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In Brain Chemistry We Trust—The Gospel According to Pharma

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Their combined marketing power led to an unprecedented, carefully orchestrated promotional effort that fundamentally changed peoples understanding of mental health. They’re too exhausted from seeing patients, documenting notes in electronic health records, and dealing with the frustrations of our mechanized healthcare system.

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Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder: Strategies for Women

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Treatment Guidelines: Usage of specialized SAD lamps (10,000 lux) Daily exposure for 20-30 minutes Morning sessions prove most effective Consistent use throughout affected seasons Psychotherapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has proven effective in treating SAD by addressing negative thought patterns and developing coping strategies.

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Therapy by App: A Clinical Psychologist Tries BetterHelp

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They assure us that therapy is nothing to be ashamed of, a comfortable place for growth and wellness. BetterHelp and its competitors suggest they are the answer to a pressing societal mental health crisis. Mounting despair is evident too in the increasing number of deaths from opiate overdoses.

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MAHA Report: 3 Takeaways for the ADHD Community

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The MAHA Report , spearheaded by Health and Human Service (HHS) Secretary Robert F. It disregards the genetic underpinnings of ADHD to suggest it is caused by environmental factors and foods, twists data to stoke fear over rising diagnosis rates, and excludes a wealth of studies that link stimulant medication use to improved health outcomes.

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Setting the Record Straight About ADHD and Its Treatments

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In the case of ADHD, medical experts use rating scales, neuroimaging studies, and/or criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 (DSM-5) to assess whether patients meet the threshold for a diagnosis. Research has documented the positive impact of ADHD treatment on life expectancy. Women with ADHD live 8.6

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STAR*D: The Harms of Orchestrated Psychiatric Fraud

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Three other published critiques of the STAR*D study document this malfeasant reporting of the findings —all to no avail because psychiatry is in total control of the narrative. Data, not anecdotal opinions of scientists and doctors, must rule in health science. Science journalist Robert Whitaker made a similar effort with the Times.