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When Narratives Clash: Unshrunk and The Cognitive Dissonance of the NY Times

Mad in America

The Clash of Narratives In Unshrunk , Laura tells of how when she read my book Anatomy of an Epidemic, she suddenly saw her past life as a mental patient in a new light. Perhaps it wasnt that she suffered from a mental illness, but rather it was her diagnosis and drug treatment that had caused her such suffering.

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New Study: Cognitive Aerobic Exercise Boosts Working Memory

ADDitude

a clinical psychologist and a professor in the departments of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Oregon Health & Science University. The meta-analysis analyzed data from 17 studies, which collectively had 419 participants with ADHD , ages 3 to 18. Studies included structured aerobic exercise (e.g., Sources 1 Song, X.,

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My Story of Surviving Psychiatry

Mad in America

It will be easier to dive into the depths of darkness and despair that I went through as a mental health patient if I start with a story of hope. At the age of 41, I was sectioned under the Mental Health Act in the midst of the Covid pandemic in the early autumn of 2020 in the throes of an episode of psychosis.

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Summing up the STAR*D Scandal: The Public was Betrayed, Millions were Harmed, and the Mainstream Media Failed Us All

Mad in America

As such, the scandal now serves as a historical verdict on the ethics of American psychiatry, and by extension, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). In a 2010 paper , Pigott and colleagues also made sense of the graphic representing the one-year results.

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40 years on: why our work is more essential than ever in 2025

Centre for Mental Health

Forty years ago, on 1 March 1985, Centre for Mental Health was established as a charity, as the National Unit for Psychiatric Research and Development. Since 2010, weve been independent, our funding drawn from grants, donations and commissions for our research, analysis, training, networks and campaigns.

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America’s Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being (2022)

Kids Mental Health Info

Key findings from the most recent America’s Children in Brief report: Teen Substance Use In OctoberDecember 2020, about 46% of adolescents ages 1217 who used illicit drugs in the past year perceived that they were using those substances “a little less or much less” than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic began.

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Can Men Get Postpartum Depression? Studies Say Yes.

Solara Mental Health

A meta-analysis of studies done in 2010 estimates that 10.4% Eat well eating nutritious foods can help maintain your mental health. If youve got time, check out our 3 lifestyle changes for better mental health ! Take the proper steps to take care of your mental health. Sources Cleveland Clinic (Ed.).