Tue.Jan 30, 2024

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Are “Trauma/Addiction Experts” and Psychiatrists Misleading Us?

Mad in America

I t is my contention that “trauma/addiction experts” and psychiatrists cause unnecessary harm to people who are suffering and feeling emotional pain by categorizing them, generalizing about their unique behaviours and by labeling certain types of behaviours as “addictions” and “mental illnesses”. Also, the validity and relevance of describing people’s behaviours in terms of their “mental health” is questionable as I believe that people suffer when they are mistreated and not loved, and it is a n

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NPR News: “Patients say keto diet helps with their mental illness. Science is racing to understand.”

Lawyers with Depression

[link] - NPR News: "Patients say keto diet helps with their mental illness. Science is racing to understand.

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How Woman’s Dramatic Escape From NHS Psychiatric Care Exposed ‘Scandal’ of Sex Abuse Complaints

Mad in America

From Sky News : “Alexis Quinn entered psychiatric care after a family tragedy. The former British youth swimmer and mother could never have imagined that her three-day admission would turn into a more than three-year ordeal. Then undiagnosed with autism, Alexis descended to the darkest reaches of locked-in, psychiatric ‘care,’ making complaints of sexual assault, before plotting a daring escape overseas.

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