Mad in America

OCTOBER 27, 2023

” His mother was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Pool also did an extensive review of my medical records and diagnosed me with bipolar disorder. Part of this process was also coming to “accept my mental illness” and see many of my experiences through the lens of bipolar disorder.

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Bipolar disorder Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Early intervention 111

Mad in America

JULY 19, 2024

I was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1998. In a Word document, I wrote down what the idea was about. This Word document was actually an integral part of the system. Around the 2016 hospitalization my diagnosis was elevated to schizoaffective disorder and I was placed on everyday Zyprexa.

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Hospitality Self-awareness Sleep and mental health Bipolar disorder 120

Mad in America

JANUARY 4, 2025

Of the 4,041 patients who entered the trial, only 108 had remitted and then stayed well and in the study to its one-year end, a documented stay-well rate of 3%. The public now had easy access to source documents that told of how the STAR*D investigators had deviated from the protocol to produce their inflated 67% remission rate.

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Pharmaceuticals Neurotransmitters and mental health Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health 145

World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

MARCH 7, 2024

This initiative was born out of a council meeting of the Asian Network of Bipolar Disorder (ANBD) in 2013, at which Prof. Pichet Udomratn proposed a date to bring worldwide attention to bipolar disorder. To register your activities and share event details, please visit: [link]. Together, we can make a difference.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 13, 2023

However, more than 20 years later, I stumbled upon that very diagnosis in my patient record, documented during my stay at the nation’s first eating disorders inpatient clinic from the end of 2001 to March of 2002. Later, bipolar disorder took its place.

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Eating disorders Bipolar disorder Self-awareness Personality disorders 112

Mad in America

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Being a former NIMH director, Insel should have told his readers about the poor long-term outcomes of treatment with psychiatric drugs, as documented in expensive and prestigious research funded by the NIMH, e.g. CATIE and STAR*D. He didn’t, even though he had an obvious ethical obligation to do so.

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Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Bipolar disorder Self-awareness 126

Lightwork

MARCH 6, 2025

Lucy Burns documented the emotional suffering of fellow suffragettes who endured force-feeding and solitary confinement. Research shows that women often wait longer for accurate diagnoses of serious conditions like ADHD, autism, and bipolar disorder compared to men presenting identical symptoms.

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