Mad in America

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Later, DSM-III-R (1987) expanded the definition to include sexual assault, and DSM-IV (1994) emphasized individual responses like fear or helplessness. Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows substantial reductions in mortality rates from infectious diseases that once caused widespread fatalities.

Resilience and coping 139

Resilience and coping Nutrition and mood Self-awareness Sleep and mental health 139

Mad in America

JANUARY 9, 2024

T here is a core concept shaping the ‘market’ in health, the concept of an assay, that few doctors or patients understand. This idea went nowhere, until a birth defect crisis triggered by thalidomide, a sleeping pill, struck. According to legal and clinical definitions of evidence, there is no evidence in company assays.

Sleep and mental health 133

Sleep and mental health Legal Healthcare Pharmaceuticals 133

Bullet Psych

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

This session will include an overview, definitions, a comparison of primary and secondary insomnia, and an assessment framework. Staying asleep (sleep maintenance). Poor quality of sleep = "non-restorative" sleep. Poor quality of sleep = "non-restorative" sleep.

Sleep and mental health 52

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

Mad in America

OCTOBER 11, 2024

He told me I had an anxiety disorder on top of being depressed, and that there was a medication called Klonopin that would help my anxiety and another one called Celexa for my depression. OK, I think you have this disorder, and I’m going to write you a prescription for this, this, and this.” CT: Oh, definitely.

Insurance 121

Insurance Anxiety disorders Personality disorders 121