Mad in America

JUNE 27, 2024

A more collaborative approach, with greater scope for the client’s self-determination about their care, is more likely to build trust than the coercive approach services often take. Awareness of this potential should, at least, have a role to play in guiding how services approach ‘sustaining remission’, and the advice they offer.

Early intervention 118

Early intervention Aging and mental health Pharmaceuticals Self-awareness 118

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

One of these studies, sponsored of course by a pharmaceutical company, was conducted by the Kansas University Medical School, Wichita branch, and I attended, along with a group of local psychologists, a presentation of this study in progress by one of the staff psychologists who was one of the researchers and CBT therapists.

Healthcare 97

Healthcare Sleep and mental health Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Pharmaceuticals 97

Mad in America

OCTOBER 25, 2023

It’s affected everything from the obvious things such as the way I was able to build resilience and understand my own mental, emotional, and psychological strength, how I self-soothe, my curiosity, what I wanted to do in the world, my jobs, financial stability, and my relationships. But what do you do?

Self-awareness 145

Self-awareness Resilience and coping Genetics and mental health Aging and mental health 145

NAMI

JULY 23, 2024

This is one more reason why its so important that university leaders be educated about this challenge and equipped to provide greater support.) My father decided my brother needed special care, given that he could not be self-sufficient. I also hope that caregivers can prioritize self-care for themselves, too.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Self-awareness Nonprofits Group therapy 52

Mad in America

JANUARY 6, 2024

Patients often find such a level of self-disclosure about the therapist’s problems burdensome and distracting, and I immediately felt less confidence in her ability to help. And too often he retreated to superficial, self-help maxims—“there is no such thing as perfect”—a “look on the bright side” attitude that trivialized my concerns.

Insurance 143

Insurance Aging and mental health Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Self-awareness 143

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Similar trends can be found in many western countries where similar political and business influences, including huge advertising and promotional budgets from pharmaceutical companies, are in place. A focus on depression in Australia corresponded with similar campaigns in the US and the UK in the 1980s and 1990s.

Aging and mental health 141

Aging and mental health Insurance Mental health policy Pharmaceuticals 141

Mad in America

AUGUST 5, 2024

We consider the consequences of diagnosis as a form of social identity; of neurodivergence as a form of disability; and of self-diagnosis. Some of them self-identify as disabled, a category which—like neurodivergence itself—is extremely heterogenous. The consequences of ‘diagnosis as identity.’ Both outcomes are problematic.

Trauma and the brain 143

Trauma and the brain Genetics and mental health Self-awareness Personality disorders 143

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

However, once again in this report its destructive impact is neglected and actively obscured by psychology in the service of neoliberal ideology that advocates extreme self-interest, competition, over-consumption, and greed. These determinants include physical environment, access to food, education, employment, and health care.

Resilience and coping 128

Resilience and coping Aging and mental health Sleep and mental health Self-awareness 128

Mad in America

JANUARY 9, 2025

And thanks to education and awareness-raising efforts, more people are getting help with their suffering. Raising awareness about depression, screening for it, and teaching that its common but underdiagnosed, at first glance seem like good things. So its particularly easy to get them to adopt an inferior self-image.

Healthcare 90

Healthcare Aging and mental health Self-awareness Bipolar disorder 90

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Thats not a leap people often makefrom philosophical psychology to critiques of the pharmaceutical industry and medicalization. She was deeply involved in critical psychiatry and critiques of the pharmaceutical industry. It gives us a way to evaluate success and failure, a structure for self-esteem.

Genetics and mental health 139

Genetics and mental health Aging and mental health Trauma and the brain Mental health advocacy 139

Mad in America

OCTOBER 11, 2023

When you’re working with a client who has latched onto a metaphor, like the “broken brain” metaphor — which holds considerable cultural sway and is often endorsed by the psychiatric establishment and even pharmaceutical companies — how do you approach it? This heightened awareness leads him to a breakdown.

Aging and mental health 136

Aging and mental health Self-awareness Trauma and the brain Healthcare 136