Blog Sleep and mental health Trauma and the brain 
Mad in America
DECEMBER 30, 2023
H ere we highlight the top ten of Mad in America’s most read blogs and personal stories of 2023. Universal DBT in Schools Increases Anxiety, Depression, Family Conflict In October, Peter Simons wrote about research asking if dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) can actually make kids’ mental health worse.
Mad in America
DECEMBER 21, 2024
From the safety of ones surroundings to access to proper nutrition, sleep, and social stability, the circumstances of life have a lasting biochemical effect on the brain. These areas of the brain impact how a person reacts to the world. Theyre more likely to develop heart and lung diseases, cancers, and other health issues.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Mad in America
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
F ollowing my recent experience of antidepressant withdrawal and having worked in psychiatry for nearly 20 years as a registered mental health nurse, I now have a very critical view on what good mental health treatment and recovery should look like.
Mad in America
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
I will always wonder whether I got worse because of me or because of damage to my brain? I asked another employee what was wrong and the response was shes mentally ill. It was always assumed to be the childs supposed mental illness. T his is all written to the best of my memory. I worked, I had a life. We have psychiatrists!
Mad in America
AUGUST 10, 2024
It will be easier to dive into the depths of darkness and despair that I went through as a mental health patient if I start with a story of hope. I am typing this blog in the back of a taxi wending its way to the airport through the hilly landscape of Sardinia, my beautiful daughter sleeping in the seat beside me.
Mad in America
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
In my last piece , I wrote about various neuro-rehab therapies I engaged in with Dr. J, the functional brain injury specialist, and that there came a point when my husband and I knew we’d reached the end of what medical science could offer me. I sat down to write this article with the experience of severe akathisia fresh in my mind.
Mad in America
JULY 25, 2024
I had been sent to a psychiatrist at Manchester Royal Infirmary after my 2 nd violent mugging; I wasn’t eating or sleeping. My mental health went down fast this time. All those symptoms came back and worse until I was unable to get out of my bedroom, stuck in a world of mental terror. I was extremely offended at first.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
144 
Let's personalize your content