Books Insurance Sleep and mental health 
Mad in America
MAY 9, 2024
The topic of mental health is on the public’s mind, whether it’s the popularizing of therapy speak, the increased attention paid to severe mental illness and homelessness, or pop psychology advice on TikTok. This scenario in public psychiatry settings is, unfortunately, a familiar one.
Mad in America
OCTOBER 24, 2024
noted that it is a myth that mental disorders play a significant role in at least 90% of suicides. [6] 6] In most cases, there is no preexisting mental disorder. Instead, the authors quoted a book written by one of them and by Robert D Goldney who has published a review that is a classic example of how one should not do a review. [17]
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Mad in America
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Editor’s Note: Over the next several months, Mad in America is publishing a serialized version of Les Ruthven’s book, Much of U.S. Each Monday, a new section of the book is published, and all chapters are archived here. Healthcare is Broken: How to Fix It. This has resulted in both good and poor healthcare.
Mad in America
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Editor’s Note: Over the next several months, Mad in America is publishing a serialized version of Les Ruthven’s book, Much of U.S. In this blog, he addresses healthcare’s focus on back end treatment rather than front end treatment: treating the symptoms rather than the causes of the health condition.
Mad in America
MAY 10, 2024
I was asked for my ID, insurance, and other things that hospital staff typically ask of a patient. I only had the clothing on my body, a folder, and a book. She ended the conversation by telling me that I could ask the staff for more sleeping medication if I needed it and that she’d see me the following day.
Mad in America
AUGUST 3, 2024
Iatrogenesis is social when medicine as an institution and a bureaucracy creates ill-health by increasing stress; by subverting autonomy and community support; and by depoliticizing sources of illness. This alienation is of course quite stressful and a source of ill-health. The natural course of depression without any medication?
Mad in America
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Or insurance. In Illinois, I saw a guy I found in the phone book. They said I was ‘mentally ill, but not mentally ill enough to be psychotic’ and that I had personality disorders. I sleep OK. He prescribed both and told me to schedule a follow-up with my regular doctor. RG: Did you? CT: Fix everything.
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