Mad in America

APRIL 15, 2025

As more psychiatric clinics open and more citizens seek help, we must ensure that our definitions of help and healing go beyond fast-track diagnoses and prescriptions. This paradox suggests that greater access, when tied to a narrow biomedical model, may actually deepen the crisis.

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Critical Psychiatry

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

I have always been cautious about making such a definitive statement, even if expressing to people, including my patients, my belief that it may well be true. As we saw with the Simon Wessely debate with Jo on the This morning TV programme (see clip ), mainstream psychiatry will not allow Jo to say that antidepressants do not work.

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Critical Psychiatry

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Trouble is that people are looking for definitive answers, which is why they latch on the idea that mental health problems may be due to their brain. Its important to try and understand why people have mental health problems because of their experiences, even if the causes cant be proven as such.

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Association for Psychological Science (APS)

JUNE 12, 2025

This raises a fundamental question, not unlike the “hard problem of consciousness”: Can we scientifically investigate something that lacks a precise definition and cannot be directly measured in an objective way? Moreover, emotional experiences are inherently subjective, making it difficult to establish a clear, objective framework for study.

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Critical Psychiatry

OCTOBER 22, 2024

External observation is seen as the basis of worthwhile, definite knowledge. Newtonian physics sees existence in terms of cause and effect rather than meaning. Modern science is based on experiment and has a comprehensive, mechanical, rational approach to nature. another previous post ).

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Mad in America

MAY 30, 2024

I just think that it is your expression of a misunderstood, imprecise and outdated definition of what mental health work entails. The author, Erik Rudi, voluntarily relinquishes the authority of being a “psychologist” and “healthcare professional.” If you struggle mentally, it does not mean that you are ill.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

In practice, however, this broad definition attracts little more than lip service. Chapter 1 of the Guidance , “Rethinking Legislation on Mental Health,” defines mental health, locating its preconditions in the individual’s physical and social environment. Around the world, mental health gets about 2.1%

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Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Both left and right-wing critiques start from the notion that we are indeed over-medicalising ever more domains of emotional and mental life, arbitrarily expanding the definition of ‘mental disorder’ to capture experiences that weren’t previously considered in medical terms.

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Mad in America

APRIL 22, 2025

The definition important tasks shows that the question is about something that should be taken seriously. She offers two choises: a) that the patient’s attitude toward responsibilities is to just drop out from important tasks if you don’t feel like it or b) that everyone must take responsibility.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 31, 2023

It depends,” especially on the definitions used. No single number accurately presents the whole picture of withdrawal. In addition, an online version of behavioral activation therapy (Moodivate) now has a randomized trial showing efficacy equal to an online CBT program.

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Asian Journal of Psychiatry

JUNE 6, 2025

Publication date: Available online 5 June 2025 Source: Asian Journal of Psychiatry Author(s): Rujuta Parlikar, Harleen Chhabra, Sowmya Selvaraj, Venkataram Shivakumar, Vanteemar S. Sreeraj, Dinakaran Damodharan, Satish Suhas, Janardhanan C. Narayanaswamy, Naren P Rao, Ganesan Venkatasubramanian

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 17, 2024

This issue, known in moral philosophy as the ‘fact-value’ distinction is also brought to the fore: differences (by whatever definition considered factual ) are not disorders (as this is a statement of value , not of fact ). Furthermore, a smaller brain is not indicative of a brain condition.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 2, 2025

Troubled Oregonians also contended with the absence of a specific definition of madness. The definitions were unclear enough that in a largely misogynistic culture, the standard was applied to women who were traumatized by domestic violence. This laid some of the legal ground work for the use of seclusion and restraint we have now.

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The New York Times -- Mental Health

MARCH 21, 2025

Also: A plea to Congress; an upside-down definition of waste, fraud and abuse. A psychiatrist and a patient respond to an article in Science Times.

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Association for Psychological Science (APS)

JUNE 2, 2025

Anyone who thinks they doby definition, they lack self-knowledge, because theyre wrong about that, at least. We should never think that we know ourselves very well, Simine Vazire , a University of Melbourne psychology professor who hasstudied self-knowledge, told me.

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Critical Psychiatry

JANUARY 23, 2025

another previous post ), however much some people may want to close that debate down and conclude that antidepressants are definitely effective. We have to live with the uncertainty of the ongoing debate about the efficacy of antidepressants (see eg.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 7, 2023

A double standard exists in health care with respect to adherence to science, definitively dividing the care of physical illness from that of mental disorder. There is no mystery as to why NIMH’s medical bias is failing to advance mental health care.

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Association for Psychological Science (APS)

MAY 15, 2025

And your research definitely feels a gap in the field. 00:02:38.750] – APSs zge Grcanl Fischer Baum I am looking forward to learning from your research as a mother of a preteen, definitely, emotions are everywhere right now, and we see different reactions coming so quickly. That is great news. 00:01:44.130] – Matthew V.

