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The Quiet Crisis in Mental Health: The Medicalization and Deskilling of Psychotherapy

Mad in America

This parallels Micha Frazer-Carrolls argument that mainstream mental health awareness campaigns tend to normalize mental illness for the so-called worried well, while deliberately excluding those deemed mad or seriously mentally ill. As a result, this promotes the funneling of the mad toward psychiatry and institutional care.

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Tardive Dyskinesia: Treat Functional Impairment, Not the AIMS Score

Psychiatric Times

Yet, she expressed that the moderate eye blinking and mild lip movements were impacting her job, emotions, self-esteem, and social functioning, causing significant distress, so she readily agreed to initiate VMAT2 inhibitor treatment to minimize these movements to the greatest degree possible. Everyone please stop (EPS). Psychiatric Times.

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Therapists, Neutrality Is No Longer an Option — Politics Is Tearing Us Apart

Mad in America

My therapeutic approach is grounded in trauma-informed, systems-aware, and grief-sensitive care. And some are only “functional” because one person is constantly shrinking, suppressing, or self-abandoning to keep the peace. It means integrating somatics, collective care, and political education into our practice.

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Horses 'mane' inspiration for new generation of social robots

Psychiatry News -- Science Daily

This approach has the potential to transform robotic therapy, helping users develop self-awareness and regulation skills, just as horses do in EAIs. more topics Education & Learning Creativity Educational Psychology Infant & Preschool Learning Disorders STEM Education.

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Everyone’s a Therapist on Instagram — Here’s How to Tell Who’s Legit

Zencare

That’s not always a bad thing, these platforms have made emotional education more accessible and less stigmatized. A carousel post on setting boundaries or a relatable Reel about anxiety can feel like a gentle nudge toward self-awareness, without the cost or commitment of therapy. In this guide, we’ll break it down. Absolutely.

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Risks of Prescribing Psychiatric Drugs to Veterans

Mad in America

While the researcher had just completed his academic training to become a psychiatrist, he received no education at all on the withdrawal issues facing him, as well as more than 1 in 6 patients prescribed antidepressants. Many were not aware of these risks prior to starting them. Millions of others share this experience.

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How I Calm My Dysregulated ADHD Nervous System

ADDitude

Take This Self-Test: 14 Questions That Reveal Symptoms of Burnout ] This chronic hypervigilance — constantly waiting for the next stressor, deadline, or criticism — takes its toll. we often self-soothe through overworking, perfectionism , tech scrolling, or people-pleasing , which only fuels the cycle further. Want to learn more?