Mad in America

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

With convenience right at our fingertips, it seems paradoxical that, despite our relative prosperity, we suffer some of the highest rates of mental illness compared to any other part of the world, with more than 1 in 5 US adults living with mental illness. If that were the case, most of us would not be sitting here today.

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Mad in America

AUGUST 23, 2024

She never would want to hear an argument made from an anecdotal reference. She was never again able to function at the high level she did before, sleeping a lot at first and then developing insomnia afterward. I called the mental hospital the next day to give them a piece of my mind, asking them if they knew what they had just done.

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Mad in America

MARCH 2, 2024

Would you tell us a little bit about what it was like for you in the mental health system before you went into withdrawal? It was also then that I started taking quetiapine (Seroquel) in addition to citalopram for a better night’s sleep. When I did manage to taper off a bit, I felt an immediate improvement in my health.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 4, 2025

As such, the scandal now serves as a historical verdict on the ethics of American psychiatry, and by extension, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). It’s a prominent concept in both Judaism and Christianity, where it refers to the idea that humans must atone for their sins against God.

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Bullet Psych

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Secondary insomnia refers to difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep due to an underlying cause, such as a medical condition, mental health disorder, medications, or substance use. In contrast, primary insomnia refers to sleep disturbances that are not directly attributable to any underlying health condition.

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Zencare

JANUARY 22, 2025

There are 298 mental health conditions currently recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition-TR, which is the standard reference for clinical practice among trained, licensed mental health professionals, in the US. Written by Rebekah Ferguson, LMHC.

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