Aging and mental health Blog Neurotransmitters and mental health 
Mad in America
JUNE 10, 2025
A s a family therapist, well-trained in the 1980s, I came of age professionally with an understanding of how symptoms of mental distress occur, and ways to address it. What most people don’t know is that we already found out a great deal about the causes of mental disturbance—but now we seem to have forgotten it.
Mad in America
APRIL 24, 2025
Antidepressants are Americas first-line treatment for the most common mental health problems, e.g., depression, anxiety, and insomnia. Given that major depression is the mental illness most commonly associated with suicide, antidepressants should at the very least lessen its risk. That is not so.
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Mad in America
NOVEMBER 30, 2024
With convenience right at our fingertips, it seems paradoxical that, despite our relative prosperity, we suffer some of the highest rates of mental illness compared to any other part of the world, with more than 1 in 5 US adults living with mental illness. If that were the case, most of us would not be sitting here today.
Mad in America
JANUARY 25, 2024
Failure to recognize this perpetuates self-blame for adult children, regardless of age. It cites the “alleged” refrigerator mother of the 1940s as well as the rejecting and overprotective mother “allegedly” causing mental illness from the 1950s-1970s. Not blame; it is simply how nature works.
Mad in America
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
You’re also an author, and you’ve written on topics such as aging, genetics, mental representation, biological functions, mechanisms in science, and the concept of information in neuroscience. So why do we call schizophrenia a mental disorder, but not believing in conspiracy theories?
Lightwork
DECEMBER 26, 2024
This stark difference isn’t just a statistical anomalyit reflects complex biological, social, and cultural factors that shape women’s mental health experiences. You’ll discover how biological factors, cultural influences, and age-related challenges contribute to anxiety in women.
Lawyers with Depression
MARCH 11, 2024
I also believe, especially for children, were in a striving, ambitious, productive time mentality for children and adults. Carrie: I think a lot of studies have been done, andtheres a depleted state of serotonin and neurotransmitters, and we need to boost it up with medication or activities that do the same. I think thats part of it.
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