002-2015, acknowledged in 2011, “Whatever we’ve been doing for five de­cades, it ain’t working. adults now takes an antidepressant”; however, Time continued, “Mental health is getting worse by multiple metrics. As of late 2022, just 31% of U.S.

Technology 144

Technology Genetics and mental health Pharmaceuticals Sleep and mental health 144