Mad in America

OCTOBER 12, 2023

From The BMJ : “Richard Smith introduces a thoughtful discussion of ‘Functional Disorders’ prompted by reading Suzanne O’Sullivan’s book The Sleeping Beauties: And Other Stories of Mystery Illness: ‘About a third of patients attending neurological and gastrointestinal, or almost every outpatient clinic—have functional disorders, meaning that they do not have a physical cause that can be detected with a microscope, scanners, or blood or genetic tests. … When no physical ca

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Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE)

OCTOBER 13, 2023

We are excited to announce BHCOE's newly accredited and reaccredited organizations.

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Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (ABMR)

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The two-year training program prepares fellows for academic and related careers. Fellows will hold appointments at the Feinberg School of Medicine and the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, a top 10 nationally ranked cancer center. An appointment provides postdoctoral trainees with a comfortable salary, tuition funds for classwork related to research training, and funds to defray research expenses and travel to scientific meetings.

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Dr. Deb

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Book Tour Schedule: Oct 9 Liese's Blog book spotlight Oct 9 - Leanne Bookstagram book review Oct 10 Paws.Read.

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 13, 2023

From Psychology Today/Justin Garson, PhD : “I talked with Prof. Moncrieff about her history of advocacy, the future of mental health, and a report that rattled the medical establishment. Justin Garson (JG): The initial reactions to your paper ranged from, ‘we already knew that the serotonin theory was false,’ to ‘serotonin is one small part of the puzzle but not the whole thing,’ to ‘your paper is harming suffering patients.’ Which of the reactions to yo

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NAMI

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The day I turned in my master’s thesis, I woke up early. I curled my hair and applied a generous coat of makeup — even making time for contouring and setting spray. I posed for pictures with a school friend; we beamed, holding our freshly printed and bound 100-page documents. Sometimes, I look back at the photos to inspect the scene: I appear comfortable, leaning against the ivy-covered wall at my university, which I chose for its prestige.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 7, 2023

A landmark report has been released exploring possibilities for acknowledging the harms people experience in mental health systems. The report can be accessed as a visually stunning website , the full report (87 pages) and an Easy English version (16 pages). The report has already been viewed by over five thousand people and cited by the Peruvian delegation to the United Nations.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 13, 2023

“There are experiences that transcend words, those that elude the grasp of language. For instance, when a child enters a therapist’s office for the very first time, he may find himself unable to respond to any inquiries, his voice rendered mute. He struggles to comprehend the therapist’s probing questions, as these queries delve into realms he has never explored before in his young life.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 10, 2023

From Asylum Magazine : “One of the first things that struck me when I entered mental health services was how little interest staff took in me describing my experiences or how I felt. I couldn’t understand it, but workers only seemed to care if it had a bearing on their index of clinical symptoms. In relation to depression for instance, if I attempted to use other descriptors such as feeling sad, heavy, desolate, gloomy, or pointless, it was met with impatience.

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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. Lewis earned degrees in psychiatry (MD) and Interdisciplinary Humanities (PhD) from George Washington University, and he currently holds an associate professorship at New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Many individuals with schizophrenia often express a desire to reduce or even halt their antipsychotic medications, primarily due to the severe side effects associated with long-term use. However, a recent study reveals that these service users find little support from mental health professionals in this endeavor. A new research article authored by Kickan Roed, Niels Buus, Julie Midtgaard, and colleagues, published in Qualitative Health Research, finds that there is reluctance among mental health

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 12, 2023

I was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital and diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1966. I was confined there for seven months. My resistance to their treatments resulted in increasing doses of Thorazine and Stelazine. My family did not know what to do. They were led to believe that only a medical doctor could restore their mystifying, outrageous-acting son to his accustomed role within the family.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Katrina Burchell, chief executive officer of the Pernicious Anaemia Society, writes about the history of pernicious anemia, which produces symptoms that are often misdiagnosed as a psychiatric disorder. First, she defines the physical illness: “What I am not talking about is dietary B12 deficiency but rather the often misdiagnosed and under-treated condition brought about by an auto-immune condition which inhibits the ability of the body to absorb B12 through the traditional digestion rout

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 7, 2023

From Salon : “What does it tell us about our civilization that Columbus Day is celebrated as a federal holiday, with parades, barbecues and football games, instead of a somber recognition of genocide, such as the International Holocaust Remembrance Day that commemorates the atrocities of the Nazis? The answer might offer a key to a sustainable future for our civilization.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 10, 2023

I n the early 1960s, around the age of two, I experienced an accidental overdose. The pediatric drug I took was most likely purchased by my father at our family grocery store, which was located in the heart of our village community. St. Joseph Aspirin for Children was a trusted brand in our home and at our store, especially since it claimed to be “recommended 4 to 1 over any other by Children’s Doctors” and carried the name of the patron saint of families.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Editor’s Note: Over the next several months, Mad in America is publishing a serialized version of Peter Gøtzsche’s book, Critical Psychiatry Textbook. In this blog, he discusses the myths perpetuated by mainstream psychiatrists and the dishonest way they respond to critics. Each Monday, a new section of the book is published, and all chapters are archived here.

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