Mad in America

APRIL 2, 2024

However, despite its vast potential, semiotics has yet to be widely incorporated into social work practice and education. Semiotic Analysis: Priya organizes a community event where families are invited to share the meanings behind their decorations.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 12, 2024

While the researcher had just completed his academic training to become a psychiatrist, he received no education at all on the withdrawal issues facing him, as well as more than 1 in 6 patients prescribed antidepressants. The VA itself says that veterans between the ages of 18 and 34 are at the greatest risk of suicide.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

For example, the “availability” shortcut: if an example of a particular event comes quickly to mind, we think the event is common; whereas if an example is hard to find in memory, we think the event is rare. This obviously leads to errors when the event is striking and dramatic (e.g. treatment-resistant tuberculosis).

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Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

A 2018 paper examined FDA data on adverse drug events (ADEs) and found a rate of over 100,000 serious injuries per year. Foucault believed this concept is faulty because it ignores its cultural background—namely, the construction of an institutionalized education system. “If fold increase in the reports of serious ADEs and a 2.7-fold

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Mad in America

AUGUST 20, 2024

I’d managed to time the cortisone injections so that I could attend each of those events and be nearly pain-free, but by December when I took a daytrip to DC to see an exhibit on the Titanic, I was in such pain that I couldn’t stand more than five minutes at a time. What Are Some Solutions?

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Center for Integrative Psychiatry

MARCH 14, 2025

World Bipolar Day 2025 is a call to action, an opportunity to educate, support, and empower those living with bipolar disorder. Educating the Public About Bipolar Disorder Common myths about bipolar disorder include: Its just mood swings. By fostering bipolar disorder awareness, we can replace stigma with empathy and education.

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Mad in America

MAY 18, 2024

There is a group for collaborative practice and self-education for mental health professionals and trainees. Those groups are not in themselves a form of therapy; rather they offer therapeutic support and education. There are two self-help groups for family and friends in Athens with potentially a third one to come.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 22, 2024

When mundane events increasingly take on the character of the surreal or the apocalyptic, what does it mean to be normal or sane? Even as legalization proceeds apace across the country, ayahuasca circles and similar events can already be found in many communities.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 23, 2023

639 Psychiatrists are also “educated” with industry’s hospitality more often than any other specialty. The donations to department chairs and other decision-makers are sometimes called unrestricted educational grants, which is a euphemism for corruption, as the industry doesn’t just give its money away.

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Child Mind Intitute

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The event raised $6.9 million in support of the Child Mind Institutes mission to improve the mental health of children and families through clinical care, scientific research and public education. The Child Mind Institute is committed to meeting this challenge with the best in care, education, and science.

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Mad in America

MARCH 6, 2025

Other deficiencies included underfunding, overcrowding, a need for unspecified changes to civil commitment and sterilization laws, improved education with a closer relationship to the medical school, and better treatment for the mentally ill in other hospitals and almshouses.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 22, 2025

She secured millions in federal funding to study the epidemiology of psychiatric drug use and to develop community-based strategies that reduce reliance on psychiatric labels and medicationsstrategies that also improved educational outcomes. Could you share your background on ADHD research and what happened in the late 90s and early 2000s?

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

14 Many psychologists do not realise that they have a great advantage over psychiatrists, which is that they are educated with the aim of understanding the patients where they are and helping them with psychotherapy and other forms of support. Psychiatrists should be re-educated so that they can function as psychologists.

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World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

His dedication to advancing psychiatric research, treatment, and education made a lasting impact on the field. Recipients will receive complimentary registration for the event, and winners of the Pedro Ruiz Academic Fellowship Awardwill have the opportunity to deliver the Pedro Ruiz Memorial Lecture.

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Mad in America

JUNE 13, 2024

In addition to being told that my only hope was to take antidepressants, I was also advised that having any further psychotherapy which went over the events of the past was pointless, and would only serve to further destabilise my precarious remission. In the last few years, I have met two educators in different parts of the country.

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Trauma and the brain Pharmaceuticals Hospitality Sleep and mental health 145

Real Psychiatry

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

And is it possible that serotonin signals are just the initial sequence of a larger series of events that leads to an antidepressant or anxiolytic response? They are used here for illustrative and educational purposes. I encourage any readers of this blog to do their own research by reading the reference materials.

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Education 101

Mad in America

JUNE 6, 2024

Moreover, it has been consistently shown that ECT results in serious adverse effects such as “persistent or permanent gaps in life memories, including of weddings and birthdays, somewhere between 12 and 55 per cent,” as reported by psychologist John Read in 2021, who also reported that “one in 50 patients experience ‘major adverse cardiac events.’”

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Differences in reporting serious adverse events in industry sponsored clinical trial registries and journal articles on antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs: a cross-sectional study. Empirical evidence for selective reporting of outcomes in randomized trials: comparison of protocols to published articles. JAMA 2004;291:2457-65. [10]

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 5, 2024

The groups are designed to provide education and support—not therapy. Meaning is developed through events where circumstances do not allow equivocation. This October, our steering committee will be gathering in person in Santa Fe to teach co-facilitators how to develop and conduct multifamily groups.

