Mad in America
MARCH 19, 2024
The pastor prayed for me and referred us to a hospital by giving us the contact of a psychiatric nurse. I lived a normal life without any medication until mid-2020 when I had another episode and was taken to another hospital where I was admitted but ran away the next day to another town because I believed what I needed was prayer.
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. For Illich, the iatrogenesis of modern medicine is clinical when harm to individuals results specifically from medical treatment.
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Mad in America
DECEMBER 20, 2023
One was the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest , which presented the staff in a mental hospital as crazier than the patients and, frankly, brutal and oppressive. What he did in this experiment was he sent ordinary people to mental hospitals and they said they were hearing words like thud, etc.
Center for Integrative Psychiatry
MARCH 14, 2025
Types of Bipolar Disorder Bipolar I Disorder Severe manic episodes that may require hospitalization, often accompanied by depressive episodes. Participate in Local or Online Events Join virtual conferences, awareness walks, or community discussions hosted by mental health organizations during Bipolar Awareness Month.
Clear Behavioral Health
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
This modality will offer support from peers who are experiencing similar emotions. Having a community support system is always beneficial when you are trying to work on your mental health. link] Understanding fear, anxiety, and phobias | McLean Hospital. Cleveland Clinic. link] How can I overcome my fear of flying?
Mad in America
JULY 17, 2024
My first job after college was on a community mental health treatment team, where we worked with people diagnosed with serious mental illness who had been long-term street homeless. Broadly, it was driven by well-documented abuse and neglect in asylums, spiraling hospital costs, and an overly optimistic faith in new medications.
Mad in America
MAY 4, 2024
Yet, in many of America’s underfunded and under-resourced community-based systems, it is often impossible for people to access care until and unless they are in a crisis. Proponents of court-ordered treatment also frequently argue that it is voluntary. That’s really what it came down to.”
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