Psychiatric Times

JUNE 13, 2025

She has been on an antipsychotic medication to treat her bipolar disorder for 10 years, resulting in stability of mood symptoms that were previously poorly controlled. How can this be? Let’s review a few case examples. Case 1 “Ms Robbins” is 49 years old and works as a bank teller. On the other hand, Ms Robbins had a much lower score.

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Sleep and mental health Bipolar disorder Eating disorders Self-awareness 107

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In recent years, there has been a growing awareness surrounding the adverse long-term effects of antidepressants, particularly concerning treatment-emergent sexual dysfunction (TESD). Stephenson and a team of researchers from various academic and pharmaceutical institutions, including the University of Virginia School of Medicine.

Aging and mental health 142

Aging and mental health Pharmaceuticals Insurance Healthcare 142

Mad in America

DECEMBER 20, 2023

For Part 2, we will be covering reader questions on pharmaceutical marketing and issues with psychiatric treatments including psychiatric drugs and electroconvulsive therapy. So even their self-judgment is not proof of the merits of the drugs, even for themselves, because they lack knowing what would have been possible for them.

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Pharmaceuticals Aging and mental health Biopsychosocial model Hospitality 145

Mad in America

OCTOBER 30, 2023

of the patients, and the authors said that their study “provides new evidence to suggest little to no relation between use of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor and self-reported suicidal ideation.” Insel is aware of this and promises to investigate why mental health outcomes in the United States are so poor. This is mendacious.

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Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Bipolar disorder Self-awareness 134

Mad in America

JANUARY 9, 2025

And thanks to education and awareness-raising efforts, more people are getting help with their suffering. Raising awareness about depression, screening for it, and teaching that its common but underdiagnosed, at first glance seem like good things. So its particularly easy to get them to adopt an inferior self-image.

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Healthcare Aging and mental health Self-awareness Bipolar disorder 91

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In a study of patients with migraine headache, patients were aware that they might receive a placebo or an anti-migraine medication called Maxalt. Here, the balancing act is self-preservation, if you will, versus patient autonomy. After all, we do call these medications “anti-depressants”, right?

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Pharmaceuticals Self-awareness Bipolar disorder Healthcare 134