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Exploding Myths About Schizophrenia: An Interview with Courtenay Harding

Mad in America

They were definitely not ready to leave. Little by little, he and the staff began to work together with these patients and aides as equals in running the place implementing education and work, shared decision-making, with interdependence considered higher than independence. Employment depended on education primarily.

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“Dad, Something’s Not Right. I Need Help”: Richard Fee on the Dangers of Adderall

Mad in America

Fee: There were definitely multiple. was given a slap on the wristjust had to take some continuing education coursesand hes still practicing today. A smart, talented, well-educated young man who started taking Adderall in college, became addicted and lost his life because of it. And hewas all of those things. Thats my big ask.

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What happened to the Serotonin Hypothesis?

Real Psychiatry

But before I get into that a brief discussion of definitions is in order to add some consistency to the rest of this essay. I will be using definitions from a book written in 1986 (1) because I think they are the clearest. The logical place to start is with a definition of a theory. Theory is commonly mistaken for a hypothesis.

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We Are Amidst the Age of Behavioral Alchemy

Mad in America

They are willing to entertain my conjecture and have meaningful conversations where they have both educated me as well as seriously considered the observational and logical statements I present. More to the point, shouldn’t there be some definition of what is emotionally healthy, and shouldn’t we be taught this starting in elementary school?

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Don’t Call Me a Therapist

Mad in America

I just think that it is your expression of a misunderstood, imprecise and outdated definition of what mental health work entails. They come from knowledge acquired through education and experience, personal aptitude, relational skills and a genuine desire to contribute constructively to the individual.

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New Guidelines on How to Accurately Convey ADHD Information

Mad in America

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. S.te.meerman@rug.nl

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When It Comes to Post-Surgical Opioid Tapering, You’re on Your Own!

Mad in America

The more I delved into the questions of educating patients about pain management, prescribing opioids, and tapering after surgery, the wider the gap grew between what the research recommended and what I’d experienced as a patient. I wondered—Is this kind of treatment common or did I just have a one-off experience? What Are Some Solutions?