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Association for Psychological Science (APS)

APRIL 10, 2025

We were definitely surprised, because there isn’t that much out there, especially in terms of the spatial aspect, Yeung said. After controlling the data, they found that people with strong object imagery were more likely to have severe PTSD symptoms than people with strong spatial imagery.

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Mad in America

JULY 20, 2024

Finn O’Sullivan Relying on this reductive definition of mental health can lead even those attempting to be supportive to miss how their own actions influence others’ wellbeing. “It puts the way you’re handling things on a very linear medical track,” notes Veronica, a recent Sarah Lawrence graduate.

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Zencare

JUNE 16, 2025

If you're feeling any of these, you're definitely not the only one: Being scared your family will reject you — worried about losing their support or not being close anymore. Coming out and your mental health are linked, and taking care of yourself during this time is super important.

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Association for Psychological Science (APS)

APRIL 29, 2025

The researchers propose an expanded definition of arithmetic fluency to include not only the automatic recall of facts, such as 6 8 = 48, but also noticing and using number relationships to solve problems.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Part of the very point of mad activism, as I see it, is to resist any narrow definitions of “madness.” In presenting this idea, I’m not trying to promote a one-size-fits-all picture of what madness is. Rather, my role as a philosopher is to salvage and give voice to these forgotten visions.

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

In other words, the current research shows a link between antidepressants and osteoporosis but cannot definitively say that antidepressants cause osteoporosis. The study’s design means the current work cannot speak to causation.

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Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

There are still mild cognitive issues and a feeling that my brain has definitely slowed down. I am becoming re-integrated with the real world. I’m not sure if my brain will ever fully recover from the episodes of psychosis.

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Child Mind Intitute

JUNE 16, 2025

There is definite evidence that spending more than a few hours a day on screens can have a negative effect on a child’s or teen’s well-being — not necessarily because what they’re doing on the screens is intrinsically harmful but because that level of screen activity is interfering with key developmental tasks.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 2, 2023

The diagnostic guidelines we follow are not scripture, and they are definitely not based on unquestionable science. The patients themselves will see themselves in a different light and behave accordingly. This treatment, for the most part, has significantly negative consequences. 10 Minutes per Patient?

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Psychiatric Times

JUNE 12, 2025

By definition, nobody forgets the details of an experience that creates unforgettable memories. It becomes subject to registration and recall with a greater degree of vivid fidelity and detail than if the same factual content-to-be-learned were paired with no emotionally-laden stimulus.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 3, 2024

If I had to go through it all again, I would definitely track my recovery progress. In my case, it looked a bit different; for several years, I felt like there was no improvement at all. It was only later that I started to notice that things were moving in the right direction.

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Association for Psychological Science (APS)

MAY 16, 2025

The growing presence of dogs in both public and private life is reshaping societal definitions of family, intimacy, and even identity, Kubinyi said. This paper, along with other research , shows that dogs are increasingly viewed as full family members, influencing social connections and dynamics.

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Association for Psychological Science (APS)

MARCH 6, 2025

00:03:23.800] – Wen Wei Loh Yeah, I think just like she mentioned, I think life experiences definitely influence some of the work that I’ve done. I’m going to start with a very specific definition. 00:05:07.790] – Dongning Ren I think that’s a very precise definition.

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Child Mind Intitute

JUNE 3, 2025

But then there was no operationalized definition of what those categories mean. She says that because definitions have not been codified, assigning an autism level is subjective and can be inconsistent across practitioners. We will use the levels, but we dont love the levels, explains Dr. Bancroft.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 14, 2023

At the same time, I anticipate that is difficult to collect the kind of data needed to provide definitive answers. We need to understand more about drug tapering. I look forward to following the ongoing work of Moncrieff’s team.

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Association for Psychological Science (APS)

APRIL 3, 2025

Theory and practice can be definitely different. I definitely understand your motivation to test children from other cultures. This was one of our inspirations for work that we conducted later on. [00:04:20.390] 00:04:20.390] – APSs zge Grcanl Fischer Baum I think we are on the same boat by that. Yeah, the same story for me, too.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

This will definitely require the psychiatrist having to improve their medical knowledge but also be open to training in nutrition, psychotherapy, body treatments and other ontological enquiries into the nature of Being (e.g., Siloing mental illness to psychiatry is deeply problematic both from a philosophical and a pragmatic point of view.

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Association for Psychological Science (APS)

JUNE 13, 2025

Definitely it’s an interplay.” The authors attribute the difference to the Brazilian population studied, where dance is a bigger part of the culture (Kirschner and Ilari, 2013). Most likely both nature and nurture play a role. “I I don’t think these are things that are pitted against each other,” said Cirelli.

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Real Psychiatry

MAY 6, 2025

Microbial and Phenotypic Definition of Rats and Mice: Proceedings of the 1998 US/Japan Conference. Genetic and Phenotypic Definition of Laboratory Mice and Rats / What Constitutes an Acceptable Genetic-Phenotypic Definition. PMID: 18439327; PMCID: PMC2643926. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 1999.

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