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My Involuntary Metamorphosis

Mad in America

M y metamorphosis came about through novel experience a lot of it and being cut off from my prior experience. This was 36 years ago, and Ive lived longer since then than before the change. But I am still periodically digging out remnants of damaged thinking I acquired during that change. Getting a diagnosis including psychosis made such a change in my life and myself that Im still trying to understand it.

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Screen Time Struggles: What a Data Science Competition Taught Us About Problematic Internet Use in Teens

Child Mind Intitute

As parents, educators, and mental health professionals, we’re all grappling with the impact of technology on our kids. How much screen time is too much? What types of internet use can become a problem? And how can we tell if a teen is struggling? The Child Mind Institute recently explored these very questions by hosting a unique competition on Kaggle , a platform where data scientists from around the world compete to solve real-world problems.

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TV Series "Shrinking" S2 — Is Therapy Really Like This? (Part 2)

Zencare

Published on January 3, 2024 by Zencare Team. Written by David Rothman, LCSW and Allegra Balmadier, Content Manager at Zencare. Welcome to part 2 of this series! This article contains thoughts from Allegra, Zencares Content Manager (and big Shrinking fan) and insights from therapist David Rothman, LCSW. Note that this blog post is full of spoilers youve been warned!

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How Does Mental Health Affect Our Brain (And Vice Versa)?

The London Psychiatry Centre

If you or a loved one are suffering with a mental health problem, you may be at a loss. Perhaps you have tried antidepressants and/or talking therapies and it hasnt improved (what clinicians call treatment-resistant depression). When first-line treatments havent worked, sufferers and their loved ones often begin to wonder about the science of it all, asking: how does mental health affect our brain (and vice versa)?

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Umbrella review of traumatic brain injury research

Department of Psychiatry News

Lead author Maya Ogonah outlines the findings from her research into traumatic brain injuries which has been published in the journal Nature Mental Health.

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MPS News: January 2025

The Maryland Psychiatric Society

MPS News: January 2025 Dues Notice Anti-Stigma Advocacy Award MPS Advocacy Day Ikwunga Wonodi Award MPS Paper and Poster Contest Trivia Night Maryland News Key General Assembly Dates Member Accomplishments Climate Corner APA News Dec APA BoT Highlights Medicare Updates AMA Addresses Medicare Cuts

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