Critical Psychiatry

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

I have always been cautious about making such a definitive statement, even if expressing to people, including my patients, my belief that it may well be true. As we saw with the Simon Wessely debate with Jo on the This morning TV programme (see clip ), mainstream psychiatry will not allow Jo to say that antidepressants do not work.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 10, 2024

In recovery, it was necessary to let go of these diagnoses and the definitions they gave. Guts, questioning, own goals—helped In the psychiatric treatment system, one often had to believe oneself and one’s own feelings more than what kind of definitions, predictions, or interpretations one could hear about one’s self.

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Sanity Daily

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Grief is a little longer process and one that doesnt have a definitive timeline. Using mindfulness to get over a breakup will only help you to regain your lost balance and it will definitely help you to recreate the lost touch you had with yourself. Stay socially and physically active, and do not isolate yourself.

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Critical Psychiatry

OCTOBER 22, 2024

External observation is seen as the basis of worthwhile, definite knowledge. Newtonian physics sees existence in terms of cause and effect rather than meaning. Modern science is based on experiment and has a comprehensive, mechanical, rational approach to nature. another previous post ).

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

In practice, however, this broad definition attracts little more than lip service. Chapter 1 of the Guidance , “Rethinking Legislation on Mental Health,” defines mental health, locating its preconditions in the individual’s physical and social environment. Around the world, mental health gets about 2.1%

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Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Both left and right-wing critiques start from the notion that we are indeed over-medicalising ever more domains of emotional and mental life, arbitrarily expanding the definition of ‘mental disorder’ to capture experiences that weren’t previously considered in medical terms.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The results of this long-term, definitive, randomized controlled trial should stay the alarming enthusiasts who have advocated drugging perfectly normal people who have abnormal amyloid levels.

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Mad in America

MARCH 5, 2025

Fee: There were definitely multiple. One of the things that struck me, partly because it was similar to my own experience, was how many different doctors Richard saw. Based on the article, it doesnt seem like any of them ever questioned what was happening. This wasnt the fault of just one prescriberthere were multiple.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Later, DSM-III-R (1987) expanded the definition to include sexual assault, and DSM-IV (1994) emphasized individual responses like fear or helplessness. However, there’s another problem: Given psychiatry’s lack of definitive diagnostic tests, it has always been vulnerable to malingering and simulation.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 31, 2023

It depends,” especially on the definitions used. No single number accurately presents the whole picture of withdrawal. In addition, an online version of behavioral activation therapy (Moodivate) now has a randomized trial showing efficacy equal to an online CBT program.

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Critical Psychiatry

JANUARY 23, 2025

another previous post ), however much some people may want to close that debate down and conclude that antidepressants are definitely effective. We have to live with the uncertainty of the ongoing debate about the efficacy of antidepressants (see eg.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 17, 2024

This issue, known in moral philosophy as the ‘fact-value’ distinction is also brought to the fore: differences (by whatever definition considered factual ) are not disorders (as this is a statement of value , not of fact ). Furthermore, a smaller brain is not indicative of a brain condition.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 2, 2025

Troubled Oregonians also contended with the absence of a specific definition of madness. The definitions were unclear enough that in a largely misogynistic culture, the standard was applied to women who were traumatized by domestic violence. This laid some of the legal ground work for the use of seclusion and restraint we have now.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 7, 2023

A double standard exists in health care with respect to adherence to science, definitively dividing the care of physical illness from that of mental disorder. There is no mystery as to why NIMH’s medical bias is failing to advance mental health care.

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Mad in America

JULY 20, 2024

Finn O’Sullivan Relying on this reductive definition of mental health can lead even those attempting to be supportive to miss how their own actions influence others’ wellbeing. “It puts the way you’re handling things on a very linear medical track,” notes Veronica, a recent Sarah Lawrence graduate.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Part of the very point of mad activism, as I see it, is to resist any narrow definitions of “madness.” In presenting this idea, I’m not trying to promote a one-size-fits-all picture of what madness is. Rather, my role as a philosopher is to salvage and give voice to these forgotten visions.

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Mad in America

JUNE 22, 2024

The result is a form of “marketing” that encourages self-diagnosis and the embrace of disorders as identity by watering down the definition of mental suffering—and, paradoxically, minimizing understanding and compassion for those who are truly struggling. Just ask the students themselves.

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Mad in America

JULY 12, 2024

No definitive ‘A’ led to ‘B’ and therefore ‘C’, but more like I swallowed the English alphabet and spat out hieroglyphs. It’s hard to identify a definitive starting point. It’s time to seek out and rescue those pieces of me still trapped in that time and allow them to finally be at peace. I still don’t fully understand what happened.

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Mad in America

JUNE 26, 2024

Schleider : Absolutely, and it’s a term that even most clinical psychologists aren’t familiar with, so I’m more than happy to share a definition. That is definitely embedded in what I’m trying to do. I realize there’s a variety of them, but could you describe it generally, right off the bat, for our listeners?

