Mad in America

JULY 10, 2024

J ulia Hotz is a solutions-focused journalist based in New York City. She is the author of the forthcoming book, The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging. Her stories have appeared in The New York Times , Wired , Scientific American , The Boston Globe , Time , and more. After studying Sociology at the University of Cambridge, she joined the Solutions Journalism Network, where she helps other journalists rigorously report on what’s working

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Potomac Psychiatry

JULY 12, 2024

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been a growing concern, with rising prevalence rates over the past few decades. This trend raises a critical question: can modern life contribute to the development of autism? While the human genome has remained largely stable for thousands of years, the significant increase in autism cases suggests that external environmental factors may play a pivotal role.

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PsychStaffing Blog

JULY 10, 2024

A requirement that Medicare patients have an in-person visit within the last six months before accessing telemental health care will take effect at the end of this year if Congress does not act. At a recent briefing hosted by APA, members encouraged Congress to pass legislation to eliminate that requirement. In May, Shabana Khan, M.D., arrived in Washington, D.C., for a congressional briefing on telehealth.

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Doctors In Distress Blog

JULY 9, 2024

Speech written for the occasion by Osman Dar, NCA /colleague Wellbeing Chaplain We can learn a lot from trees. Symbol of life, hope, joy, shelter, purpose and connection. We as the NCA Family come together here today, to pause, reset and remember, with a firm conviction of hope for the future. But families are like the branches of a tree. They grow in different directions, yet the roots remain one.

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Mad in America

JULY 9, 2024

I n 1957, John Chapman published an article to the American Journal of Medicine titled “Peregrinating Problem Patients—Munchausen’s Syndrome” The article describes his hospital’s frustration in dealing with a patient who he calls a “professional hospital bum” The patient readmitted numerous times to the same hospital, suffering from an idiopathic bleeding disorder; however, upon further inspection, the hospital came to believe that his bleeding disorder was pa

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The Anxiety Guy

JULY 9, 2024

Welcome to the Anxiety Guy podcast, where we explore the core causes of anxiety and provide you the knowledge, skills, and motivation you need to write your own success story and free yourself from the clutches of uncertainty and dread. Every week, we will discuss tried-and-true methods, hear from real success stories, and create moments that lead to inner peace and strength.

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From Both Sides of the Couch

JULY 8, 2024

Personal Perspetive: My anorexia was driven by perfectionism and shame. When I got older, I avoided treatment, as I was typically the oldest one there.

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Mad in America

JULY 6, 2024

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Mad in Italy. The author, Laura Guerra, is the author of the book Stopping Psychotropic Drugs: How and Why and has translated books by Joanna Moncrieff and Peter Breggin. She has a degree in biological sciences and a PhD in pharmacology from the University of Ferrara. S ome psychiatric practices can have very painful and destabilizing consequences, sometimes of enormous suffering, for the person undergoing pharmacological treatment, such a

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