Mad in America

APRIL 15, 2025

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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How Psychiatry Works

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This form of neurodiversity comes with definite advantages along with the challenges. This post is built on what I often say to adult clients with ADHD. ADHD has advantages as well as challenges We start by countering the negatives about ADHD. The motivational factor is the reason why others’ suggestions usually don’t work.

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Mad in America

AUGUST 5, 2024

Editor’s Note: Mad in the UK and Mad in America are jointly publishing this four-part series on neurodiversity. The series was edited by Mad in the UK editors, and authored by John Cromby and Lucy Johnstone (with part three written by an anonymous contributor). The series is being archived here.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 1, 2023

“T he only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing,” said Edmund Burke. This is as true on a world stage as in a playground setting, where the bully holds sway over numerous kids who are too afraid to challenge their behaviour. It is how and why the tyrants prevail.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 11, 2023

B radley Lewis works at the intersections of medicine, psychiatry, philosophy, the psychological humanities, mad studies, and disability studies, balancing roles as both a humanities professor and a practicing psychiatrist. Additionally, he serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Medical Humanities. Listen to the audio of the interview here.

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Robbins is one of those rare thinkers who makes psychology feel alivenot just a collection of theories and data, but a field full of urgent, deeply human questions. Hes a professor of psychology and the director of the Psy.D. He earned his Ph.D. He earned his Ph.D. On a personal note, Brent has played a foundational role in my own journey.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 14, 2025

Such a man is in a permanent state of trauma, since his superego wants him to be heterosexual while his libido insists that he is homosexual. This paranoia accentuates the trauma that one constantly feels and leads to a full-blown schizophrenic psychosis. Most people grow up in religions that condemn homosexuality.

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