Mad in America

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Editor’s Note: This article, written by Julia X, was first published on our affiliate site, Mad in Sweden. W hat is a human being? To understand mental illness, we first need to understand what a person really is. But we do, you might be thinking now. Science has a pretty good grasp of how the body and brain work, right? Psychologists help people who feel bad and doctors prescribe medicine for broken brains with a lack of one or another neurotransmitter.

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Neurotransmitters and mental health Poverty and mental health Trauma and the brain Pharmaceuticals 98

Mad in America

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Editor’s Note: The following speech was delivered by James Davies to the UK Parliament on December 5, 2023 as part of the Beyond Pills All Party Parliamentary Group Launch. M ost people in this room will have experienced, at some point in their life, poor or very poor mental health. But if you are one of the fortunate anomalies who hasn’t, well, you’ll certainly know someone who has—a friend, a family member, a close associate.

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