Mad in America

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The Danish Psychiatry Top Summit (“Psykiatritopmødet”) is an annual event that is organized by a social-activist organization called The Social Network (“Det Sociale Netværk”). T he text that follows is the English translation of a speech I gave at The Danish Psychiatry Top Summit in 2024. W e need a revolution.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

She earned a PhD in English literature at the University of Maryland, College Park. She now teaches a course on U.S. history at Mount St. Mary’s University. It was named a New York Times Editors’ Pick and will be the focus of our conversation today. She lives in Hanover, Pennsylvania. The transcript below has been edited for length and clarity.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

She talks about understanding the place of her own childhood trauma and also the limitations of simplistic trauma narratives. She talks about understanding the place of her own childhood trauma and also the limitations of simplistic trauma narratives. She is also a writer and producer on Netflix’s 3 Body Problem.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

The agenda of the launch event is here , and the full video here ). This outlines in considerable detail the current international legislative framework with which mental health acts in signatory nations need to comply, and provides examples to show how each element of the law can be implemented and tested.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 30, 2023

New Study Finds Connection Between Childhood Trauma and Psychosis In December, Ashley Bobak wrote about a new study which sheds new light on the profound impact of childhood trauma in the development of psychotic symptoms, particularly in treatment-resistant cases of schizophrenia.

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Mad in America

JUNE 17, 2024

The mania, paranoia, delusional thoughts and rage I’d been experiencing in the days and weeks leading up to this event became an untenable crisis. M y brother Jesse sat next to me on the couch in my living room. Two police officers stood inside my entryway, watching us. My mind raced. I believed my brother’s life was in danger.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

She’s the author of The Anatomy of Anxiety and takes a functional medicine approach to mental health. She considers the whole person and addresses imbalance at the root. Dr. Vora received her BA from Yale University and her MD from Columbia University. The transcript below has been edited for length and clarity.

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

I presume some events are just too traumatising for a human being to retain in memory and that day had not been a good one. I presume some events are just too traumatising for a human being to retain in memory and that day had not been a good one. I don’t want to say much about what happened in China that year.

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The Art of Healing Trauma

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Healing Trauma with Guided Drawing, A Sensorimotor Art Therapy Approach to Bilateral Body Mapping, by Cornelia Elbrecht, is an in-depth instructional textbook for the somatic therapeutic approach Guided Drawing. Based on leading edge understandings about trauma healing and the body (sensorimotor psychotherapy, somatic experiencing, etc.),

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Mad in America

AUGUST 28, 2024

Her work is deeply informed by her lived experiences surviving complex trauma, psychosis, and an autoimmune disease. Her work is deeply informed by her lived experiences surviving complex trauma, psychosis, and an autoimmune disease. This has led her to bridge critical neuroscience communities with the mad movement.

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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? The real question is whether the “brighter future” is always so distant. I believe these kinds of questions will shape our understanding of the future of mental health. Yet these things are not acts of God.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 16, 2024

S ince the onset of the pandemic, misery and mental disorder have increased, raising considerable concern about mental health. It has become obvious that we need to be better at addressing issues related to our psychological well-being. In short, ten years ago the WHO called for a paradigm shift in mental health care. That has not happened.

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Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In 2018, he was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship to research PTSD treatment in military veterans and continues to teach workshops for people with trauma-affected sleep. O n the Mad in America podcast today, we hear about the potential of lucid dreaming therapy to aid those struggling with post-traumatic stress.

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The Art of Healing Trauma

JUNE 25, 2020

When we remember and then begin to do a writing practice about the memory, we are turning on many parts of our brains and awareness to interact with the memory, such as new knowledge, new experiences, and other frames of reference that did not exist when the experience happened.

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Mad in America

JULY 25, 2024

I thought I was feeling the sadness and terror of my circumstances, but the events were over. I was never given an official diagnosis. Back in the early 1980s in the UK no one would have thought to ask what their doctor was writing in our file. It was for them, not us, full consent wasn’t in our consciousness. And then it happened again.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 22, 2024

10 The reanalysis revealed that suicide attempts were significantly higher than what the original study had reported, and there were many more unreported serious adverse events in the Paxil group. Editor’s Note: Over the next several months, Mad in America is publishing a serialized version of Les Ruthven’s book, Much of U.S.

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The Art of Healing Trauma

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

This is the earliest somewhat coherent journal entry I can find that I wrote after the traumas as I was too ill and in too much chaos to write anything down for a couple years. This short story about a train trip shows how the many symptoms of PTSD combine to have a devastating impact to one’s Sense of Self.

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Mad in America

JUNE 13, 2024

I was still only 17 years old but it was a great relief after the horrendous years I had spent at an all-girls boarding school. My fellow students and I started our first year ‘pre-clinical’ training with 4 ½ days a week of lectures. Those who failed would have one chance to re-sit and if unsuccessful, they would have to leave medical school.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The following is the second excerpt adapted from Healing Companions , a book by the MIA author Sam Ruck (his pen name) that describes his life with, and love for, his wife and her “alters.” His earlier installment addressed the problems with “psychosis.” I’ve repeatedly seen this with my wife. For instance, what are “delusions”?

