Mad in America

MAY 2, 2024

The prevailing logic goes: if we can validate biometric tests that are clinically predictive of mental health concerns like in other medical fields, we can more precisely, effectively, and without (solely) subjective clinical observation, treat the malady. Should we give up the search for biomarkers altogether?

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 20, 2023

We humans need our dopamine and also the other brain neurotransmitters that are affected by psychiatric drugs, and even us, the “neurodiverse,” cannot really feel fully alive otherwise. I still feel weak and quite injured by the accumulated doses of numbing drugs, though I feel brighter, and love life more than ever.

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Neurotransmitters and mental health Trauma and the brain Self-awareness Healthcare 107

The London Psychiatry Centre

JUNE 2, 2025

Dr Manan Thakrar , Consultant Psychiatrist at The London Psychiatry Centre, says, Talking to someone about your mental health can make you feel very vulnerable so hearing advice as reductive as just go for a walk can leave you with feelings of disappointment and frustration, and reluctant to share your vulnerabilities in future.

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Neurotransmitters and mental health Sleep and mental health Self-awareness 59

Mad in America

JULY 8, 2025

The impact of trauma is that it drives us away from having the unifying principle of Self that can lead our parts with the wisdom of all our experiences to heal and work together in a healthy existence. In effect our Self, along with the Self-energy of the therapist, comes out and helps us understand it.

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The Anxiety Guy

JULY 19, 2024

Yoga, Tai Chi or Qi Gong These traditional practices promote relaxation and harmony within the body, making them excellent for stress reduction and overall health improvement. Cold Plunges Cold therapy has numerous health benefits, including improving mood disorders and regulating the nervous system.

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Nutrition and mood Neurotransmitters and mental health Trauma and the brain Sleep and mental health 52

Mad in America

JANUARY 3, 2024

Five months after Prozac came to market, the NIMH launched a “Depression Awareness, Recognition and Treatment” campaign. Two years later, in a National Institute of Health study that compared Zoloft to St. Most depressions are self-limited,” wrote Jonathan Cole, head of the NIMH’s Psychopharmacology Service Center, in 1964.

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Neurotransmitters and mental health Hospitality Education Self-awareness 145

Mad in America

APRIL 30, 2025

Dr. Moncrieff is a psychiatrist who works in the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. Her books include De-Medicalizing Misery , The Bitterest Pills: The Troubling Story of Antipsychotic Drugs , and The Myth of the Chemical Cure. Her latest book is titled Chemically Imbalanced: The Making and Unmaking of the Serotonin Myth.

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