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Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS): How the Last Step to Recovery Became the Final Step in Life

Mad in America

Thanks to a variety of therapies and social factors, I had managed to develop a positive self-image and resilience that made life truly worth living again. Almost all of the disorders that I had been diagnosed with were in complete remission. I tapered off citalopram with tapering strips between October 2019 and January 2020.

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What is an Addiction Psychiatrist and How Can They Help?

Clear Behavioral Health

In 2020 alone, there were an estimated 93,000 fatal drug overdoses, a staggering 29% increase compared to the previous year [4]. With individual therapy, youre able to really tackle your personal background, and substance use history, and dive into your coping strategies. up 30% in 2020. CBHSQ Data.

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The Trauma Craze: How the Expansion of Trauma Diagnoses Fueled Victimhood Culture

Mad in America

This represents a significant shift in PTSD diagnoses from predominantly affecting men in the 1980s, when men constituted about 70% of diagnosed cases, to now predominantly affecting women, who by 2020 made up 70% of diagnosed cases. Jonathan Haidt has described the current generation as fragile due to being overprotected and less resilient.