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The Trauma Craze: How the Expansion of Trauma Diagnoses Fueled Victimhood Culture

Mad in America

Life expectancy has increased globally due to advancements in medical technology, better hygiene, and improved access to healthcare. Technological advancements have increased safety through advancements in automobile safety (like seatbelts and airbags) improved building codes, and enhanced disaster prediction and response systems.

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The Making of a ‘Madness’ That Hides Our Monsters: An Interview with Audrey Clare Farley

Mad in America

No sooner were their births announced than people began to gather outside the hospital, and then when the city provided them a house to live rent-free for a year, locals would come round the clock, they would peer in the windows even in the middle of the night. At that time, they were very singularly focused on the brain and its chemistry.