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National Council for Mental Wellbeing (NCMW - the

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Pursue continuing education with 150+ accredited opportunities. As one NatCon24 attendee said after the event, I returned home from the conference inspired and with a renewed passion for my work. Engage in dynamic discussions on emerging trends. Discover innovative services and solutions from leading exhibitors.

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National Council for Mental Wellbeing (NCMW - the

JANUARY 21, 2025

Today, NatCon attracts thousands of attendees , showcases renowned speakers and exhibitors, offers continuing education credits and delivers a dynamic curriculum across three days. Dont miss the biggest event in behavioral health care register now to secure your spot!

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National Council for Mental Wellbeing (NCMW - the

MARCH 5, 2025

Time flies when youre preparing for the biggest event in behavioral health care! Continued Education: Enhance your skills, deepen your knowledge and advance your career while earning continuing education credits.

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Mad in America

AUGUST 28, 2024

As a writer, educator, and scholar, Jazmine works at the intersection of mad studies, critical psychology, and neuroscience. They were promised all sorts of things—adequate housing, education—but those promises were never fulfilled. pineapple and sugarcane companies in Hawaii. Do you want to maybe do something together?” Russell: Sure.

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National Council for Mental Wellbeing (NCMW - the

JANUARY 13, 2025

Harrison, MD : Dr. Harrison is a pioneering physician, educator and advocate for innovative approaches to recovery and wellness. A trusted advisor to organizations like Google, the NBA and the Gates Foundation, Grants transformative insights are redefining how we work, think and lead. We hope to see you in Philadelphia from May 5-7!

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Mad in America

JANUARY 8, 2025

Im in recovery from a lot of family stress, dealing with racism in America, in schools, and in education, and even sexual harassmentall of which impacted my mental health. Recently, my therapist said her clients were crying about things going on in the world, not about their jobs, but about national events. Theres a disconnect.

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Poverty and mental health Trauma and the brain Global mental health Hospitality 123

World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

MARCH 7, 2024

World Bipolar Day has gained momentum since its inception in 2014, with organisations and individuals from over 38 countries participating in more than 136 documented events. To register your activities and share event details, please visit: [link]. Your participation and cooperation will help make WBD 2024 a resounding success.

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Child Mind Intitute

JANUARY 10, 2025

As a long-standing partner of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), we are heartbroken for their students, educators, and staff who are facing unprecedented challenges. To help those affected, LAUSD has created an Emergency Relief Fund to provide immediate assistance to families and employees.

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Mad in America

JULY 26, 2024

Two years earlier, I’d been prescribed a litany of psychiatric drugs as treatment for a life-threatening event I experienced as a San Bernardino Deputy Sheriff. This can change—and must change—through education, litigation, and legislation. I grabbed my handgun from my safe and planned to take my own life. I was tired of fighting.

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Association for Psychological Science (APS)

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

More recent research has also identified that bisexual people often have lower educational attainment (Mittleman, 2022) and income (Fredriksen-Goldsen et al., Intersecting the academic gender gap: The education of lesbian, gay, and bisexual America. Mittleman, J. American Sociological Review , 87 (2), 303335.

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

I have seen this occur in all walks of life and the phenomena has no respect for intelligence, education or economic position in society. Since then, psychiatry and Pharma have “educated” the public that psychotherapy is now thought of as alternative treatment!

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

I kept pushing, and frankly, trying to educate a bit, too. I pushed and tried to educate again. I thought fast and searched for a flyer on Facebook of an event where I’d spoken earlier that week. Gretchen wasn’t amused. Me: “We can talk whether or not I stop can’t we?” Don’t just jump to trying to take it away.

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Sleep and mental health Self-awareness Resilience and coping Hospitality 130

Mad in America

AUGUST 10, 2024

Eleven years earlier a deeply damaging romantic relationship had coincided with a series of other stressful events and precipitated a manic episode, which then progressed to psychosis once I was trapped in the terrifying environment of the psychiatric ward. That was in fact my second stint in a locked psychiatric ward.

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Sleep and mental health Trauma and the brain Social Services Aging and mental health 110

World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and escalating air pollution are not just altering our planet; they are triggering widespread psychological distress. Today, I am proud to share a pivotal initiative that underscores our dedication to addressing the intersection of climate change and mental healtha pressing challenge of our time.

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Education 52

Zencare

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Natural disasters are powerful and unpredictable events that often leave lasting physical and emotional scars. The immediate aftermath of such traumatic events often brings feelings of shock, fear, and grief. Anger can also arise as survivors process feelings of powerlessness during the event.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Dhar: Eventually you found the trauma model that talked about extreme childhood stress events, and it explained a lot of your suffering. I have had a similarly educative but terrifying experience. Rose: Educations are like that. There wasn’t much space for another way of seeing the problem of obsessions and compulsions.

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Mad in America

JULY 20, 2024

This trend, which began in 2020, has evolved into a trademarked wellness company that hosts events and sells merchandise while partnering with popular fitness brands. In fact, research shows that economic interventions make a major impact.

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Kids Mental Health Info

MAY 13, 2015

Definition and symptom list adapted from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP): All children and adolescents experience stressful events which can affect them both emotionally and physically. But some children exposed to stressful, scary, or dangerous events may develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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