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.

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Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Hospitality Legal 145

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 111

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

One even boasted about doing so twice, once ‘on behalf of my Asian son from Germany who is the same age as me.’ The two positive themes were ‘symptom reduction’ and ‘sleep’. The fact that we are inviting family and friends to participate was described as ‘Dubious ethically re: reporting on behalf of others.’

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Sleep and mental health Genetics and mental health Aging and mental health 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.

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Sleep and mental health Trauma and the brain Social Services Aging and mental health 110

Mad in America

MARCH 9, 2024

The residents, most of whom were either born in Gujarat, or had somehow ended up in Gujarat, had been referred to this Center by hospitals, various non-governmental organizations, or simply arrived here by word-of-mouth. The medications include antiretrovirals, vitamins, sleeping aids, and anti-psychotics.

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Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Hospitality Self-awareness 104

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

No one helped us to understand how the sleep disturbances we experienced could play havoc with our moods. The Office on Women’s Health emphasizes psychosocial causes as being significant in PPD. Kelly Brogan , a holistic women’s health psychiatrist, reports significant concerns about brexanolone.

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Sleep and mental health Nutrition and mood Aging and mental health Insurance 115

Bullet Psych

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Today's Content Level: All levels (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced) Introduction to Insomnia 1 , 2 Insomnia(s) = condition(s) that result in inadequate quality or quantity of sleep, characterized by difficulties in 1 of the following: Falling asleep (sleep initiation). Staying asleep (sleep maintenance).

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Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Bipolar disorder Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 52

Mad in America

OCTOBER 24, 2023

When Nietzsche said this of Dostoevsky in 1888 (and again, more forcefully in Twilight of the Idols , published the following year), he was likely referring to the psychology of Wilhelm Wundt. What dooms Dostoevsky’s character’s, what cuts them off from their soul, is what award-winning translator Richard Pevear refers to as ‘inner fixity’.

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Self-awareness Biopsychosocial model Childhood trauma Sleep and mental health 135

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 Sleep and mental health Technology 52

ADDitude

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

A 101 on Epigenetics Reading Genes Genes play an important role in shaping a wide range of traits and characteristics, from hair and eye color to susceptibility to mental health conditions. Epigenetic alterations have been linked to numerous poor health outcomes. Sources 1 Edlow AG. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(10):e2129674.

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

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

My Psychiatry

JANUARY 14, 2025

For most mothers, experiencing postpartum (popularly referred to as baby blues) is a normal occurrence after childbirth. Symptoms associated with baby blues include anxiety, mood swings, difficulty sleeping, and crying spells. Some of the issues that can trigger PPD include: Age at the time of pregnancy.

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Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Depression treatment 52

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

Real Psychiatry

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Referring the patient to their primary care physician or cardiologist is useful to let that physician know that their patient wants stimulant treatment and provide feedback on what your assessment of their cardiac status was. Access to the electronic health record can show long term trends.

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Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health 52

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

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. ” This information is not entirely accurate.

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

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

For example, for those ages 35 to 44, there was an increase in chronic health conditions from 48% in 2019 to 58% in 2023. The same age group reported an increase in mental illness from 31% to 45%, although the highest rate of 50% was reported in the age group of 18 to 34.

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Resilience and coping Aging and mental health Sleep and mental health Self-awareness 128

Mad in America

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Her book, Mad Sisters , is a highly personal account of her caregiving journey for an older sister diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 13. It struck me as odd that throughout the book, you refer to your parents as Norman and Lorna rather than father and mother. But when she came off Clozaril, she struggled to sleep.

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Sleep and mental health Hospitality Resilience and coping Aging and mental health 109

Mad in America

DECEMBER 26, 2023

I noticed that one of the notes mentioned One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and how it contributed to the evolution of mental health models and practices. I am awake enough to be in that hypnagogic state of consciousness between sleep and wakefulness. The book by Ken Kesey was published in 1962. I had never read the book.

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Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health 100

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Her book, Mad Sisters , is a highly personal account of her caregiving journey for an older sister diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 13. It struck me as odd that throughout the book, you refer to your parents as “Norman” and “Lorna” rather than “father” and “mother.” But when she came off Clozaril, she struggled to sleep.

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Sleep and mental health Hospitality Resilience and coping Aging and mental health 52

Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The prescribing of medications to all ages has increased along with the suicide and homicide rate. Our Spirit is also referred to as our “Witness”, “Charioteer”, or “Higher Self”. Many a Seeker arrives having spent nights drinking and watching porn, sleeping during the day and unable to work or read.

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Trauma and the brain Self-awareness Legal Sleep and mental health 111

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

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.

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Technology Genetics and mental health Pharmaceuticals Sleep and mental health 143