Mad in America

JULY 19, 2024

I was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1998. Attempts to Break Free I refer to this mood and mania tracking system as “The Grid.” Around the 2016 hospitalization my diagnosis was elevated to schizoaffective disorder and I was placed on everyday Zyprexa. After 2016, my need for hospitalization declined.

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Mad in America

MARCH 26, 2025

One thing is that if you give an antidepressant, for instance, to a young woman who’s suffering from an anxiety disorder and never had a history of bipolar disorder, then she might become hypomanic or manic. It’s over 126 references. At that point, you think, Okay, I made a mistake. Fava: Those were the days.

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Real Psychiatry

MAY 9, 2025

Exclusion criteria included any previous diagnosis of substance induced psychosis, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder. Events Users Person-years aHR (95%CI) Antipsychotics No exposure 1892 1754 10617,19 Reference Levomepromazine 30 131 49,64 0.92 (0.59-1.44) George Dawson, MD, DFAPA References: 1: Booth M.

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Mad in America

APRIL 13, 2024

Lata was later referred to the women’s shelter run by the organization. However, the doctor also did not hesitate to change the provisional diagnosis of “schizoaffective disorder” provided by the psychologist to “bipolar disorder” without any symptom presentation for “bipolar disorder.”

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 13, 2023

After a tumultuous episode of a hasty suicide attempt, I was promptly referred to a clinical psychology professor at a university in my hometown, who happened to be the senior alumnus of my former therapist. Back then, during my hospitalization at the eating disorder clinic, borderline personality disorder was one of those common diagnoses.

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Sane Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Every day, more than one million Australians live with a psychosocial disability - a term that refers to the impact of a complex mental health condition on a persons capacity to function in daily life. Psychosocial disability refers to the functional challenges that people experience due to a complex mental health condition.

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Center for Integrative Psychiatry

APRIL 11, 2025

Psychiatrists focus on treating conditions that require medical intervention, such as severe depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and other psychiatric illnesses. Key Responsibilities of a Psychiatrist: Diagnosing and treating mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder.

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Center for Integrative Psychiatry

JUNE 2, 2025

To find and fix the root cause of distress, what many practitioners refer to as root cause psychiatry. Functional psychiatry can address a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD, PTSD, chronic fatigue, sleep disturbances, and mood swingsespecially when traditional treatments havent worked.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 11, 2024

His mother has remained Tony’s main caregiver while she has watched him decline over the years from the continuous drugs prescribed for diagnoses that also include schizoaffective disorder, depression, schizophrenia, mood disorder, psychosis, post-traumatic stress disorder, and bipolar disorder.

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Kids Mental Health Info

MAY 13, 2015

It is important to consider other disorders which may be present and can have similar or overlapping symptoms, such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), learning disabilities, mood disorders (depression, bipolar disorder), and anxiety disorders.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 4, 2025

It’s a prominent concept in both Judaism and Christianity, where it refers to the idea that humans must atone for their sins against God. As our society embraced the use of SSRI antidepressants, disability due to affective disorders dramatically increased.

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Bullet Psych

JANUARY 21, 2024

methamphetamine, ecstasy), depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, etc.). These individuals are commonly referred to as night owls. Also associated with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, personality disorder, somatic symptom disorder, and illness anxiety disorder.

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Santa Barbara Sanctuary Centers

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Theo dealt with bouts of bipolar disorder and deep-seated shame from his years of addiction. I couldnt set up a life anywhere like I have here, he shares, referring to his supportive community, his affordable apartment in Santa Barbara, and the structured programs at Sanctuary Centers that have been instrumental in his recovery.

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Solara Mental Health

JUNE 10, 2022

Veterans with a dual diagnosis of SUDs and PTSD have a greater risk of having additional co-occurring disorders. These disorders can be both medical and psychiatric. This is the case for veterans with co-occurring disorders as well. Drug or alcohol use was involved in around 30% of suicides in the Army.

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My Psychiatry

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

You can now chat with one of our providers online for a variety of different conditions, including: Depression Anxiety disorders ADHD & Substance abuse Addiction Alcohol abuse Insomnia Dementia or memory loss Bipolar disorder Our providers serve patients from teenage years to geriatric and older adults. Kaehny, M.

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Clear Behavioral Health

MARCH 17, 2025

Addiction quite often coexists alongside mental disorders like depression , anxiety , bipolar disorder , or other mental health conditions and drugs become a way for the person to quiet their thoughts [2]. Many rehabs treat co-occurring disorders, recognizing that they come in pairs. Dont give up. 2025, January 8).

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The Anxiety Guy

AUGUST 5, 2024

Episode Overview on Going Beyond Subconscious Anxiety and the Frantic Self: In this transformative episode of The Anxiety Guy Podcast , host Dennis Simsek delves deep into the journey of transcending the frantic selfa concept that refers to the part of us that is driven by anxiety and the subconscious mind’s relentless orders.

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Bullet Psych

OCTOBER 17, 2024

This test is valuable for individuals suspected of conversion disorder without typical cataplexy or when treatment has failed. Treatment Lifestyle adjustments : practicing good sleep hygiene (refer to day #154 ), taking scheduled daytime naps , and avoiding shift work. These will be covered on day #158.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 27, 2023

” His mother was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The one helpful thing that they did was they referred me to an early intervention psychosis program in the state of Oregon. Pool also did an extensive review of my medical records and diagnosed me with bipolar disorder.

