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Mad in America’s 10 Most Popular Articles in 2024

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Searching for the Psychiatric Yeti: Schizophrenia Is Not Genetic In January, Peter Simons wrote that the decades-long attempt to locate the gene or genes for schizophrenia has failed, according to a new article in Psychiatric Research by prominent schizophrenia researcher E. Fuller Torrey.

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

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We’ll also share practical, evidence-based coping strategies designed specifically for women’s experiences, helping you build resilience and manage anxiety effectively. Coping Strategies: Navigating Stress Differently as Women Research shows distinct differences in how men and women handle stress.

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

Mad in America

Originally intended to highlight risk factors, ACE scores are now used by clinicians to diagnose individuals, despite overlooking resilience and individual variations in response to adversity. Jonathan Haidt has described the current generation as fragile due to being overprotected and less resilient.

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Top 10 Benefits of Counseling for Students in 2025

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

It helps in managing stress, anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns, allowing students to cope better with academic and personal challenges. These interventions empower students to build academic resilience and maintain consistency in their performance. Why is mental health important for college students?

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Improving Emotional Regulation in Adults: Advice from Dr. Sagnik Mukherjee

Dr. Sagnik Mukherjee Blog

In this article, I will outline simple yet powerful strategies to help you manage intense emotions, improve self-awareness, and develop healthier coping mechanisms. Manage stress and anxiety with greater resilience. Whats the worst that could happen, and how would I cope? Make better decisions, even under pressure.

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SelfCare Demonstration

Credible Mind

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

Mad in America

Thanks to a variety of therapies and social factors, I had managed to develop a positive self-image and resilience that made life truly worth living again. But I was so disrupted by the withdrawal symptoms that I could not cope with visiting the vet and I became terribly overwrought. Over the years, the diagnoses all fell away.