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Mad in America’s 10 Most Popular Articles in 2023

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TikTok’s “sick-role subculture” leads to children taking on the characteristics of rare psychiatric diagnoses, according to an article in Comprehensive Psychiatry. Gutierrez, and Saudi Garcia opened their recent article, “Rethinking Psychiatry: Solutions for a Sociogenic Crisis,” recently published in the journal Daedalus.

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Discussing the ‘Obsession’ With Childhood Disorder Labelling

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There is no evident support for the so-called ‘ intervention as prevention’ hypothesis : the widespread but scientifically unfounded supposition that early intervention can preempt later problems.

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What Are We Overlooking? Reviewing Current and Alternative Treatments for Psychosis

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Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on our affiliate site, Mad in the UK. I n Part 1 , I looked at the longer-term inefficacy of ‘maintenance treatment’ with antipsychotics, and also at some ‘disappointing’ outcomes for ‘early intervention in psychosis’ (EIP).

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Don’t Include Involuntary Commitment as a Treatment Tool in Seattle

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Editor’s note : This article was previously published in The Seattle Times. A s someone who has experienced the trauma of involuntary mental health treatment, I am deeply concerned that the city of Seattle is planning to expand the use of this ill-advised intervention.

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The State of Mental Health in U.S. Communities: Insights from NACCHO Behavioral Health 360

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The platform focuses on prevention and early intervention, aiming to help populations thrive and avoid the need for more intensive mental health care down the road. He has published numerous health-related articles and holds both an MPH in Epidemiology and Biostatistics and a DrPH in Health Informatics from UC Berkeley.

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SelfCare Demonstration

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Resources and interventions enable people to become resilient, with the skills they need to address risks and vulnerabilities and to cope with lifes ups and downs. CredibleMind offers your entire population over 225 topics spanning thousands of expertly-curated resources that include apps, videos, podcasts, articles, books, and more.

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The Connection Between ‘Bipolar Disorder’ and Migraine: Unraveling the History of a Family Line

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The one helpful thing that they did was they referred me to an early intervention psychosis program in the state of Oregon. Part of the article mentions that “[bipolar disorder] shows the highest heritability in the group of affective disorders, with a consistent overlap with migraine.”