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Antidepressant Use Linked to Sexual Dysfunction, Why Aren’t Prescribers Discussing It?

Mad in America

To be included in the present research, service users had to be commercially insured, aged 18-64 years, and have a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder. Service users were excluded from the present research if they had received a diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or delusional disorder.

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When the Help Becomes Part of the Problem

Mad in America

I was asked for my ID, insurance, and other things that hospital staff typically ask of a patient. I roomed with a Portuguese woman who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. They wore white and navy uniforms, gleaming with as much pride as the individuals wearing them had. I was then sent upstairs to the inpatient unit.

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Who Do We Leave Behind When We Ignore the Body? Why Critical Neuroscientists and Mad Activists Must Work Together

Mad in America

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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Psychosocial disability and barriers to NDIS access: how SANE can bridge the gap

Sane Blog

This gap exists largely because the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) which is designed to provide these supports, often makes it difficult for people with psychosocial disabilities to access the scheme. However, a recent national report from the Department of Health and Aged Care highlighted a troubling issue.

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MPS Members Actively Taking New Patients: Appointments Within 1-2 Weeks

The Maryland Psychiatric Society

Phone: (301) 970-4001 Website: [link] Availability: Immediate/within 1 week Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield and Johns Hopkins EHP and USFHP insurance plans are accepted. Mostly sees patients with a Mood Disorder: Depression, Anxiety and Bipolar Disorder. All affective disorders, most psychiatric diagnoses.

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What questions should I ask my doctor?

Kids Mental Health Info

Most providers accept many forms of insurance, Medicaid (HUSKY) and have sliding scales for self-pay families.It list of providers in Connecticut can be found here.

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Robert Whitaker Answers Reader Questions on Pharma Marketing and Psychiatric Drugs

Mad in America

Was it related to medical insurance or government programs? If you go before 1980, back to DSM-I and DSM-II, those books tell of how psychiatric disorders often are reactions to difficulties in the environment or, say, to stressors in the family. Then we got juvenile bipolar disorder. Why should we pay for anything else?