Mad in America

MAY 17, 2025

However, mental disorders are not concrete things that can be found with a brain scanner or treated with medication like a bacterial infection with antibiotics. Much has already been written about these points, for example in my book on mental health and substance use (open access).

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 18, 2023

R ay Moynihan is an accomplished health journalist and author who has won several awards for his work. He is known for his use of sharp humor, which can be seen in his mock documentary about a fictional illness called ‘Motivational Deficiency Disorder.’ This applies in the mental illness world and everywhere in medicine.

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Pharmaceuticals Healthcare Manufacturing Neurotransmitters and mental health 145

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

My views, which are based partly on my experience as a clinical psychologist/neuropsychologist and my 22-year career managing behavioral healthcare for large national employer health plans, are not those of most physicians or the vast majority of the media and general public. The MD degree is a medical practitioner degree, and a Ph.D. (as

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Moore: We’re here to talk about some of your experiences of the mental health system and polypharmacy, experiences which are beautifully captured in your book, May Cause Side Effects , published by Central Recovery Press in 2022. I’m diagnosing a depressive and anxiety disorder and recommending medication.”

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