Mad in America

AUGUST 17, 2024

T his is the story of Will, a young man who plunged into an extreme state following exposure to a synthetic street drug, which led to repeat psychiatric hospitalizations—and the effect on family members who supported him along the way. So his hospitalization nearly doubled his separation from his family. We were kept in the dark.

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Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

My doctor advised me to join the psychiatric rehabilitation programme of the hospital where he was practicing. And that made me more confident to step out further into the real world: I began to volunteer with an organisation focused on mental health advocacy. Soon after that, my mind became clearer.

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Center for Integrative Psychiatry

MARCH 14, 2025

Types of Bipolar Disorder Bipolar I Disorder Severe manic episodes that may require hospitalization, often accompanied by depressive episodes. Participate in Local or Online Events Join virtual conferences, awareness walks, or community discussions hosted by mental health organizations during Bipolar Awareness Month.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

I realized that I was mistaken about a lot of my assumptions about what we know about mental health. We know much less about the brain than a lot of people in the mental health advocacy space realize. I thought the DSM was based on biological data. At home there was a constant level of ambient chaos.

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

After grad school, I was teaching at Daemen College when my mother had a mental health crisis and was hospitalized. I spent a week in the hospital, undergoing testswaiting, thinking. Even in the hospital, receiving the worst possible news, I felt a certain equanimity an acceptance that even surprised me.

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