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

Mad in America

For example, insurance data reveals that propofol usage in medical institutions rose 12% in a single year, with only 15% of it being used under national health insurance coverage. A Silent Crisis Despite rising awareness, mental health is still a taboo topic in many Korean families. Community-based support is severely underfunded.

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Successfully Prescribing MAOIs for Depression

Psychiatric Times

Physicians (CME) 2. Other All other clinicians either will receive a CME Attendance Certificate or may choose any of the types of CE credit being offered. ACTIVITY GOAL To inform readers of best practices in prescribing monoamine oxidase inhibitors for the treatment of major depressive disorder. LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™

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Are We Sober Yet?

Mad in America

M y sobriety ended when I was fifteen years old. The first drug I ever took was Lexapro. I was an angry young man growing up, and Lexapro took my anger from me. My second drug was alcohol, years after Lexapro became part of my daily diet. To this day, I can remember staring at the cold can of Coors Light in disbelief at how good it made me feel.

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Blindsided by Benzos: Had I Known

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When they stopped taking these pills, they found themselves blindsidedplunged into the horrors of a chemical brain injury that impacts the mind and body. Blood tests, an upper endoscopy, brain MRIs, and CT scansall failed to reveal the source of my mysterious symptoms. Recovery time is uncertain. I trusted my psychiatrist completely.

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Who Do We Leave Behind When We Ignore the Body? Why Critical Neuroscientists and Mad Activists Must Work Together

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Some neuroscientists argue that we should rather focus our efforts on the upstream social and structural factors, such as trauma and inequity , that create the conditions for mental health concerns to arise. A recent Neuroscience News article is titled “ Bipolar disorder can be detected with blood test. ”

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Multiplicity and Mad Studies: An Interview with Jazmine Russell

Mad in America

Her work is deeply informed by her lived experiences surviving complex trauma, psychosis, and an autoimmune disease. Her work is deeply informed by her lived experiences surviving complex trauma, psychosis, and an autoimmune disease. This has led her to bridge critical neuroscience communities with the mad movement.

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‘A Playground for Predators’: Diane Dimond on The Abuses of Guardianship

Mad in America

As a freelance journalist, syndicated columnist, and former television correspondent, her reporting and commentary have been featured in newspapers, magazines, and TV news outlets across the country. The transcript below has been edited for length and clarity. The transcript below has been edited for length and clarity. I appreciate your time.