Mad in America

APRIL 16, 2025

I realized quickly that diagnosing is mostly for payment and insurance. Ive had clients denied life insurance because of a diagnosis from five years ago. Back in 2002, about 90 million women were on hormone therapy. It doesnt matter if youre doing CBT or DBTif the relationship is poor, it wont work. The outcomes are worse.

Aging and mental health

Clear Behavioral Health

JUNE 13, 2025

Our centers are located within the Los Angeles, CA area, and coverage depends on your insurance. We partner with various health insurance companies to provide accessible care that could be completely or mostly covered. We also offer payment plans to ensure our services are affordable, whether you’re in-network with us or not.

Anxiety disorders

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Mom continued to struggle to overcome depression until her death in 2002. Zurzuvae’s cost is estimated to be $16,000 for the 14 days and it is still not known if insurance will cover it. I detail Mom’s full story in this blog post , and I relate both of our stories in my memoir Crash: A Memoir of Overmedication and Recovery.

Sleep and mental health

Mad in America

AUGUST 3, 2024

T he harm caused by the medical profession is called iatrogenesis , and in 1975, Ivan Illich (1926-2002) published Medical Nemesis (republished titled Limits to Medicine ) in which he discussed the clinical, social, and cultural iatrogenesis of modern medicine. Antidepressants? John’s wort-treated patients).

Genetics and mental health

ADDitude

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

44 Behavioral therapy is used by just 44% of pediatric patients, in part because its not always covered by medical insurance and knowledgeable providers are scarce. In addition, neurofeedback is seldom covered by insurance and involves a significant investment of time and money. 8 when used on its own), 40 exercise (effect size of.4

Eating disorders