Mad in America

JUNE 9, 2025

I n recent decades, mental health has become one of the most widely discussed issues in public discourse, health policies, and clinical practice. Although both fields claim a commitment to mental health care, psychiatry and psychology are grounded in very different epistemological frameworks.

Poverty and mental health 121

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Mad in America

JANUARY 24, 2024

Hailed as the future of mental health care, it conjures images of medical interventions as carefully planned and executed military operations, striking with lethal accuracy at the heart of mental suffering while minimising collateral damage. Photo by A.T.

Genetics and mental health 130

Genetics and mental health Poverty and mental health Resilience and coping Healthcare 130

Mad in America

MAY 12, 2025

It was written by David Hansen, a crisis worker at a person-centred, survivor-led mental health crisis service. I have tasked myself with mapping out my understanding of how therapy and mental health relate to politics. Mental health is also political. Is therapy political? Is therapy political?

Trauma and the brain 108

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

In summary, researchers have found no serotonin nor any other neurotransmitter association with depression, no neurobiological associations, and no genetic associations. government’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) , reported that among American adults, serious suicidal thoughts occurred in 6.6%

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