Mad in America

OCTOBER 17, 2024

A vivid example is that healthcare professionals tend do classify the youngest in a classroom as having ADHD up to twice as often as their older classmates—due to their normal age-appropriate behavior: a stunning but long-known research finding that has insufficiently found its way to a broader audience.

Genetics and mental health

College for Behavioral Health Leadership (CBHL)

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

She is now transitioning into healthcare project management with goals to focus on operations, strategic planning and process improvement, while addressing equity and inclusion, and outreach and engagement in the healthcare realm. A 2018 New Leaders Council Fellow, and advisory board chair for the South Jersey Young Dems Black Caucus.

Healthcare

Mad in America

JANUARY 11, 2024

Tony, son of Sherita I watched my son, who was struggling from all of the previous medications he was given prior to May 2018, but he was still able to function. In July of 2018, Tony drove down to Virginia Beach where he consumed a large amount of [the “supplement”] Kratom and he almost drowned.

Autism spectrum

ADDitude

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

This is one reason healthcare providers monitor patients heart rate and blood pressure in the two hours after medication is administered. Spravato may increase blood pressure and heart rate, a side effect also common with stimulant medications used to treat ADHD, like Adderall and Ritalin. Poster W80. 3 Zhang, Z., Jin, J., & Zheng, Z.

Neurotransmitters and mental health

Lightwork

APRIL 17, 2025

While it’s FDA-approved for treating nausea related to chemotherapy and surgery, many healthcare providers prescribe it “off-label” for pregnancy-related morning sickness. For women with mental health conditions, the decision to use ondansetron requires careful consideration. Ondansetron in Pregnancy: A Double-Edged Sword?

Neurotransmitters and mental health

Doctors In Distress Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

In a similar way, tending to and valuing the basic needs of healthcare staff is paramount to patient safety. 7 We need organisations to recognise this inherent humanity and prioritise supporting healthcare staff in processing the inevitable emotional burden of care-giving. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 2018 6.

Sleep and mental health

Mad in America

JUNE 27, 2024

Moreover, the funding model for healthcare research, in general, seems geared towards developing patentable and marketable products. A focus on identifying single factors may well be reasonable scientific practice in many fields. An imperative that prejudices those whom have the final say, about what proposed solutions should look like.

Early intervention

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Despite all this, STAR*D’s “nearly 70% recovery” rate has not only been trusted and reported by the mainstream media but taught to psychiatry students, including in the 2018 textbook 50 Studies Every Psychiatrist Should Know. In evaluating any drug treatment, scientists also examine whether its benefits outweigh its adverse effects.

Poverty and mental health

Solara Mental Health

JULY 20, 2022

Reports indicate that 1 in 4 female veterans under the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) healthcare system have experienced MST. While homelessness among female veterans has increased by 2% between 2018 and 2019, the men’s situation has declined by 3%. While women are at greater risk, about 40% who report MST are men.

Gender differences

ACTNow for Mental Health (ANMH)

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Prior to COVID-19, youth in America were facing a behavioral health crisis, illustrated by staggering suicide rates that increased by nearly 60% between 2007 and 2018. In a study conducted in December 2020, over 50% of young adults ages 18-24 reported symptoms of anxiety and or depression.

Aging and mental health

Mad in America

JULY 10, 2024

As a journalist—much like how Robert Whitaker’s journalism led to Mad in America—I was curious about why, in a healthcare system that’s continually expanding with more medications, people are still feeling so sick. In 2018, the U.K. How did it come about? Hotz: I think there are two answers. Where did this term even come up?

Insurance

Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

In 2018, true crime director Billie Mintz released The Guardians, an expose on a legal kidnapping business in Nevada. In the deep waters of directing The Guardians, Mintz learned elder law, and the injustice and inhumane practice of legal guardianship is a calculated effort by the court, the attorneys, and the healthcare system.

Legal

Mad in America

DECEMBER 6, 2023

2024 Around-America Tour For almost two decades, my “True Crime” story has, sadly, been my unique contribution to challenging the powerful influence that the pharmaceutical industry has on the global healthcare system. and on The Dr. Oz Show in 2018.

Legal

Mad in America

JUNE 26, 2024

They can exist either within or outside of traditional healthcare systems. But within the context of mental health and the mental healthcare system, it’s unusual, isn’t it? My lab was founded in 2018. Single-session interventions are designed to make the most of every moment. Or is it a combination? It can be both.

Aging and mental health

Mad in America

APRIL 9, 2024

According to the FDA, ‘ healthcare providers generally may prescribe the drug for an unapproved use when they judge that it is medically appropriate for their patient ’ ( FDA, 2018 ). As a result, we had no data.