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This was the onset of the “tic” that would haunt me for years as a foreboding precursor to “events.” Scuffling whispers echoing in the hall and in my brain halted, followed by a brief but sacred silence. Nevertheless, like USS Arizona and Utah, I lay immobile from what felt like a sneak attack. The voice was comfortingly familiar.

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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. Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Mad in the UK.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 8, 2025

But my lived experience goes back to childhoodIve dealt with trauma, major depression, suicide attempts, some addiction problems, and night terrors. B ecky Brasfield has emerged as a formidable advocate for change in the complex landscape of mental health care.A The transcript below has been edited for length and clarity.

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Solara Mental Health

MARCH 20, 2024

Understanding PTSD and War Flashbacks Defining Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychological disorder that can occur after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. Understanding PTSD and war flashbacks is crucial in learning how to manage and cope with this condition effectively.

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Now Psych

MAY 20, 2024

While the exact cause is still not clear, most experts point to a combination of genetics, brain chemistry and structure, and environment. Stressful events like trauma and substance abuse can trigger onset of or make symptoms worse in people who might be vulnerable. How Common is Schizoaffective Disorder?

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Solara Mental Health

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Traumatic events, like a violent assault or military combat, can overwhelm a person’s positive coping skills. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Traumatic events, like a violent assault or military combat, can overwhelm a person’s positive coping skills. Numbers taken from the U.S.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 20, 2023

There appears to be more dopamine uptake due to the antipsychotic-induced brain compensatory mechanism as a response to the suppressed blockade state in an effort to achieve energy equilibrium. A fter 22 years and many attempts I finally stopped taking antipsychotics.

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The Art of Healing Trauma

JULY 22, 2021

Summary: In this article, I go over a number of cognitive difficulties I experienced after getting PTSD. In the Snapshot (story) part, I describe an experience of riding in the car after my third Somatic Experiencing Session. Then I talk about how my nervous system felt right after getting SE treatment. Terrible Short Term Memory (2.)

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Dr. Sagnik Mukherjee Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2024

There are a few potential causes and shared symptoms that may explain why these two disorders often coexist: Biological Factors: Both bipolar and anxiety disorders are linked to imbalances in brain chemistry. Have you noticed them feeling anxious during their manic episodes or perhaps experiencing panic attacks while feeling down?

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The London Psychiatry Centre

JULY 24, 2024

Both the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system are activated by signals from the brain (which of course itself responds to stimuli). Are you stuck in survival mode? overeating or forgetting to eat) Survival mode is an informal term to describe when a person is affected by a prolonged stress response.

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Solara Mental Health

MAY 11, 2022

This condition causes flashbacks that feel realistic, nightmares, and other negative memories of traumatic events. These flashbacks to wartime events have long-term effects, impacting approximately 10-20 percent of veterans. However, it is important that service animal assistance is combined with other treatment options.

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Zencare

JANUARY 23, 2025

Unf*ck Your Brain by Faith G. Harper Ever feel like your brain is working against you? Dr. Faith Harper gets it and shes here with no-nonsense advice to help you tackle anxiety, depression, and all the other ways your brain might freak out. Ive done trauma therapy in the past, but this is what worked for me.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 12, 2024

I was experiencing my first manic episode, brought on by a traumatic event. I reacted to my emotions with the weight of stress on my chest. I was assaulted, by someone who was supposed to love and protect me. I confided in my mother, who seemed to believe me at first. I struck out in a place of fear, anger, and pain. I was troubled.

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Child Mind Intitute

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

This year marked a significant milestone for the Child Mind Institutes Youth Mental Health Academy (YMHA) a community-based program that provides hands-on knowledge and skills development to underserved youth.

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Kids Mental Health Info

APRIL 6, 2015

Reasons for Bedwetting Here are 3 of the most common reasons for bedwetting, according to the AAP: Communication between the brain and bladder. If the bladder signals the brain that it’s filling up with urineand the brain doesn’t send a message back to the bladder to relax and hold the urine until morningbedwetting will happen.

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The London Psychiatry Centre

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Neuroscience has demonstrated that outrage can arouse the brains reward centres. Or maybe youve been feeling flat but you suspect that underneath that sensation is ongoing frustration, anger and irritability. If youre concerned about anger and mental health, youre not the only one. But what happens when you get angry too much?

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How Psychiatry Works

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This post is built on what I often say to adult clients with ADHD. ADHD has advantages as well as challenges We start by countering the negatives about ADHD. This form of neurodiversity comes with definite advantages along with the challenges. The motivational factor is the reason why others’ suggestions usually don’t work.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 18, 2025

Psychologists and psychiatrists are experts in their fields but not at all in the unique conditions or events of anyone elses life. Im not even a therapist. Im someone whos struggled with mental distress and the systems meant to help. Thats a mistake, and its one I think we can address. Thats a mistake, and its one I think we can address.

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