Mad in America

JANUARY 25, 2025

R esearch has found South Africa consistently ranks in the bottom three performing countries in terms of global mental health. Photo by tuxone The Mental State of the World Report measures the mental health of internet users only, making it limited in the South African context where close to one-third of the population isnt online.

Poverty and mental health

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Like many family members I was mystified, startled, and clueless about this experience so I turned to mental health professionals for answers. After one difficult night, we went to a local mental health crisis center. Out of fear more than anything else, he made angry statements to a mental health care worker.

Aging and mental health

ADDitude

MAY 30, 2025

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. This proposed NIH-CMS database would reportedly include information from wearable health devices, insurance claims, and online medical records. ” “Both my college-aged and teenage children who are autistic are against the idea of a registry. Kennedy, Jr.,

Autism spectrum

Lightwork

MAY 1, 2025

Research shows women develop substance dependencies faster than men and experience more severe health consequences from prolonged substance use. Addressing Mental Health in Women’s Recovery Journey Mental health care plays a vital role in women’s addiction recovery.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

The Maryland Psychiatric Society

DECEMBER 10, 2024

To facilitate appointments for the expanding number of people seeking behavioral health treatment during the pandemic, the MPS has compiled the following list of psychiatrists with immediate availability. I provide a receipt for patients to submit to insurance for reimbursement. MPS Members Actively Taking New Patients Sara Singh, M.D.

Insurance

The Maryland Psychiatric Society

MARCH 26, 2025

To facilitate appointments for the expanding number of people seeking behavioral health treatment during the pandemic, the MPS has compiled the following list of psychiatrists with immediate availability. I provide a receipt for patients to submit to insurance for reimbursement. Washington Sara Singh, M.D. Mercedes Rizo, M.D.

Insurance

Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

An account of the abuse he suffered after being hospitalized in a psychiatric facility at age 15 and the long journey toward joy and awe that followed, his memoir was published this spring by Penguin Random House. So many kids are looking for community at that age. But here you are, this kid. I could go on and on about it.

Hospitality

Child Mind Intitute

APRIL 30, 2025

Denzel, then aged eight, had always been a stellar student. When Grace contacted her companys Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for a referral to a mental health provider, she had a few requirements. Searching for Black mental health professionals Finding a Black therapist isnt easy. When Grace W.s We needed help.

Aging and mental health

Child Mind Intitute

APRIL 30, 2025

Denzel, then aged eight, had always been a stellar student. When Grace contacted her companys Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for a referral to a mental health provider, she had a few requirements. Searching for Black mental health professionals Finding a Black therapist isnt easy. When Grace W.s We needed help.

Aging and mental health

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

R egardless of the context and cause, distress is increasingly interpreted and diagnosed as a mental illnesscommonly clinical depression and/or anxiety disorder. The biomedical approach to distress has spread beyond the health/mental health sector and has seeped into every sector of the community.

Aging and mental health

Mad in America

APRIL 24, 2024

As a Professor of Medical Anthropology at Harvard University’s Department of Global Health and Social Medicine and a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Kleinman has profoundly influenced how medical professionals understand the interplay between culture, illness, and healing. Listen to the audio of the interview here.

Global mental health

Mad in America

JANUARY 6, 2024

BetterHelp and its competitors suggest they are the answer to a pressing societal mental health crisis. As a result, people are seeking mental health care at unprecedented rates, leaving many professionals too full to accept new patients, and creating an opening for new platforms.

Aging and mental health

Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The prescribing of medications to all ages has increased along with the suicide and homicide rate. To be a doctor aiming to practice the art of healing is almost impossible today due to the power of big pharma and insurance companies. Psychiatrists and other health care practitioners are also suicidal.

Trauma and the brain

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

His work spans everything from the cultural history of mental illness to mindfulness, death anxiety, and resiliencenot the hollow kind that comes from pretending everythings fine, but the kind that comes from staring into the void and refusing to flinch. On a personal note, Brent has played a foundational role in my own journey.

Genetics and mental health

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

McCarthy Vahey , and distinguished members of the Connecticut Public Health Committee : I am sharing the following information related to H.B. ECT is a psychiatric treatment for clinical depression and other mental health conditions in which electrical impulses are passed through a persons brain to cause brief seizures (Egan, 2018).

Aging and mental health