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“There’s No Word for Depression in Zulu”: Inside South Africa’s Mental Health Crisis

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R esearch has found South Africa consistently ranks in the bottom three performing countries in terms of global mental health. Photo by tuxone The Mental State of the World Report measures the mental health of internet users only, making it limited in the South African context where close to one-third of the population isnt online.

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ADHD Treatment Options

Psychiatric Times

ADHD in Elementary School Age Child: Patient Case 1 EP: 3. Patient empowerment remains crucial in treatment planning, as involving children in goal-setting and decision-making increases treatment adherence and success rates, even with young patients around age ten who can meaningfully participate in shared decision-making processes.

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Nonstimulant Therapies for ADHD

Psychiatric Times

ADHD in Elementary School Age Child: Patient Case 1 EP: 3. Both medications carry important safety considerations including potential for increased suicidal ideation, requiring careful monitoring and education about distinguishing medication-related intrusive thoughts from situational mental health concerns. Subscribe Now!

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Risk Factors for ADHD

Psychiatric Times

ADHD in Elementary School Age Child: Patient Case 1 EP: 3. Osser, MD July 10th 2020 Treating ADHD in Children: Concerns, Controversies, Safety Measures Leela Magavi, MD May 8th 2025 The New York Times Moves the Goalposts on ADHD Daniel Morehead, MD August 15th 2016 ADHD in Older Adults David W. ADHD Diagnosis Criteria EP: 4.

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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. I am typing this blog in the back of a taxi wending its way to the airport through the hilly landscape of Sardinia, my beautiful daughter sleeping in the seat beside me.

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Letting Go of Lithium

Mad in America

My sister took antidepressants and my family has a lot of mental health issues, so based on that, I was thrown into the same category. I started talking fast, coming up with ideas and creative projects and I stopped sleeping. They said if I didn’t go to sleep they would make me. And they did. I was angry.

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What Are Waking Dreams, and Why Should You Care?

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Waking dreams are natural phenomenathat occurwhen people experience dreamlike mental activities while awake. This experience often emerges during the hypnogogic stages as we drift in and out of sleep, as well as periods of deep contemplation or creative inspiration. This mounting stress and anxiety resulted in severe shoulder pain.