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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

The prevailing logic goes: if we can validate biometric tests that are clinically predictive of mental health concerns like in other medical fields, we can more precisely, effectively, and without (solely) subjective clinical observation, treat the malady. Should we give up the search for biomarkers altogether?

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Much of U.S. Healthcare Is Broken: How to Fix It (Chapter 2, Part 1)

Mad in America

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. In this blog, he begins a discussion on depression and antidepressant drugs.

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Recovery of Soul After 22 Years on Antipsychotics

Mad in America

We humans need our dopamine and also the other brain neurotransmitters that are affected by psychiatric drugs, and even us, the “neurodiverse,” cannot really feel fully alive otherwise. I still feel weak and quite injured by the accumulated doses of numbing drugs, though I feel brighter, and love life more than ever.

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How To Heal A Dysregulated Nervous System (Best Practices)

The Anxiety Guy

Yoga, Tai Chi or Qi Gong These traditional practices promote relaxation and harmony within the body, making them excellent for stress reduction and overall health improvement. Cold Plunges Cold therapy has numerous health benefits, including improving mood disorders and regulating the nervous system.

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Winding Back the Clock: What If the STAR*D Investigators Had Told the Truth?

Mad in America

Five months after Prozac came to market, the NIMH launched a “Depression Awareness, Recognition and Treatment” campaign. Two years later, in a National Institute of Health study that compared Zoloft to St. Most depressions are self-limited,” wrote Jonathan Cole, head of the NIMH’s Psychopharmacology Service Center, in 1964.

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Unpacking Depression: An Interview with Psychologist Dr. Margaret Wehrenberg

Lawyers with Depression

She is the author of six books on the treatment of anxiety and depression published by W.W. An international trainer of mental health professionals, Dr. Wehrenberg: Because depression comprises sadness. The loss of a self-esteem, a loss of a loved one, the loss of a desired goal. The first part is genetics.

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“A Dangerous Substance”: The Impact of Social Media on Youth Mental Health

Mad in America

The young dancer’s story—at her request and her father’s, she’ll remain anonymous—illustrates both the lure and harms of social media, which has been drawing more and more attention of late for its ubiquity, its addictiveness, its corporate habits, and its role in the youth mental health crisis. hours a day on social media.”