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Mad in America

JULY 13, 2024

But Ghaemi wants to claim that lithium is special—that it does more than target symptom mechanisms, it modifies the disease process that underpins bipolar disorder. 2007 ) to justify his criticism of our inclusion of zero event trials, references which are now up to 20 years old. Ghaemi cites Sweeting et al.

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Mad in America

MAY 23, 2025

of a surveyed population in Southern California reported that they associate mental illness with dangerousness , mainly linking conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder to violent behavior.As Adding to this, over 47.2% Almost as if I were contagious. Deception is a deeply entrenched part of how the TTI operates.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

659 They referred to drug-induced dopamine supersensitivity as a likely reason for this difference in outcomes. As Whitaker noted, the research literature shows that psychosis pills and depression pills increase the chronicity of the disorders, and the same is true for stimulants, benzodiazepines, and drugs used for bipolar disorder.

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Psychiatric Times

JUNE 18, 2025

The symptom(s) cannot be better accounted for by another mental disorder, including depressive or bipolar disorder with psychotic features, and cannot be attributed to the physiological effects of substances or other medical conditions. References 1. J Affect Disord. 2021;295:1251-1258. 2024;33(4):645-658.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The disappointing CATIE and STAR*D studies T he two sane authors of the first chapter of the 1065-page textbook noted that naturalistic studies—which they did not reference but mentioned by name, CATIE, STAR*D, and Storebø 2016—have shown smaller effects than those the drug companies have advertised.

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Mad in America

MAY 17, 2025

” The latter refers to the appearance of a living being and can be a physical measurement such as height, but also a psychological characteristic such as intelligence or the severity of a depressive disorder. Number of genes Explained variance (%) Anxiety disorders 200,000 6 0.5 Bipolar disorder 413,000 64 4.6

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Mad in America

MARCH 30, 2024

During a kismet connection with a neuroscientist colleague, he referred me to Open Dialogue in Finland. The psychiatrist called me the next day and announced that Matt had “bipolar disorder” as if this were a “new” diagnosis — and had clearly not seen Matt’s medical records. It was just so sad. Matt just wanted help sleeping.

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Real Psychiatry

APRIL 18, 2025

In their references, the authors have 12 case reports or series of cannabis induced psychosis dating back to 1972. I consider psychosis, exacerbations of pre-existing psychotic and other psychiatric disorders, addictions, lung disease, and cardiovascular disease to all be potential adverse outcomes. The Lancet.

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Mad in America

JUNE 6, 2024

E xuberant individuals who disregard societal consensus reality are routinely diagnosed by psychiatrists with bipolar disorder; however, among psychiatrists themselves, exuberance about psychiatry regardless of the reality of psychiatry’s repeated scientific failures makes one a leading psychiatrist.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 21, 2023

One of many psychiatrists exposed by 2008 Congressional hearings on psychiatry’s financial relationship with drug companies was Harvard psychiatrist Joseph Biederman—credited with creating pediatric bipolar disorder—who received $1.6 million in consulting fees from drug makers from 2000 to 2007.

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Bullet Psych

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Secondary Insomnia 5 , 6 Secondary insomnia refers to difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep due to an underlying cause , such as a medical condition, mental health disorder, medications, or substance use. Although insomnia can be a symptom of an independent disorder, it is most frequently observed as a comorbid condition.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

It took time for the drugs to do their worst, and it took time for me to accept that recovery would be an ongoing process (the “infinite game” my husband referred to in his last article ), one that would inform the rest of my life. She quipped, “ Everyone has bipolar.”

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Mad in America

JULY 6, 2024

To clarify this concept better, “psychosis”, “depression”, “anxiety”, “bipolar disorder”, “ADHD” and more are not disorders of organic or genetic origin, caused by “imbalances” in brain chemicals, and psychotropic drugs do not have the function of restoring any balance.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 11, 2024

It struck me as odd that throughout the book, you refer to your parents as Norman and Lorna rather than father and mother. Siem: Often, the extent to which someone can go low correlates to how high they can go, like with mania in bipolar disorder. The transcript below has been edited for length and clarity.

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Clear Behavioral Health

MARCH 12, 2025

million Americans suffer from simultaneous mental health disorders and substance use disorders, clinically referred to as a dual diagnosis , highlighting the interconnected nature and urgency of these conditions [2]. A dual diagnosis refers to the co-occurrence of addiction and a mental health disorder.

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Kids Mental Health Info

APRIL 6, 2015

These children may suffer from serious psychiatric problems such as depression, psychosis, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and bipolar disorder. Children with developmental delays and/or autism spectrum disorder as well as children who have been abused or abandoned may also show these behaviors.

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Solara Mental Health

JULY 27, 2023

This article will discuss some causes of the disorder, diagnoses, and treatment. For more information regarding the three types of ADHD, and the primary symptoms of each one, please refer to the previous article in this series. Causes of ADHD The exact cause of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is not yet known.

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Clear Behavioral Health

MARCH 28, 2025

References: Protecting the nations mental health. Call us today to get started. Additionally, our ongoing research on suicidal ideation and suicide risk helps develop our programs even further. We are working to break down the barriers to getting mental health treatment and providing life-changing care for all. 2024, August 8). Mental Health.

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