Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

For many years, I received mental health services and accepted the “mental illness” diagnoses, which I now call labels. I didn’t realize that others were actively fighting against what they call the mental health system or psychiatry. The mental health system is deeply ingrained in our culture.

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Poverty and mental health Education Technology 117

Mad in America

DECEMBER 9, 2023

M ost people in this room will have experienced, at some point in their life, poor or very poor mental health. And around half of those who’ve suffered a mental health problem will, have at some point, consulted the NHS for support. So, what kind of support do they invariably get? They can’t bring a loved one back.

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Poverty and mental health 145

Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

It was written by the MISA news team to provide insight into community mental health initiatives in India. A 2020 study published in Medical Anthropology investigates the realities of community mental health initiatives like task-shifting in India. Kerala is uniquely positioned in the Indian mental health system.

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Poverty and mental health Sleep and mental health Construction 52

Mad in America

JUNE 7, 2025

Oral Microbiota Your saliva directly indicates the state of your digestive and oral health. This isn’t too surprising nor controversial, but it has never been enough of a clear difference to actually use as a biomarker to diagnose any mental health condition. They also can very easily be manipulated.

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Sleep and mental health Poverty and mental health 90

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

M any people are traumatised rather than healed by their interaction with mainstream mental health services, especially their admission to a psychiatric inpatient unit. Concurrently, many mental health professionals carry a burden of their own trauma and are not healthy individuals.

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Hospitality Trauma and the brain Poverty and mental health Construction 92

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

You’re also an author, and you’ve written on topics such as aging, genetics, mental representation, biological functions, mechanisms in science, and the concept of information in neuroscience. So why do we call schizophrenia a mental disorder, but not believing in conspiracy theories?

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Biopsychosocial model Aging and mental health Poverty and mental health Neurotransmitters and mental health 144

Mad in America

DECEMBER 9, 2023

To understand mental illness, we first need to understand what a person really is. Mental illness is usually caused by something happening. There are as many causes of mental illness as there are people, because each person has their own unique biology and unique destiny and way of dealing with life. W hat is a human being?

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Neurotransmitters and mental health Poverty and mental health Trauma and the brain Pharmaceuticals 100

Mad in America

DECEMBER 31, 2024

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Genetics and mental health 142

Genetics and mental health Poverty and mental health Resilience and coping Global mental health 142

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

R ob Wipond is known for his critical work on mental health, psychiatry, and civil rights. The legal criteria to detain and forcibly drug people under mental health laws have broadened a lot, and the best data we have shows that rates of psychiatric incarcerations have been rising for decades.

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Poverty and mental health Hospitality Legal 117

Mad in America

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Peruvian reform is especially good regarding legal capacity, but it has not included the issue of healthcare and it has not addressed the short-term involuntary measures in the mental health system that are still in place.

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Poverty and mental health Legal Resilience and coping Healthcare 107

Mad in America

MARCH 19, 2024

We were living in poverty with my siblings and life was difficult. I have also learnt so many things about mental health and my hope for the future has increased. I wish to run a master’s programme in child and adolescent mental health to further equip me to help this set of people but I do not have the financial capacity.

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Sleep and mental health Poverty and mental health Aging and mental health Hospitality 128

Mad in America

MAY 20, 2025

These changes can affect how we respond to stress, regulate emotions, and develop mental health conditions. Rather than just focusing on inherited genes, we need to consider how early experiences, especially those within families, can influence epigenetic changes that impact mental health.

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Genetics and mental health Trauma and the brain Poverty and mental health Family dynamics 80

Mad in America

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Research into Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) has uncovered startling connections between trauma and long-term health behaviors. ACE scores measure the impact of adverse childhood experiences, such as abuse, neglect, or household dysfunction, on long-term health and behavior.

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Trauma and the brain Poverty and mental health Childhood trauma 112

Lawyers with Depression

DECEMBER 3, 2023

An international trainer of mental health professionals, Dr. Wehrenberg coaches people with anxiety via the internet and phone. Shes a frequent contributor to the award-winning magazine, Psychotherapy Networker and she blogs on depression for the magazine Psychology Today. Why is there so much stigma surrounding depression ?

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Genetics and mental health Trauma and the brain Poverty and mental health Neurotransmitters and mental health 52

College of Psychiatrists of Ireland

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

‘Like everyone who comes into contact with the criminal justice system, people with mental illness have rights and responsibilities. In reality, however, people with mental illness are more likely to be imprisoned’ ‘We are all potential victims of crime and we can all develop mental illness. ’ False.

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Poverty and mental health Hospitality Legal 40

Mad in America

MARCH 11, 2025

T he social work profession was historically rooted in a mission of improving the lives of the vulnerable, the oppressed, and those living in poverty. Social work originated with the Settlement House movement as a response to the increasing poverty brought about by industrialization. They seem to have been onto something.

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Poverty and mental health Social Services Aging and mental health Nonprofits 125

Mad in America

MAY 15, 2025

Common causes include poverty, racism, bullying, neglect, physical and sexual abuse, domestic violence, gun violence, natural disasters, and, like Cary, accidents and medical trauma. According to the National Child Traumatic Stress Network , approximately 25% of American children will experience at least one traumatic event by the age of 16.

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