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The Reality of the Holidays: Managing Stress, Expectations, and Mental Health

Montana Psychiatry

Family Dynamics Can Be Complicated While the holidays can be a time for connection, they can also bring tension or complicated emotions when it comes to family. Feelings of Loneliness and Isolation Not everyone has family or friends to spend the holidays with, and that can feel especially difficult during this time of year.

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How My Trip to Italy Confirmed My Approach to Mental Health

The Anxiety Guy

I became a control freak and my analytical mind was from and center prior to, during, and after most of the events I had attended through the day. This cooperative spirit and approach to mental health is evident in various aspects of Italian life, from family dynamics and neighborhood interactions to business practices and civic engagement.

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The Ouija Board and the Skeptic

Mad in America

Psychologists and psychiatrists are experts in their fields but not at all in the unique conditions or events of anyone elses life. These systems include family dynamics, community structures, and societal expectationsall of which can either nurture or harm an individuals mental well-being.

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Arrested Development: Britney Spears’ Memoir Is a Survivor’s Tale of Generational Trauma, Psychiatric Abuse, and Resilience

Mad in America

Like many celebrity memoirs, Spears’ chronicles her career arc and key events in her personal life that are already well known, along with intimate details that are not. Her story confirms the pernicious and long-term effects of intergenerational trauma, alcoholism, and divorce on everyone in a family, especially “the identified patient.”

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Beyond Paternalism or Abandonment in Mental Health Care: An Interview with Neil Gong

Mad in America

This situation unfolded alongside several other significant historical events from the 1970s onwards. Family dynamics are extremely loaded, and being controlled by one’s parents can lead to very difficult and explosive situations. People were released from asylums without adequate housing and support systems.