Mad in America

MAY 21, 2025

Or, in mainstream psychiatry in North America today, its the opposite claim: that it’s all really about the brain, and consciousness and awareness are just epiphenomena. If this is true, then I don’t know if we can use these same concepts to fix the structural determinants causing these mental disorders.

Trauma and the brain 126

Trauma and the brain Poverty and mental health Aging and mental health Resilience and coping 126

Association for Psychological Science (APS)

MARCH 20, 2025

Awareness of structural and social threats to success can lead students from underrepresented identities to question whether they will fully belong at a given institution, which jeopardizes their psychological well-being and academic performance. Symptoms of social-emotional disorders did not predict worsening in sleep.

Genetics and mental health 59

Genetics and mental health Resilience and coping Sleep and mental health Trauma and the brain 59

International Society for Interpersonal Psychother

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Individuals with ASD possess difficulties in self-understanding or theory of own mind as well as theory of mind about others (Robinson, 2018). Not caring for or being aware of basic attachment needs in the interaction with others is probably a high risk factor for depression and other mental illnesses.

Autism spectrum 40

Autism spectrum Self-awareness Aging and mental health Trauma and the brain 40

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

But we know from research that one of the strongest drivers of eating disorders is the thin ideal a cultural standard that equates female attractiveness with thinness. It gives us a way to evaluate success and failure, a structure for self-esteem. But for Becker, this isnt just about identity its about death anxiety.

Genetics and mental health 141

Genetics and mental health Aging and mental health Trauma and the brain Mental health advocacy 141