Pharmaceuticals

ADDitude

APRIL 25, 2025

Finally, we cant ignore the fact that many Black women dont seek care due to a well-founded mistrust of the healthcare system. ADHD often underlies the anxiety, depression, and substance use problems that bring women in contact with the mental healthcare system. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 30(2), 100117. link] 2 Roberts, B.,

Healthcare

Mad in America

DECEMBER 1, 2023

We were not given any advice or support from healthcare services to help our family adjust to this enormous change in our circumstances. Gaining my freedom has been gradual, and it took until 2018 to fully escape from the shackles of psychiatry.

Hospitality

College of Psychiatrists of Ireland

APRIL 29, 2025

Sir, As concerned clinicians, representatives of healthcare and social organisations and advocates, we are calling on the Taoiseach and Minister for Health to ensure that the planned introduction in May 2026 of Irelands regulations on health information labelling of alcohol products is not derailed or delayed by alcohol industry lobbying.

Healthcare

ADDitude

MAY 27, 2025

Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare , 40, Article 100975. M., & Gurvich, C. ADHD and Sex Hormones in Females: A Systematic Review. Journal of Attention Disorders , 0 (0). link] 2 Roberts B., Eisenlohr-Moul T., Reproductive steroids and ADHD symptoms across the menstrual cycle. Psychoneuroendocrinology , 88, 105114. link] 3 Brger I.,

Genetics and mental health

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

By the time I’d transferred to Dr. B in 2017, he had backed off using opioids in his practice and he told me I needed to go to a pain clinic, which I did in 2018. Having a knowledgeable healthcare team is important, but the work of recovery is ultimately mine—I’d learned my lesson. I chose the latter.

Trauma and the brain

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

This database includes information on diagnoses, prescriptions, lab results, healthcare contacts, and referrals. The CPRD comprises data from over 2,000 general practices in the UK, representing roughly 20% of the population. According to the authors, these databases are “broadly representative of the UK population.”

Aging and mental health

Mad in America

AUGUST 5, 2024

This hunt for medical confirmation tends to be accompanied by a consumerist perspective on healthcare which sees the acquisition of the desired diagnosis as a right, not an expert opinion that may or may not be deemed applicable in a given case. The consequences for assessment and therapy were described in Part 3. Johnstone, L. &

Trauma and the brain

Mad in America

OCTOBER 24, 2024

51] Can anything be worse than this in healthcare? Jyllands-Postens Kronik 2018;Feb 3. [44] In my book about organised crime in the drug industry, one of the chapters is, Pushing children into suicide with happy pills. [51] CMAJ 2017;189:E194-203. [43] 43] Gøtzsche PC. Endnu et tragisk selvmord på depressionspiller. 46] Newman KB.

Aging and mental health

Doctors In Distress Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Because when my husband, Steve, took his own life without warning in 2018, I became significantly more susceptible to this horrifying end too. I am more likely to die by suicide now than I was five years ago. Studies into this topic demonstrate the dangerous impact of loss by suicide and the acute vulnerability of those of us left behind.

Healthcare

ADDitude

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

2018 Jan;141(1):e20172465. Treatment recommendations for healthcare providers. PMID: 22176942; PMCID: PMC4321798. 11 Huang L, Wang Y, Zhang L, Zheng Z, Zhu T, Qu Y, Mu D. Maternal Smoking and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Offspring: A Meta-analysis. Pediatrics. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-2465. PMID: 29288161. PMID: 17593151.

Eating disorders

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

ECT is a psychiatric treatment for clinical depression and other mental health conditions in which electrical impulses are passed through a persons brain to cause brief seizures (Egan, 2018). 2018; Life After ECT Inc., 2018; Life After ECT Inc., Dubey, 2018). ECT is still controversial (Alibhai, 2022; Archer et al.,

Aging and mental health

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Adding insult to injury, ICD-11 (2018) added complex PTSD (C-PTSD) to address prolonged trauma, such as childhood abuse or long-term domestic violence, acknowledging broader symptoms like emotional dysregulation and identity struggles. It also introduced separate criteria for children and teens.

Resilience and coping

Mad in America

OCTOBER 10, 2023

But across the country, the towering influence of corporate culture—mass production, mass marketing, mass consumerism, and profit-driven healthcare—has eroded our Main Street America culture and negatively impacted many aspects of our society, including consumer behaviors and the drugs we purchase at our doctors’ recommendation.

Pharmaceuticals

Mad in America

MAY 16, 2025

Whistleblower in healthcare. Mad in America 2018; May 4. Mad in America 2018; Aug 6. Psychiatrists should therefore do everything they can to treat as little as possible, in as shorttime as possible, or not at all, with psychotropic drugs. References 1 Gtzsche PC. Is psychiatry a crime against humanity? 2 Gtzsche PC.

Aging and mental health

Mad in America

JULY 7, 2025

And then says that “other studies have shown effectiveness, including a 2018 meta-analysis in The Lancet , which concluded that all antidepressants are more efficacious than placebo in adults with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder, with odds ratios ranging between 2.23 I shall illustrate this with two recent examples.

Mental health policy