Mad in America

MAY 3, 2025

Establishment psychiatry does acknowledge that emotional suffering and behavioral disturbanceswhat it calls mental illnesseshave biological-psychological-social roots. F or the institutions comprising establishment psychiatry, self-preservation means maintaining legitimacy as a branch of medicine. medical schools.

Trauma and the brain 128

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Mad in America

MARCH 30, 2024

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.

Sleep and mental health 130

Sleep and mental health Bipolar disorder Trauma and the brain Aging and mental health 130

Mad in America

AUGUST 16, 2024

I ’m sitting on the floor of my ex-boyfriend’s spare room, rummaging through my forsaken knick-knacks, when a vintage toy poodle emerges. Her faded velvet body feels soft and clean, the black boucle loops of fur on her head and paws are rough and scratchy. Instead, I find him sitting rigid on the couch, his eyes glued to the TV, nothing unusual.

Aging and mental health 110

Aging and mental health Trauma and the brain Legal Hospitality 110

International Society for Interpersonal Psychother

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

These positive outcomes also include improved relational functioning, enhanced mentalization abilities, and increased quality of life. It is well established that ASD is linked to difficulties with an ability what Peter Fonagy and colleagues call mentalizing; a cognitive and emotional understanding of human behaviours.

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