Mad in America

MARCH 27, 2025

In that hellish month a lot happened: I became aware of my childhood trauma; I learned to love myself; I made huge insights about myself and the world around me; I began to realize my world was upside down. In this article I will often refer to myself as Mad or touched by Madness instead of Bipolar.

Trauma and the brain 97

Trauma and the brain Childhood trauma Hospitality 97

Mad in America

DECEMBER 17, 2023

From CPTSD Foundation : “Trauma is a word or a concept that does not resonate with everyone. They ‘don’t have trauma’ because they are ‘tougher’ than that. When they describe their pain points or struggles with me as a trauma recovery coach, I see them as symptoms of previous trauma.

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Trauma and the brain Childhood trauma Aging and mental health 104

Mad in America

MAY 2, 2024

A recent Neuroscience News article is titled “ Bipolar disorder can be detected with blood test. ” Some neuroscientists argue that we should rather focus our efforts on the upstream social and structural factors, such as trauma and inequity , that create the conditions for mental health concerns to arise.

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Trauma and the brain Neurotransmitters and mental health Genetics and mental health Biopsychosocial model 122

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

P sychiatry’s serotonin-imbalance theory of depression, long discarded by researchers, was finally flushed down the toilet by psychiatry and the mainstream media in 2022. And psychiatrists’ primary treatments for depression—their so-called “antidepressants”—are now circling the drain. 2) What approach to depression makes sense? Genes and depression?

Poverty and mental health 145

Poverty and mental health Childhood trauma Neurotransmitters and mental health Trauma and the brain 145

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

She talks about understanding the place of her own childhood trauma and also the limitations of simplistic trauma narratives. She talks about understanding the place of her own childhood trauma and also the limitations of simplistic trauma narratives. Listen to the audio of the interview here.

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Trauma and the brain Poverty and mental health Psychedelic therapy Mental health advocacy 124

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A new review published in CNS Drugs analyzes the current available treatment guidelines for monitoring the potential negative side effects of clozapine. Shockingly, based on their inclusion criteria, the authors only found one existing guideline.

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Trauma and the brain Childhood trauma Education Hospitality 118

Mad in America

DECEMBER 30, 2023

New Study Finds Connection Between Childhood Trauma and Psychosis In December, Ashley Bobak wrote about a new study which sheds new light on the profound impact of childhood trauma in the development of psychotic symptoms, particularly in treatment-resistant cases of schizophrenia.

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy Trauma and the brain Childhood trauma Sleep and mental health 145