Mad in America
DECEMBER 1, 2023
“T he only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing,” said Edmund Burke. This is as true on a world stage as in a playground setting, where the bully holds sway over numerous kids who are too afraid to challenge their behaviour. It is how and why the tyrants prevail. So what, you may ask, has this to do with the psychiatric paradigm of today?
Lawyers with Depression
DECEMBER 1, 2023
- What Antidepressants Are Saying 30 Years After the Publication of 'Listening to Prozac'
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Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE)
NOVEMBER 26, 2023
The Behavioral Health Center of Excellence is pleased to announce the appointment of Anya Perea to the role of Chief Executive Officer. A social worker by early education and practice, Pereas dedication to and passion for empowering individuals advancing the mental health industry spans decades. She's been an operational and clinical leader in several positions and brings a patient-centered approach to all her work.
Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (ABMR)
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
We're excited to share the news about the 2024 International Behavioural Trials Network conference. Held from May 16 to 18, 2024 at UQAM, Montral. This event draws over 250 researchers and students from the field of behavioural medicine, from 28 countries and 62 institutions. It is an exceptional forum and valuable hub for the advancement of behavioural trials.
Mad in America
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
From Psychiatry Letter : “A decade ago, the fifth revision of DSM (the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) was published by the American Psychiatric Association. This diagnostic system has been called the ‘Bible’ of psychiatry. The metaphor suggests some cultural realities. It tends to be worshipped; some view it as the literal truth; it can inspire, but it can be used to suppress dissent.
Mad in America
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
M y wife J.A. was on the couch in the living room crying and writhing in agony. It was the late summer or early fall of 2014 and I had no idea what to do. I called her then-psychiatrist and explained that I was worried for her safety. “How many clonazepam do you have?” he asked me. J.A. had been taking a 1 mg tablet of the benzodiazepine every night at bedtime for sleep.
Mad in America
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Editor’s Note: Over the next several months, Mad in America is publishing a serialized version of Les Ruthven’s book, Much of U.S. Healthcare is Broken: How to Fix It. In this blog, he introduces the book. Each Monday, a new section of the book is published, and all chapters are archived here. I n this preface I would like to explain briefly where I am coming from in my criticism of much of U.S. healthcare, primarily “everyday” healthcare.
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Mad in America
DECEMBER 1, 2023
From Psyche : “‘It began 12 years ago,’ Madhavi told me. ‘My face, hands and feet would get contorted; I would get very angry.’ From her purse, she took out tablets of clonazepam and lithium prescribed for anxiety and mood disorders by psychiatrists at one of India’s leading psychiatric facilities. ‘I took these medicines regularly,’ she said.
Mad in America
DECEMBER 1, 2023
In commentary for the Globe and Mail, Rob Wipond, MIA contributor and author of Your Consent Is Not Required: The Rise in Psychiatric Detentions, Forced Treatment, and Abusive Guardianships , looks at the cascade of harms caused by many calls to supposedly confidential crisis hotlines — and opens with the story of an teenage boy who phoned a line and wound up drugged: “ A teen recently called a self-described “anonymous and confidential” crisis hotline to talk about his feelings – then, minutes
Mad in America
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
I question am I the only one? With an unkind mosquito mind. My mental health is a sham. As I abhor who I am. My pseudo happiness, pretending I am blessed. Embalming my soul in binging alcohol. Over pleasing beyond reason. You must love me, as I do not. My blindness to my innate goodness is unsustainable. I need to begin to feel well. I have had a trillion thoughts.
Mad in America
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
October 15th 3:54am Holiday Inn Express Room 321 or 123 I. I am death. I am life. I am Satan. I am God. I am predator. I am Prey. I am the serpent. I am the Garden. I am the Dragon. I am the Swan. I am the Lion. I am the Lamb. I am blind. I can see. I am vision. I am the fulcrum, the balance to the scales. I am Father. I am Son. I am Mother. I am Anger.
Mad in America
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
self-portrait as frankenstein’s monster we are mortal beings. you can’t destigmatize a condition constructed on a foundation of bigotry. environmental stimulus incites evolutionary response: emotion, nature’s behavior-motivation system. as tension wants towards release, my indignant rage burns against your systemic oppression. then, you, the gods, assert: that’s just the way it is. my voice silenced. a compromise: combat retreats into endurance. indignant rage recoils into inconsolable grief. ad
Mad in America
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
T he package inserts for antidepressants warn that the drugs increase the risk of suicide. For fluoxetine , the Danish package insert says that suicidal thoughts “may increase when you start taking antidepressants because the medication takes a while to work, often around 14 days, but sometimes longer;” and that “clinical studies have shown that there was an increased risk of suicidal behaviour in adults under the age of 25 with psychiatric disorders.” This information is
Mad in America
NOVEMBER 25, 2023
From Gary Sharpe, PhD/Out-Thinking Parkinson’s : “In part one , we explored the basic concepts of personal boundaries, and violations or impingements of these. The following quote is from the summary of part one. ‘We have seen that early life experiences determine whether we have healthy, compromised, or non-existent personal boundaries as adults.
Mad in America
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
In a basement classroom paid for by the leftovers from a public budget an instructor teaches refugees English she says her first tongue is pidgin and laughs like a mother bird feeding her brood milk from a rag her remarks make me think how teaching is scuppering the boots of a man who would kick a dog he works two to three jobs and collects bottles on his commutes detesting this life among rats.
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