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Behind the Smiles: Mental Health in South Korea’s High-Pressure Society

Mad in America

Psychiatric medications are often offered as the default solutionbut without complementary options such as therapy, community support, or trauma-informed care, these prescriptions can become long-term crutches rather than bridges to healing. According to OECD data, South Korea has the highest suicide rate among member nations.

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“Is Rejection Sensitivity a Trauma Response?”

ADDitude

I see this as “unmasking dysphoria,” a trauma-linked reaction to being exposed in ways that feel unsafe. The Cost of Masking Neurodivergent people learn to mask, or hide the traits that make them different, to navigate environments not built for their brains. I agree with them, as I’ve experienced it myself. But RSD runs deeper.

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How Do Psychiatry Residents Learn Psychopharmacology?

Psychiatric Times

andrey_orlov/AdobeStock CLINICAL REFLECTIONS Medical education has traversed an evolving path over the past few decades. andrey_orlov/AdobeStock CLINICAL REFLECTIONS Medical education has traversed an evolving path over the past few decades. Author(s): Joseph F. Goldberg, MD , Stephen M.

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Successfully Prescribing MAOIs for Depression

Psychiatric Times

TARGET AUDIENCE This accredited continuing education (CE) activity is intended for psychiatrists, psychologists, primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other health care professionals who seek to improve their care for patients with mental health disorders. Physicians (CME) 2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1.

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Implementing PFA/SBT In Public Schools (with BCBA+Teacher Tina Gunn, M.Ed/Helping Teacher Julie Grundy and Alexis Wone, Classroom Teacher)

Behavioral Collective Podcast

District BCBA Tina Gunn and one of the district helping teachers, Julie Grundy have returned with a teacher, Alexis Wone, to chat about their implementation of the PFA and SBT process in a public education setting. She has extensive experience in the district working with special education students.

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Part 3: Neuro-Authenticity, Neuro-Identities, and the Neuro-Industry  

Mad in America

Mad in America and Mad in the UK are jointly publishing this four-part series on neurodiversity. This third part of this series on Neurodiversity consists of an essay by a therapist who has asked to remain anonymous for fear of the consequences for their job. The series is being archived here. In Part 1 and Part 2 , we—e.g.

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9 Mental Health Books We Loved in 2024

Zencare

Unf*ck Your Brain by Faith G. Harper Ever feel like your brain is working against you? Dr. Faith Harper gets it and shes here with no-nonsense advice to help you tackle anxiety, depression, and all the other ways your brain might freak out. Ive done trauma therapy in the past, but this is what worked for me.