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Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

There are still mild cognitive issues and a feeling that my brain has definitely slowed down. I am becoming re-integrated with the real world. I’m not sure if my brain will ever fully recover from the episodes of psychosis.

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Association for Psychological Science (APS)

MARCH 6, 2025

00:03:23.800] – Wen Wei Loh Yeah, I think just like she mentioned, I think life experiences definitely influence some of the work that I’ve done. I’m going to start with a very specific definition. 00:05:07.790] – Dongning Ren I think that’s a very precise definition.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 3, 2024

If I had to go through it all again, I would definitely track my recovery progress. In my case, it looked a bit different; for several years, I felt like there was no improvement at all. It was only later that I started to notice that things were moving in the right direction.

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Dr. Christianheim Preventative Mental Health

MARCH 22, 2024

No formal definition encapsulates it precisely. To articulate something consistent with the studies and neuroscience of the next post, and to help you have courage in your life, Ill share with you what I consider to be the all-time most useful definitions of courage. [i] We need to keep our heads together and not let fear overwhelm us.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 14, 2023

At the same time, I anticipate that is difficult to collect the kind of data needed to provide definitive answers. We need to understand more about drug tapering. I look forward to following the ongoing work of Moncrieff’s team.

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Bullet Psych

JANUARY 21, 2024

We will cover an introduction, definitions, diagnostic criteria, risk factors, and treatment. Introduction and Definitions 2 , 3 Circadian rhythm sleep wake disorders (CRSWDs) are a group of disorders characterized by recurrent disruptions in the natural sleep-wake cycle that aligns with the 24-hour circadian rhythm.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

This will definitely require the psychiatrist having to improve their medical knowledge but also be open to training in nutrition, psychotherapy, body treatments and other ontological enquiries into the nature of Being (e.g., Siloing mental illness to psychiatry is deeply problematic both from a philosophical and a pragmatic point of view.

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

This is not addiction, by definition. All of the subjects in Radio Canada’s piece suffered a form of iatrogenesis—prescribed physical dependence—after benzodiazepines were prescribed to them long-term and without informed consent.

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Child Mind Intitute

OCTOBER 10, 2024

And there is another essential limiting factor that is part of the definition of LMIC. The tool must be designed by a diverse set of experts with a cross-cultural lens using terminologies and definitions that can be translated into multiple languages. And what about the calibration of scores across instruments?

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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

She said, ‘I was definitely a lot worse coming out of that hospital stay than I was going into it.’ .’ A 21 year-old with a chronic eating disorder says that she was in and out of hospitals many times before she was 18.

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Mad in America

JULY 9, 2024

His next move is to expand upon the paradox of the foreigner by adding the concept of language: “He must ask for hospitality in a language that, by definition, is not his and is imposed upon him by the master of the house… The latter imposes translation into his own language upon the former, and that is the first violence.

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Mad in America

MAY 2, 2024

I don’t dare to offer a complete or definitive solution to our problems, but I become increasingly curious how critical neuroscience can help the mad movement, and what a disability-justice centered neuroscience can look like in service of whole health.

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Zencare

JANUARY 3, 2025

Liz definitely would have averted the whole thing with more honest and direct communication of her needs to Derek, but I think she does the right thing here by coming clean to her husband, even though its a hard conversation to have. Its definitely not an excuse for cheating, but great relationships have great communication.

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Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

They found their way and lived exceptional lives, according to their definitions. I had to start doing the work of paying attention. I observed people who seemed to have a wholehearted human experience despite their struggles. I realized that I am responsible for creating that for myself.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 30, 2024

One of Andrew Feldmar’s definitions of love is that “I could hurt you, but I won’t”. Scottish psychiatrist R. Laing described such actions done for one’s own good as “violence masquerading as love”. If I am hurting you, I do not love you. Before the disaster, we have innocence. Our hearts are open and we trust others.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 23, 2023

One definition of madness is doing the same thing again and again expecting a different result, which is what psychiatrists do all the time with their drugs. This is what psychiatric drugs do to people. If they were normal to begin with, the psychiatrists will ensure that this won’t last. Odd, eccentric or peculiar behaviour or appearance.”

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The Anxiety Guy

MAY 20, 2024

Key Topics Covered: Introduction to the Conscious and Unconscious Minds: Definitions and distinctions between the conscious and unconscious mind. The roles they play in daily life and emotional regulation. The Conflict Between Conscious and Unconscious: How conflicting thoughts and desires create internal tension.

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Mad in America

MARCH 21, 2024

Taking the two studies together, adverse events definitely predisposing to violence against self or others leading to discontinuation occurred in 11 versus 3 children. One of the strongest precursors for violence against self or others is akathisia.

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