Mad in America

JUNE 22, 2024

W ith all the recent coverage of the youth mental health crisis and the role of social media, little attention has been given to the way platforms like TikTok promote certain narratives about mental health—shifting not only the conversation but also the way mental health issues are actually experienced.

Self-awareness 136

Self-awareness Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Childhood trauma 136

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

F ollowing my recent experience of antidepressant withdrawal and having worked in psychiatry for nearly 20 years as a registered mental health nurse, I now have a very critical view on what good mental health treatment and recovery should look like. Should we still be calling it emotionally unstable personality disorder?

Trauma and the brain 141

Trauma and the brain Sleep and mental health Personality disorders Self-awareness 141

Mad in America

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Universal DBT in Schools Increases Anxiety, Depression, Family Conflict In October, Peter Simons wrote about research asking if dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) can actually make kids’ mental health worse. times more likely to have experienced adverse childhood events than healthy individuals.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy 144

Dialectical Behavior Therapy Childhood trauma Trauma and the brain Sleep and mental health 144

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

For months, the GP had focused on an alleged traumatic event causing her significant psychological distress. They could not recall any traumatic event, confirming instead a stable and nurturing home life. There have also been notable shifts in the types of traumatic events leading to PTSD.

Resilience and coping 141

Resilience and coping Self-awareness Nutrition and mood Sleep and mental health 141

Mad in America

JULY 25, 2024

I had been sent to a psychiatrist at Manchester Royal Infirmary after my 2 nd violent mugging; I wasn’t eating or sleeping. My mental health went down fast this time. All those symptoms came back and worse until I was unable to get out of my bedroom, stuck in a world of mental terror. We all have innate wellbeing.

Resilience and coping 141

Resilience and coping Genetics and mental health Sleep and mental health Trauma and the brain 141

Mad in America

MARCH 2, 2024

Would you tell us a little bit about what it was like for you in the mental health system before you went into withdrawal? It was also then that I started taking quetiapine (Seroquel) in addition to citalopram for a better night’s sleep. When I did manage to taper off a bit, I felt an immediate improvement in my health.

Sleep and mental health 142

Sleep and mental health Self-awareness Neurotransmitters and mental health Resilience and coping 142

Mad in America

OCTOBER 23, 2023

17:650 They wrote that the lack of compliance is worst for psychoses, which leads to lack of recovery, relapse and readmissions, and that the patients must understand that the diseases will have health and social consequences if the treatment is not being followed. They are restricted uneducational grants, as their purpose is to buy doctors.

Sleep and mental health 119

Sleep and mental health Education Personality disorders Hospitality 119