Mad in America

OCTOBER 27, 2023

” His mother was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Looking back, I think my friends did the only thing that they thought could help — having an intervention and convincing me to voluntarily admit myself to the hospital. Pool also did an extensive review of my medical records and diagnosed me with 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

D uring my first psychiatric hospitalization in 1998, I was strapped down, placed in 4-point restraints, and administered a painful catheter—apparently because I had peed on the floor during the course of my psychotic episode. Captivity By my count (with an assist from my mother) I’ve had 12 psychiatric hospitalizations in my life.

Hospitality 120

Hospitality Self-awareness Sleep and mental health Bipolar disorder 120

Mad in America

MARCH 13, 2025

I got two diagnoses, borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder with ultra-rapid cycling, a fact that I hid throughout my whole time of service for the hospital. It was a warlike situation; we couldn’t leave the ward, we couldn’t leave the hospital, and we were all stuck inside there.

Aging and mental health 75

Aging and mental health Bipolar disorder Hospitality Personality disorders 75

Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

In a new study , researchers compared people who were hospitalized for psychiatric reasons. She is affiliated with Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Moran is also affiliated with Harvard Medical School as a psychiatrist at McLean Hospital in Belmont, MA, as is Ongur. Moran is an employee of pharma company Sage Therapeutics.

Hospitality 145

Hospitality Bipolar disorder 145

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

MARCH 14, 2025

Every year on March 30th, we observe World Bipolar Day, a global initiative dedicated to raising awareness, challenging stigma, and promoting understanding about bipolar disorder. World Bipolar Day 2025 is a call to action, an opportunity to educate, support, and empower those living with bipolar disorder.

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Bipolar disorder Mental health advocacy Holistic mental health Community support 52

Mad in America

JUNE 6, 2024

E xuberant individuals who disregard societal consensus reality are routinely diagnosed by psychiatrists with bipolar disorder; however, among psychiatrists themselves, exuberance about psychiatry regardless of the reality of psychiatry’s repeated scientific failures makes one a leading psychiatrist. Thomas Insel, quoted in 2017. “To

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Genetics and mental health Self-awareness Aging and mental health Bipolar disorder 136

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Dhar: Eventually you found the trauma model that talked about extreme childhood stress events, and it explained a lot of your suffering. There wasn’t much space for another way of seeing the problem of obsessions and compulsions. Tell us about what you found helpful about this view that your OCD was partly caused by early childhood stress.

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Trauma and the brain Poverty and mental health Psychedelic therapy Childhood trauma 113