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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. Community-based support is severely underfunded. 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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Why Men Are the Loneliest They've Ever Been (And Still Won't Talk About It)

Zencare

A 2023 Equimundo study found that two-thirds of young men aged 18 to 23 said they felt that “no one really knows me”. Research also shows that emotional suppression can be harmful for our mental health and long-term health outcomes. Community support can make a huge difference.

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Robert Whitaker Answers Reader Questions on Pharma Marketing and Psychiatric Drugs

Mad in America

One was the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest , which presented the staff in a mental hospital as crazier than the patients and, frankly, brutal and oppressive. What he did in this experiment was he sent ordinary people to mental hospitals and they said they were hearing words like thud, etc. But the U.K.

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From a Paranoid Schizophrenia Diagnosis to a Peer Researcher in Nigeria

Mad in America

I always wanted and still want to help children and adolescents who are going through the things I went through when I was at their age. Community support workers and peer support workers had a supervisor who carried out activities in delivering the intervention.

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Finding Strength in Community: Navigating Grief Together with Virtual IOP Support in California

Clear Behavioral Health

877.799.1985 Mental Health Implications of Unprocessed Grief When grief goes unaddressed, its physical and mental health consequences can be profound. The Rise of Virtual Mental Health Support As technology has advanced, so has the ability to provide mental health support more easily.