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How the Psychosocial Approach Provides an Alternative to the Biomedical Model

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Childhood trauma and further adverse events in adulthood such as bullying, social discrimination or exclusion, migration or visibly marginalized status may, for example, increase risk of developing what is then labeled as psychotic disorder. This is why it is sometimes important to also listen to what they are pointing towards.

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Beyond the Pill Paradigm: Reclaiming Humanity in Mental Health Care

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This simple view has turned complex human experiences into basic disease categories boiling down the rich world of human awareness to a list of disorders that need fixing with chemicals. Doctors stopped seeing distress as a reaction to life events. It puts hope, self-determination, and belonging ahead of just following treatment plans.

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8 Signs You May Be Living with Unresolved Trauma

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Life’s challenging experiences can leave deep emotional scars that persist long after the initial event. These lingering wounds, known as unresolved trauma, can silently shape our behaviors, relationships, and daily experiences without us even realizing it.

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The TikTokification of Mental Health on Campus

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The result is a form of “marketing” that encourages self-diagnosis and the embrace of disorders as identity by watering down the definition of mental suffering—and, paradoxically, minimizing understanding and compassion for those who are truly struggling. .’ Still, this extreme openness isn’t completely new — especially online.

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2017: My Descent Into Mayhem

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It might have been the re-activation of deeply rooted childhood trauma brought on by situations in my workplace. There was only a small space to record daily events and there are many blanks among the pages. Simultaneously, however, the return to work brought a return of some element of self-worth. I was contributing.

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The Ouija Board and the Skeptic

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Psychologists and psychiatrists are experts in their fields but not at all in the unique conditions or events of anyone elses life. Understanding that mental health struggles are often rooted in systemic and environmental factors allows us to offer more compassionate, context-aware support.

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How Mad Studies and the Psychological Humanities are Changing Mental Health: An Interview with Narrative Psychiatrist Bradley Lewis

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Terms like “broken brain,” “childhood trauma,” “unresolved grief,” and “family dysfunction” come to mind. If you attend an American Psychiatric Association event, you’d often witness a protest movement outside. This heightened awareness leads him to a breakdown.