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Who Can Consent to Research—and What Does That Mean for Forced Treatment?

Mad in America

Breaking a person’s bones continuously to see how long it would take before they would never heal again, for example, but Whitaker describesmany other unthinkable experimentsthat would make anyone with a conscience squirmat the depths of cruelty an educated person can inflict on another human being.

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Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 16: Is There Any Future for Psychiatry? (Part Three)

Mad in America

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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The Trauma Craze: How the Expansion of Trauma Diagnoses Fueled Victimhood Culture

Mad in America

The Proliferation of Trauma Types and Trauma Culture In recent years, hashtags featuring trauma trend regularly on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube as influencers and mental health advocates spread bite-sized educational content that resonates with a broad and increasingly younger audience.

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Your Daily Psych Curriculum Starts Here

Bullet Psych

My name is Marcus Hunt, I am a board-certified psychiatrist, and I am passionate about behavioral health and education. Examples of themes include psychotic disorders, treatment resistant depression, emergency psychiatry, personality disorders, etc. Welcome to Bullet Psych! Each week of material will have a THEME.

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2025 Election Begins March 1

The Maryland Psychiatric Society

Current Positions : Serving third term on the MPS Council, Co-Chair of MPS Legislative Committee, Corresponding Member of the APA Council for Medical Education and Lifelong Learning. Dr. Young is passionate about patient advocacy, reducing stigma, and medical education. Council (2-year term, four vacancies) Traci Speed, M.D.

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MPS Members Actively Taking New Patients: Appointments Within 1-2 Weeks

The Maryland Psychiatric Society

I provide expert, evidence-based treatment for patients with all eating disorders, of all body shapes and sizes. Available services include: monitoring and managing medical complications of disordered eating, nutritional education and counseling, psychiatric medication prescribing and management, and different psychotherapy options.

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Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS): How the Last Step to Recovery Became the Final Step in Life

Mad in America

They kept attributing my symptoms to a non-objectifiable personality disorder which, according to the DSM, does not have to be permanent and which had been in remission for 10 years. I haven’t had an easy life, but I really had my life in order with work, education, fun contacts and pursuits before I tapered off.