Mad in America

JULY 29, 2024

Mad in America and Mad in the UK are jointly publishing this four-part series on neurodiversity. This third part of this series on Neurodiversity consists of an essay by a therapist who has asked to remain anonymous for fear of the consequences for their job. The Mad in the UK editors of this series write that in the UK, there is the “likelihood of a backlash against any clinician who questions common ideas and assumptions in the field of neurodiversity.

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Child Mind Intitute

JULY 31, 2024

Watch the Recording The Child Mind Institutes Yuki Kotani, MBA, recently sat down with Christa Studzinksi, PhD, director of business development and partnerships at the Ontario Brain Institute, to talk about equity and participatory research in digital therapeutics as part of our webinar series on Technology and Youth Mental Health. This initiative asks how tech can improve youth mental health outcomes which includes gaining access to real world, or ecological data.

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The Anxiety Guy

JULY 29, 2024

What is this podcast episode all about? Well, It’s about the formula of Unconscious Habits. The structure and the formula that you use, unconsciously of course, that creates your experience that is health anxiety. Welcome to the Anxiety Guy podcast, where we delve deeper into the topic of anxiety. Providing you with the tools, insights, and inspiration to reclaim your life from the grips of fear and uncertainty.

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PsychStaffing Blog

JULY 29, 2024

Efficient hiring is crucial for medical facilities to ensure smooth operations and high-quality patient care. But with the many high demands human resources and administrative staff face, its easy to lose sight of efficiency. Were here to help! At PsychStaffing , we specialize in matching qualified psychiatrists and nurse practitioners with quality work environments.

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Mad in America

AUGUST 1, 2024

A s the solopreneur of a bootstrapping emotional wellness startup, I regularly reach out to thought leaders in related fields from academia to social media. Most recently, I had a brief interaction with a psychology professor at a prestigious American university whose behavior illuminated the difference between those in the psychology and psychiatry arena versus neuroscientists.

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Aging and mental health Self-awareness Agriculture Emotional intelligence 122

Child Mind Intitute

JULY 31, 2024

Pretend play, also known as imaginative play, provides a powerful and fun make-believe context for children to express their creativity and develop social and emotional skills. Pretend play evolves as children grow. Two-year-old children begin to act out scenarios with stuffed animals, dolls, or figures, and they tend to use these realistic toys to mimic familiar events.

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Credible Mind

JULY 28, 2024

In partnership with Keep Up to Date Join a thriving community dedicated to enhancing public health through innovative behavioral health solutions. NACCHO Behavioral Health 360, powered by CredibleMind, provides cutting-edge resources, insights, and tools to support community mental wellness and resiliency. Stay informed about the latest developments, events, strategies and to be part of the movement transforming public health.

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Child Mind Intitute

JULY 31, 2024

By Kathryn L. Keough, PhD Psychologist, Anxiety Disorders Center Child Mind Institute Pretend play, also known as imaginative play, includes a range of imaginative behaviors and actions that become more complex over early childhood (Lillard et al., 2011). Two-year-old children begin to act out scenarios with stuffed animals, dolls, or figures, and they initially gravitate towards realistic toys, using them to mimic familiar events (Smith, 2009).

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Mad in America

AUGUST 2, 2024

D uring my university studies in cognitive science and neurobiology, during psychiatry classes when SSRIs were discussed, the instructor spoke about them with great passion and excitement. He presented the theory of disturbed biochemical balance and the beneficial effects of antidepressants on neurotransmitter regulation (at that time, this theory was still current; today we know it was merely a scientific-sounding marketing slogan).

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Mad in America

JULY 30, 2024

“I will be fond of keeping still, and the people will of themselves become correct.” —Tao Te Ching T he hot spring New Mexico sun pierces through razor wire stretched high above the opening of the rec yard of the Carrizozo jail. I sit with a group of men who serve long-term sentences for violent crimes. Fear of other men runs deep here in our circle, here in the mad age of othering, here in a windowless building that looks like, from a distance, nothing more than a warehouse for storing things t

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