Mad in America

JULY 19, 2024

I was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1998. Shortly after the article was published, and the break-up occurred, I was hospitalized and diagnosed as bipolar. 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.

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Hospitality Self-awareness Sleep and mental health Bipolar disorder 130

Mad in America

APRIL 10, 2025

I t is impossible to make it on your own within the current mental health system in the UK if you suffer from serious mental illness such as schizophrenia, chronic depression or bipolar disorder. It used to be so different when I first arrived in 2008. By making it I mean to live. Live life with some decency and hope.

Sleep and mental health 117

Sleep and mental health Bipolar disorder Art therapy Hospitality 117

Mad in America

JULY 13, 2024

Moncrieff, 2008 ; Moncrieff, 2018 ). But Ghaemi wants to claim that lithium is special—that it does more than target symptom mechanisms, it modifies the disease process that underpins bipolar disorder. Ghaemi thinks glutamate is the culprit in schizophrenia, however, which is unaffected by antipsychotics ( Ghaemi, 2022 ).

Bipolar disorder 145

Bipolar disorder Pharmaceuticals 145

Mad in America

MAY 3, 2025

There are many patients who have been diagnosed with so-called serious mental illness (such as so-called schizophrenia and bipolar disorder) who ultimately reject psychiatric treatment including psychiatric drugs, and become highly functioning.

Trauma and the brain 139

Trauma and the brain Aging and mental health Genetics and mental health Bipolar disorder 139

Mad in America

OCTOBER 21, 2023

One of many psychiatrists exposed by 2008 Congressional hearings on psychiatry’s financial relationship with drug companies was Harvard psychiatrist Joseph Biederman—credited with creating pediatric bipolar disorder—who received $1.6 million in consulting fees from drug makers from 2000 to 2007.

Technology 144

Technology Genetics and mental health Pharmaceuticals Sleep and mental health 144

Mad in America

MARCH 15, 2025

This turn to ketamine is occurring despite the fact that the Food and Drug Administration has repeatedly warned that the FDA has not approved ketamine for the treatment of any psychiatric disorder (though controversially approving esketamine nasal spray). The full list had to be put on the website.

Neurotransmitters and mental health 142

Neurotransmitters and mental health Trauma and the brain Manufacturing Pharmaceuticals 142

Mad in America

JANUARY 9, 2025

But now they often say Since they have bipolar disorder, theyll never be able to manage their emotions or achieve any stability. 2008 Sep 25;2;26. Parents of volatile teenagers used to say This is hard, but Ill be patient, since I know its a phase they must go through in order to develop into competent, independent adults.

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Healthcare Aging and mental health Self-awareness Bipolar disorder 99