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Psychiatric Butchery: What I’ve Seen at a Homeless Shelter for Women with Children

Mad in America

I will always wonder whether I got worse because of me or because of damage to my brain? I asked another employee what was wrong and the response was shes mentally ill. It was always assumed to be the childs supposed mental illness. T his is all written to the best of my memory. I worked, I had a life. We have psychiatrists!

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Giving Caregivers a Platform: Meagan, Mother of Matt

Mad in America

I knew in October of 2018 that Matt was in trouble during a phone call, when he told me in a cheerful voice that he had been to the ER for “mental health reasons” but was “fine.” Thankfully, from my work as a music college professor, I understood the connection between music and the brain. The ER physician had given him Prozac.

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Healing From Psychiatric Drug Harm, Part 2: Rational Approaches to Recovery

Mad in America

In my last piece , I wrote about various neuro-rehab therapies I engaged in with Dr. J, the functional brain injury specialist, and that there came a point when my husband and I knew we’d reached the end of what medical science could offer me. I sat down to write this article with the experience of severe akathisia fresh in my mind.

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My Story of Surviving Psychiatry

Mad in America

It will be easier to dive into the depths of darkness and despair that I went through as a mental health patient if I start with a story of hope. It will be easier to dive into the depths of darkness and despair that I went through as a mental health patient if I start with a story of hope. This holiday has been amazing.

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Alcohol Detox and Withdrawal: Symptoms and Treatments 

Clear Behavioral Health

When feeling more confident about the detox process, you make the right choice for your health and future. When feeling more confident about the detox process, you make the right choice for your health and future. Within the first 24 hours, the initial mental and physical symptoms will surface from alcohol withdrawal syndrome [1].

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How Epigenetics Could Revolutionize ADHD Care

ADDitude

A 101 on Epigenetics Reading Genes Genes play an important role in shaping a wide range of traits and characteristics, from hair and eye color to susceptibility to mental health conditions. Epigenetic alterations have been linked to numerous poor health outcomes. Yet, genetic influences are less fixed than one might think.

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Understanding Gray Area Drinking: How Social Drinking Becomes Addiction

Clear Behavioral Health

Its drinking that doesnt fully meet the diagnostic criteria for alcohol use disorder (AUD) but still leads to negative consequences in health, relationships, or daily functioning [1,2]. Mental preoccupation, being absorbed with thoughts of drinking or buying alcohol, is a big indicator that there may be an issue.