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Why My Daughter Died and I Lived
Why My Daughter Died and I Lived
Despite our many similarities, my daughter and I have one major difference: she is dead and I’m not.
Mad In America
Dec 6, 2018
Study Explores Connections Between Diet and ‘Serious Mental Illnesses’
Study Explores Connections Between Diet and ‘Serious Mental Illnesses’
Study finds that individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression have diets that are more inflammatory and…
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Nov 15, 2018
End Police Wellness Checks. Now.
End Police Wellness Checks. Now.
By Will Hall
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Jun 11, 2020
“The Lion King” Psychiatrized: What If Psychiatry Had Gotten Its Hands on Simba?
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Jul 5, 2018
Is Your Brain Adequately Nourished to Cope With COVID-19 Stress?
Is Your Brain Adequately Nourished to Cope With COVID-19 Stress?
By Bonnie Kaplan, Ph.D. & Julia Rucklidge, Ph.D.
Mad In America
Apr 22, 2020
“Virtual Autism” May Explain Explosive Rise in ASD Diagnoses
“Virtual Autism” May Explain Explosive Rise in ASD Diagnoses
Some children who have been diagnosed with autism or autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) could dramatically benefit from not being exposed to…
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Sep 24, 2018
The Myth of Mental Wellness: Can We Really Improve our “Mental Health”?
The Myth of Mental Wellness: Can We Really Improve our “Mental Health”?
Mental health is nothing more than a concept. It’s not only not a medical field; it can’t even qualify as a science.
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May 9, 2018
What “Hidden Valley Road” Got Wrong
What “Hidden Valley Road” Got Wrong
The Galvin family is the quintessential example of “genetic” schizophrenia. But their history of sexual abuse, violence, and trauma…
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Aug 2, 2020
The Chemical Imbalance Theory of Depression: Where Is It Going?
The Chemical Imbalance Theory of Depression: Where Is It Going?
By Philip Hickey, PhD
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Feb 13, 2020
7 Strategies to Avoid Retraumatization While Working with Psychosis
7 Strategies to Avoid Retraumatization While Working with Psychosis
By Tim Dreby
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Nov 26, 2019
6 Ways Trauma Might Inform Your Current Life
6 Ways Trauma Might Inform Your Current Life
By Noel Hunter
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Mar 8, 2020
Linking Screen Time, Smartphones, and Stress Among Young Adults
Linking Screen Time, Smartphones, and Stress Among Young Adults
New review ties increased screen time to increasing anxiety and depression among young adults throughout the United States.
Mad In America
Nov 7, 2018
The Mystery of Madness Throughout the Ages
The Mystery of Madness Throughout the Ages
Madness can never be truly understood, and madness is something that is still very mysterious, unique, and belonging to the other world, a…
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Jan 2, 2019
Social Determinants of Health & the Continued Individualization of Suffering
Social Determinants of Health & the Continued Individualization of Suffering
By Kevin Gallagher
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Apr 4, 2020
Treated Infections in Childhood Linked with Later Mental Health Service Use
Treated Infections in Childhood Linked with Later Mental Health Service Use
Severe infections requiring hospitalizations increased the risk of hospital contacts due to mental disorders by 84% and the risk of…
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Dec 12, 2018
Researchers Ask, ‘Why Do Antidepressants Stop Working?’
Researchers Ask, ‘Why Do Antidepressants Stop Working?’
An international group of researchers, including several with financial ties to manufacturers of antidepressants, explores possible…
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Dec 18, 2018
Is COVID-19 Making Everybody Crazy?
Is COVID-19 Making Everybody Crazy?
By Paula J. Caplan, PhD
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Jul 10, 2020
Mental Hell-Care: My Sibling’s Story
Mental Hell-Care: My Sibling’s Story
By Maria Mangicaro
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Feb 28, 2020
Spiritual Emergency: Crisis or Transformation?
Spiritual Emergency: Crisis or Transformation?
By Julia Sellers
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Feb 14, 2020
From Stoned to “Schizophrenic”:
From Stoned to “Schizophrenic”:
My Mental Healthcare Journey
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Nov 30, 2019
Loneliness Is Deadlier Than COVID
Loneliness Is Deadlier Than COVID
By Megan Wildhood
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May 13, 2020
Screening + Drug Treatment = Increase in Veteran Suicides
Screening + Drug Treatment = Increase in Veteran Suicides
By Robert Whitaker & Derek Blumke
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Nov 10, 2019
Gabapentin Horror
Gabapentin Horror
By Linda E.
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Apr 30, 2020
Psychiatry Needs a New Metaphor
Psychiatry Needs a New Metaphor
By Scott Hall
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Mar 4, 2020
Mutual Support in an Age of Social Distancing
Mutual Support in an Age of Social Distancing
By Leah Harris
Mad In America
Mar 23, 2020
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