Tue.Oct 01, 2024

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Antidepressants Linked to Lasting Sexual Dysfunction, Study Finds

Mad in America

As the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants has become widespread, so too have the reports of a lingering and devastating side effect—Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD). Unlike the well-known sexual side effects experienced during treatment, PSSD continues to affect patients long after they have stopped taking the medication, leaving many with a permanent loss of libido, genital numbness, and other forms of sexual dysfunction.

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Parents: A Teacher’s Bathroom Policy Causes Major Debate—Is It Fair?

Child Mind Intitute

Emma Woodworth, PhD of the Child Mind Institute discusses school bathroom policies and how they can become problematic.

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Past Lessons, Future Insights Young Leaders Council Annual Report

Mental Health America (MHA)

Past Lessons, Future Insights Young Leaders Council Annual Report October 01, 2024 MHA Admin Tue, 10/01/2024 - 15:56 Download the YLC annual report The 2024 MHA Young Leaders Council annual report, Past Lessons, Future Insights: an Intergenerational Approach to Youth Mental Health, is based on interviews conducted by the council with individuals who lived through historical crises such as the AIDS epidemic, Chinas Cultural Revolution, and 9/11 and the War on Terror.

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Is Mental Health a Choice—and Can Understanding Help Us Heal?

Mad in America

T here’s a fundamental belief that one has control over their mental health. One’s circumstances past or present won’t impede one’s future if one manages their emotional health properly. Certainly, one does make decisions on future actions. But does one choose what emotions/thoughts from past experiences stay with them long term? Do they choose the impacts of those stored emotions, perceptions and thoughts?