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How Functional Medicine Helps with Anxiety

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

Anxiety is one of the most common mental health challenges, affecting millions of people worldwide. Functional medicine, however, takes a holistic approach to treating anxiety by identifying and targeting the underlying imbalances that contribute to mental health concerns.

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Summing up the STAR*D Scandal: The Public was Betrayed, Millions were Harmed, and the Mainstream Media Failed Us All

Mad in America

All of the ingredients for a blockbuster article were now clearly visible, including an acknowledgement from inside psychiatry that this story was of profound importance for all of our society. Yet, the media has remained silent, and now the scandal is fading away.

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Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS): How the Last Step to Recovery Became the Final Step in Life

Mad in America

Would you tell us a little bit about what it was like for you in the mental health system before you went into withdrawal? It was also then that I started taking quetiapine (Seroquel) in addition to citalopram for a better night’s sleep. When I did manage to taper off a bit, I felt an immediate improvement in my health.

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

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This stark difference isn’t just a statistical anomalyit reflects complex biological, social, and cultural factors that shape women’s mental health experiences. Biological Factors Contributing to Anxiety in Women Women’s bodies go through complex hormonal cycles that have a significant impact on their mental health.

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“A Dangerous Substance”: The Impact of Social Media on Youth Mental Health

Mad in America

The young dancer’s story—at her request and her father’s, she’ll remain anonymous—illustrates both the lure and harms of social media, which has been drawing more and more attention of late for its ubiquity, its addictiveness, its corporate habits, and its role in the youth mental health crisis. hours a day on social media.”