Mad in America

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

According to Moncrieff, mainstream psychiatry’s theory of drug action is that psychiatric drugs work by healing some underlying brain abnormality, thus supporting the concept of biological psychiatry. C urrently, antidepressants are among the most commonly prescribed drugs for a wide range of diagnoses, not just depression and anxiety.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 18, 2025

Im not even a therapist. Im someone whos struggled with mental distress and the systems meant to help. If theres one thing Ive learned, its this: our approach to mental health often misses the forest for the trees. It focuses on individuals as though they exist in a vacuum, ignoring the environments and systems that shape their lives. Experience.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 13, 2024

Speaking as MIA’s former Family Resources editor, though, I believe this perceptive and emotionally powerful volume’s most important role may be in explicating the toxic family dynamics that kindled both Britney’s dreams to escape her origins and a lifetime of emotional struggles. And it isn’t pretty. Spoilers ahead.)

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