Mad in America

JANUARY 20, 2024

In the article, Torrey reviews the history of the Human Genome Project, their hopes for identifying the genetic basis for schizophrenia, and how those hopes have been dashed by the complete failure to find anything of the sort. Torrey is a psychiatrist and a researcher on schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Fuller Torrey.

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Mad in America

MAY 2, 2024

A recent Neuroscience News article is titled “ Bipolar disorder can be detected with blood test. ” 1 This is one of many recent, oversimplified headlines that encourage us to think we are on the brink of discovering the next biomarker that will scientifically validate biomedical psychiatric disorders.

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Dr. Sagnik Mukherjee Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Exploring the Connection Between Bipolar Disorder and Anxiety Disorders As a parent, caregiver, or even a concerned family member, have you ever wondered whether the mood swings you witness in your loved one could be more than just emotional highs and lows? However, it’s not just about mood swings.

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Now Psych

MAY 20, 2024

Schizoaffective disorder (SA) is a disorder that combines the symptoms of schizophrenia ( psychosis ) with the symptoms of a mood disorder ( depression or bipolar) in a complex way. It is sometimes misdiagnosed or not diagnosed at all because it is a relatively uncommon disorder, and it is not fully understood.

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Now Psych

MAY 14, 2024

Psychosis is a mental health condition that affects an individual’s perception of reality. It is characterized by symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, and disordered thinking. Psychosis can occur as a result of various underlying conditions, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and severe depression.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Thomas Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) from 2002-2015, acknowledged in 2011, “Whatever we’ve been doing for five de­cades, it ain’t working. adults now takes an antidepressant”; however, Time continued, “Mental health is getting worse by multiple metrics.

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