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Mood Tracking: My System for Reducing Psychiatric Hospitalizations

Mad in America

From 2001 to 2008, I was hospitalized for mania at a rate of almost once per year (7 times in 8 years)—including one month-long hospitalization. I developed and actively used The Grid for a period of about five years (2008 to 2012). I was told I would be on psychiatric medications for the rest of my life.

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Stop Using Antidepressants Except for “the Most Severe Depression,” Experts Say

Mad in America

For instance, a study in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2008 examined both published and unpublished studies of antidepressant efficacy. And even all these negative findings and warnings can be considered optimistic because of publication bias— negative studies are much less likely to be published.

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The Troubled-Teen Industry Offers Trauma, Not Therapy

Mad in America

In a 2008 congressional hearing, a parent described how her child was subjected to attack therapy — brutal emotional assaults and public humiliation aimed at breaking down problematic personalities at the school, which was shut down in 2011 after a lawsuit helped bankrupt it.

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Bringing mental health care to the criminal justice system: The development of Mental Health Treatment Requirements

Centre for Mental Health

From 2008, I worked in the Department of Health supporting a national womens programme. But by focusing on mental health care and providing the right support at the right time, we have been able to help people break free from cycles of crime and begin healing from past traumas and life circumstances.

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Bad Science Revisited: “The Bell Curve” Turns 30

Mad in America

Based on 1948-era IQ tests, in 2008 Flynn calculated that U.S. Moral philosopher and IQ researcher James Flynn called the world’s attention to the fact that, due to these gains, IQ test creators periodically revise their tests to make them more difficult. They do so to maintain a mean score of 100 and a bell-shaped score distribution.

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Dr. Deb - Untitled Article

Dr. Deb

In 2008, inspired by Bebe Moore Campbells charge to end stigma and provide mental health support for minority communities, July has since been designated as National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month by the U.S. House of Representatives. This July's National Minority Health Month's theme is Be the Source for Better Health.

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I Heard Some Voices and They Were Magnificent

Mad in America

It was in 2008 that I tried to enter the Abbey in Brussels, in order to get help. When you hear a voice of God, you feel validated. When you have powerful visions, you feel enlightened, on top of the world. When you encounter the domain of magic, it enriches your life.