Fri.Oct 11, 2024

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Billions of Dollars Later, Neuroscientists Still Struggling to Address Mental Health Crisis

Mad in America

From Vox : “Despite having more access to medication in the US than ever, over 50,000 Americans died by suicide last year — the highest number ever recorded. The US Surgeon General describes mental health as ‘the defining public health crisis of our time,’ but we’re [ sic ] barely any closer to understanding the neuroscience of mental health than we were 50 years ago.

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Medication-Assisted Treatment for Alcohol: How It Works

My Psychiatry

Recovering from alcohol use disorder can feel like climbing a steep mountain. Its not just about deciding to stop drinking; it’s about navigating the physical, mental, and emotional challenges that come with it. If you’re reading this, you or someone you care about might be struggling with alcohol use, and I want you to knowyou’re not alone.

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Brain Stew: An Interview with Myself

Mad in America

An interview with myself about my experience taking psychotropic medication. I am an incarcerated author serving a life sentence. I also write under the pen name Ronin Grey. PART I: FIRST CONTACT RONIN GREY: What was your perception of psychiatric medication before anybody ever talked to you directly about them? CAMERON TERHUNE: I knew nothing about them.

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Coping With Stress and Anxiety at Work

My Psychiatry

Work plays a huge role in our lives, often shaping our daily routines, sense of purpose, and even how we see ourselves. But even when you love what you do, the stress and demands of your job can sometimes feel overwhelming. If you’ve ever felt like the pressures of work-related stress weighing you down, you’re not alone. Work-related stress and anxiety are more common than you might think, affecting people in all professions.

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A new target for anxiety disorders

Psychiatry News -- Science Daily

By generating mice with genetic mutations that disrupt the brain's TrkC-PTP protein complex, researchers find a key way that brain cells communicate.

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American Democracy is at Best A Semi-Rational Process

Real Psychiatry

Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. George Orwell in Politics and the English Language , 1946. In the closing month of the federal election for President, I think it is useful to consider my previous comments on the Goldwater Rule and Does the Insurrection End The Debate on the Goldwater Rule.