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Irrational Polypharmacy: How Integrated Mental Health Treatment Can Help

Mad in America

According to Moncrieff, mainstream psychiatry’s theory of drug action is that psychiatric drugs work by healing some underlying brain abnormality, thus supporting the concept of biological psychiatry. C urrently, antidepressants are among the most commonly prescribed drugs for a wide range of diagnoses, not just depression and anxiety.

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Alcohol Detox and Withdrawal: Symptoms and Treatments 

Clear Behavioral Health

Your entire body and brain are changing. Normally, when you excessively drink alcohol, your brain chemistry becomes unbalanced. Normally, when you excessively drink alcohol, your brain chemistry becomes unbalanced. When feeling more confident about the detox process, you make the right choice for your health and future.

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The Ouija Board and the Skeptic

Mad in America

Im not even a therapist. Im someone whos struggled with mental distress and the systems meant to help. If theres one thing Ive learned, its this: our approach to mental health often misses the forest for the trees. It focuses on individuals as though they exist in a vacuum, ignoring the environments and systems that shape their lives. Experience.

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

Mad in America

Speaking as MIA’s former Family Resources editor, though, I believe this perceptive and emotionally powerful volume’s most important role may be in explicating the toxic family dynamics that kindled both Britney’s dreams to escape her origins and a lifetime of emotional struggles. And it isn’t pretty. Spoilers ahead.)