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A Felt Sense of Safety – From Disassociation to Embodiment

Mad in America

My lovely psychiatrist, Dr. Volls, advised me on the concept of “mood management.” I depended on her expertise to keep me out of crisis, while the medication kept me grounded, sleeping, and helped me forget. Years later, my youngest brother was hospitalized for type 1 diabetes. Go see my psychiatrist.

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Enlarging the Treatment Lens for Postpartum Depression

Mad in America

I found a very informative letter dated years after Mom’s hospitalization addressed to her new psychiatrist. But the drugs failed to help my mother’s depression, and Dad told the doctor that “by the end of May ’59 she was so bad…I didn’t see how she could avoid hospitalization.”

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The Trauma Craze: How the Expansion of Trauma Diagnoses Fueled Victimhood Culture

Mad in America

The mental health industry, including therapists, pharmaceutical companies, and even heads of departments and trauma experts, have a vested interest in diagnosing as many individuals as possible. Child mortality rates have plummeted due to better prenatal and postnatal care, vaccinations, and improved nutrition.

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Parenting Tips: 7 Ways to Help Teens Succeed in High School

Clear Behavioral Health

Embracing the following parenting tips can help your child achieve teen success and improve their mental health during this time. We are the trusted professionals for teen mental health treatment in the Los Angeles, California area. Teach Proper Nutrition In a fast-paced world, we have become accustomed to fast food.