Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

I had some vague awareness that patients occasionally had a “bad reaction” to a pill, but I assumed that these reactions were one in a million and it never crossed my mind that something like permanent genital numbness could occur. Like Rosie, I became so distressed that my father had me involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital.

Pharmaceuticals 143

Pharmaceuticals Self-awareness Construction Education 143

Mad in America

JANUARY 17, 2025

Soon after mentioning these experiences to my local doctor and the minister of the church I attended, I was certified insane and involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital. I was also acutely embarrassed and ashamed about what had happened to me so I tried to hide my experiences from everyone, even to the point of self-denial.

Self-awareness 108

Self-awareness Aging and mental health Hospitality Breathing techniques 108

Mad in America

DECEMBER 20, 2023

For Part 2, we will be covering reader questions on pharmaceutical marketing and issues with psychiatric treatments including psychiatric drugs and electroconvulsive therapy. What he did in this experiment was he sent ordinary people to mental hospitals and they said they were hearing words like thud, etc. We don’t know.

Pharmaceuticals 144

Pharmaceuticals Aging and mental health Biopsychosocial model Hospitality 144

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

While expanding trauma criteria is often justified as necessary for inclusivity and compassion, critics contend that these expansions may be driven, by some, out of self-interest. TIC has become so popular that its approach is boasted by most hospitals, schools , social services, correctional facilities.

Resilience and coping 141

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

Mad in America

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The parallel society] began in spontaneous acts of mutual self-defense in different parts of society. Its different elements often exhibit tremendous growth and vitality in their isolation, but they appear to have little awareness of each other. In short, the same effects appear regardless of the character of the intervention.

Trauma and the brain 120

Trauma and the brain Legal Self-awareness Technology 120

Mad in America

MARCH 9, 2024

The residents, most of whom were either born in Gujarat, or had somehow ended up in Gujarat, had been referred to this Center by hospitals, various non-governmental organizations, or simply arrived here by word-of-mouth. For medical emergencies, the residents are taken to a small hospital in the neighboring town of Anjar.

Sleep and mental health 104

Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Hospitality Self-awareness 104

Mad in America

JUNE 27, 2024

And resulted in “ better 2-year outcomes for patients with newly diagnosed schizophrenia spectrum psychoses,” when compared with hospital based treatment. A more collaborative approach, with greater scope for the client’s self-determination about their care, is more likely to build trust than the coercive approach services often take.

Early intervention 118

Early intervention Aging and mental health Pharmaceuticals Self-awareness 118