Mad in America

MAY 13, 2025

I n the clean hallways of today’s mental health centers, a quiet change is taking shape. You won’t see big protests or new laws, but more people are starting to see that the main way we treat mental healthfocusing on chemical imbalances and managing medshasn’t helped many folks who need real healing.

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Trauma and the brain Poverty and mental health Childhood trauma Self-awareness 113

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Published in 2006 was the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) study, “ The Naturalistic Course of Major Depression in the Absence of Somatic Therapy ,” which examined depressed patients who had recovered from an initial episode of depression, then relapsed but did not take any medication following their relapse.

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Poverty and mental health Childhood trauma Neurotransmitters and mental health Trauma and the brain 145

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Pure portrayed Rose’s autobiographical account of finding that she had OCD, a “mental illness”, and the breakthrough that this medical framework provided her. In this interview, Cartwright charts her journey of painful and lonely disillusionment with the “mental illness” framework. This was short-lived. My OCD had relapsed.

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Trauma and the brain Poverty and mental health Psychedelic therapy Mental health advocacy 122

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 114

Mad in America

MAY 15, 2025

Nadine Burke Harris , the former Surgeon General of California, and other notable professionals, enormous strides have been made in understanding childhood trauma. Imagine how differently that conversation would have gone if faith leaders were required to be trauma-informed. This is very common.

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Poverty and mental health Aging and mental health Childhood trauma Anxiety disorders 106