Mad in America

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

In practice, however, this broad definition attracts little more than lip service. of government health spending, the majority of which is spent on institutions and on physical care: “…the biomedical model, which focuses predominantly on diagnosis, medication and symptom reduction, prevails across existing mental health systems.

Genetics and mental health 145

Genetics and mental health Biopsychosocial model Legal Trauma and the brain 145

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

I think that the stress of that triggered a series of psychotic episodes and he was hospitalized. And so I spent a lot of my teenage years visiting him in various mental hospitals and getting a very clear glimpse of the toll of this cycle of hospitalization, labelling and drugging. I was also put on Prozac.

Biopsychosocial model 142

Biopsychosocial model Aging and mental health Neurotransmitters and mental health Poverty and mental health 142

Mad in America

DECEMBER 2, 2023

The diagnostic guidelines we follow are not scripture, and they are definitely not based on unquestionable science. If you are the only doctor on duty in a public hospital with over a hundred patients to be seen in less than 3 hours, the time constraint is understandable. 10 Minutes per Patient?

Biopsychosocial model 140

Biopsychosocial model Pharmaceuticals Hospitality Healthcare 140

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Hough notes that, while Irelands mental health system has recently started using terms like biopsychosocial model, human rights, and trauma-informed, actual practices remain essentially the same as always. If you use the evidence that supports their treatment, then by definition the purpose is to harm others.

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Biopsychosocial model Trauma and the brain Bipolar disorder Healthcare 52