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Behind the Smiles: Mental Health in South Korea’s High-Pressure Society

Mad in America

A Silent Crisis Despite rising awareness, mental health is still a taboo topic in many Korean families. The Numbers Behind the Crisis In a 2024 national survey , 73.6% of Koreans reported experiencing at least one mental health issue in the past year, such as chronic stress, anxiety, or depressive symptoms.

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Medical Health Treatment vs. Mental Health Treatment

Mad in America

All I could understand at that age was I got hurt, I was in the hospital and everyone wanted to help. It was not until years later that I began to understand how people living with mental health challenges looked at hospitalization so much differently than I did. I was allowed to keep my cell phone, wallet, and other belongings.

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Stimulants Do Not Cause Psychosis: New Research

ADDitude

used data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, a longitudinal study that followed 8,391 children ages 9 to 14, for a year. Children who take stimulants are more likely to experience severe ADHD symptoms and additional mental health comorbidities ; these factors, and not the stimulants, likely account for the association.

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Inclusive Healing: The Power of LGBTQ Therapy

Clear Behavioral Health

Since our inception, Clear Behavioral Health in Los Angeles, CA has committed to meeting the specific needs of the LGBTQIA+ community in California. By integrating specialized counseling services with educational programs and partnerships with LGBTQIA+ organizations, Clear Behavioral Health fosters a culture of inclusivity and empowerment.

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WPA Supporting World Mental Health Day 2024: Mental Health at Work

World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

Onthe 10thofOctober(Thursday), the global community unites once again to celebrate World Mental Health Day (WMHD), an initiative organised by the World Federation for Mental Health(WFMH)and endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO). Although in-person attendance isstrictlylimited,you can join via live stream.

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Mad Camp Europe: My Journey from Ward Violence to Healing and Community

Mad in America

And yet I choose to become a mental health nurse. I became a mental health nurse at a psychiatric clinic for children and young adults. Is this really someone who is going to tell us a different story, or is it just going to be the same mental health, biomedical b t again? My parents are psych survivors.

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Teenage years crucial for depression intervention

Psychiatry News -- Science Daily

The findings highlight the importance of targeting depression at an early age, when symptoms are still changing, experts say. Symptom patterns become more stable across adolescence, with individuals more likely to be persistently depressed or experience no depressive symptoms, while symptoms fluctuate at younger ages. Whalley, Alex S.