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Exploring the Connection Between Bipolar Disorder and Anxiety Disorders

Dr. Sagnik Mukherjee Blog

Exploring the Connection Between Bipolar Disorder and Anxiety Disorders As a parent, caregiver, or even a concerned family member, have you ever wondered whether the mood swings you witness in your loved one could be more than just emotional highs and lows?

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Why Women Are More Prone to Anxiety Disorders (and How to Cope)

Lightwork

Introduction Research consistently shows that women experience anxiety disorders at nearly twice the rate of men. Women face unique challenges that can trigger or intensify anxiety symptoms, from hormonal fluctuations to societal pressures and relationship dynamics.

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Human

Mad in America

I was considered ‘mentally unstable’ because an unqualified crisis line volunteer disclosed false information to the police. It will stabilise your mood,” he informed me. He said that I had to be taken to my local hospital immediately because I was a danger to myself and others. I promised that I would never drink again.

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Accounting for Mental Disorder: Time for a Paradigm Shift

Mad in America

None of the problems we think about when we think about mental disorder—mainly depression and the anxiety disorders—are explained by psychiatry’s biological/medical paradigm, and not for want of trying. Behavioral science informs the behaviors we engage in on a daily basis—behaviors we know will work for us.

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The Trauma Craze: How the Expansion of Trauma Diagnoses Fueled Victimhood Culture

Mad in America

The Dangerous Consequences of the Expansion The Rise of Trauma-Informed Care The rise of trauma-related diagnoses has brought with it the therapeutic approach Trauma-Informed Care (TIC). Demonstrating this, approximately 61% of adults report having experienced at least one ACE, and 16% report experiencing four or more types of ACEs.

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Giving Caregivers a Platform: Meagan, Mother of Matt

Mad in America

A few weeks later, Matt’s wife informed me that his personality had changed drastically, sometimes sobbing for hours since he began the antidepressants. He went to his GP, who diagnosed him with “anxiety disorder” on top of his bipolar diagnosis and prescribed Xanax. My husband and I wrote and requested informed consent.

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Hydroxyzine for Anxiety

Now Psych

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