Mad in America

MAY 10, 2024

I was to be escorted to one of the hospitals surrounding the university by a young police officer. Upon reaching the hospital, I was greeted by two desk clerks. I was asked for my ID, insurance, and other things that hospital staff typically ask of a patient. That was the beginning of the beginning. I’ll call him Carlos.

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Hospitality Bipolar disorder Construction Insurance 134

Mad in America

JANUARY 16, 2024

Mental health care is under the control of powerful entities: the profession of psychiatry, drug companies, NIMH, primary care doctors, and insurance companies. DNA is the basis for heredity and for constructing the body’s proteins. In short, ten years ago the WHO called for a paradigm shift in mental health care.

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Genetics and mental health Trauma and the brain Anxiety disorders Construction 145

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

After grad school, I was teaching at Daemen College when my mother had a mental health crisis and was hospitalized. Our goal became fostering and advocating for new models that could eventually gain enough traction to be accepted by insurance companies and provide a viable alternative to the DSM and ICD. Then it became personal.

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Genetics and mental health Aging and mental health Trauma and the brain Mental health advocacy 140

Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

To be a doctor aiming to practice the art of healing is almost impossible today due to the power of big pharma and insurance companies. In our nine years, three times a Seeker has requested the hospital to feel safe from themselves and from hurting others. These three soul forces define being human.

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Trauma and the brain Self-awareness Legal Sleep and mental health 111