Mad in America

DECEMBER 21, 2023

“We need to describe how human beings unfold and become very beautiful when listened to. Listening shows that the nature of human beings is nothing like socialized content. If this is true, what are we doing sending people off into the eyeshades on their psychedelic journeys? Cloud Shadow With Red Diffusion Light During the Disturbance Period.

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Well-meaning child practitioners who take the current DSM autism criteria at face value likely assume that the widely-used ASD diagnosis provides them with understanding of and insight into children’s developmental difficulties and a reliable basis for making educational placement and treatment recommendations.

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National Council for Mental Wellbeing (NCMW - the

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

When substance use is layered with trauma or mental health challenges like PTSD, depression, anxiety or traumatic brain injuries, these feelings of shame and isolation deepen. These often include mental health challenges, substance use, and the complex interplay between the two.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 8, 2025

But my lived experience goes back to childhoodIve dealt with trauma, major depression, suicide attempts, some addiction problems, and night terrors. Im in recovery from a lot of family stress, dealing with racism in America, in schools, and in education, and even sexual harassmentall of which impacted my mental health.

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Poverty and mental health Trauma and the brain Global mental health Hospitality 133

Mad in America

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Science has a pretty good grasp of how the body and brain work, right? Psychologists help people who feel bad and doctors prescribe medicine for broken brains with a lack of one or another neurotransmitter. The brain may be controlled by neurotransmitters, but neurotransmitters are affected by the life you live.

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Neurotransmitters and mental health Trauma and the brain Poverty and mental health Pharmaceuticals 103

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

JANUARY 22, 2025

Patient Empowerment: Functional psychiatry encourages patients to actively participate in their recovery through lifestyle adjustments and education. Gut-Brain Axis The gut-brain connection is critical to mental well-being. Gut-Brain Axis The gut-brain connection is critical to mental well-being.

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Nutrition and mood Genetics and mental health Sleep and mental health Trauma and the brain 52

Mad in America

AUGUST 10, 2024

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Mad in the UK. The author, Catherine Heseltine, is a psychiatric survivor, a mum to three wonderful children and a political activist in London. I want to start my story at the end. This holiday has been amazing. How heaven could possibly be more beautiful than this island I can’t imagine!

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Sleep and mental health Trauma and the brain Aging and mental health Social Services 126

Mad in America

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Waking dreamsallowus to dream while awake, significantly enhancing self-awareness, creative problem-solving, andthe ability to findmeaning in life experiences. Indigenous culturesaround the worldrecognize and intentionally cultivate waking dreams for both personal and communitywell-being.

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Sleep and mental health Self-awareness Aging and mental health Trauma and the brain 103

Mad in America

OCTOBER 20, 2023

There appears to be more dopamine uptake due to the antipsychotic-induced brain compensatory mechanism as a response to the suppressed blockade state in an effort to achieve energy equilibrium. A fter 22 years and many attempts I finally stopped taking antipsychotics.

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Neurotransmitters and mental health Trauma and the brain Self-awareness Healthcare 108

Zencare

JANUARY 23, 2025

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.

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Clear Behavioral Health

APRIL 9, 2025

By providing comprehensive care that encompasses therapy, education, and family involvement, addiction rehab and mental health programs can empower your child to reclaim their life and chart their course toward a brighter, substance-free future. Call us today to get started. Call us today to get started.

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The Anxiety Guy

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Dennis discusses how to bring these perceptions to the surface to rewire your brains response to non-threatening situations. Fatigue (Trauma, Full Stress Bucket, Addiction to Suffering, Doer-ship): Emotional fatigue from unresolved trauma, an overflowing stress bucket, and an addiction to suffering keeps you stuck in survival mode.

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Anxiety disorders Trauma and the brain Education Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 52

Kids Mental Health Info

MAY 13, 2015

Many factors may lead to a child developing conduct disorder, including brain damage, child abuse or neglect, genetic vulnerability, school failure, and traumatic life experiences. Special education may be needed for youngsters with learning disabilities. Learn more about Conduct Disorder at the AACAP’s website, below.

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ADDitude

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Epigenetic tags allow each of these cells to “read” only the parts of the DNA sequence that are relevant to them, in order to become skin cells, liver cells, brain cells, muscle cells, and other unique cells with the right structure and functions for their specific role. Yet, genetic influences are less fixed than one might think.

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Genetics and mental health Aging and mental health Trauma and the brain Sleep and mental health 75

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

JANUARY 28, 2025

Their primary role is to address mental health concerns, such as anxiety, depression, or trauma. For example: Gut-Brain Axis: The gut microbiome influences mood and cognitive function. Educate Yourself: Learn about the basics of how diet impacts mental health to make informed decisions. Can Therapists Provide Dietary Advice?

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Nutrition and mood Eating disorders Trauma and the brain Education 52

Now Psych

MAY 14, 2024

Defining Psychosis Psychosis is a condition that affects the brain, causing a person to experience symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking. It is characterized by symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, and disordered thinking. It can also occur after a woman gives birth ( postpartum psychosis ).

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Bipolar disorder Genetics and mental health Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Early intervention 52

The Maryland Psychiatric Society

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Available services include: monitoring and managing medical complications of disordered eating, nutritional education and counseling, psychiatric medication prescribing and management, and different psychotherapy options. There are many other psychiatrists taking new patients within 3-4 weeks. Sarah Johnson, M.D., Sarah Johnson, M.D.,

Insurance 40

Insurance Eating disorders Aging and mental health Nutrition and mood 40

The Maryland Psychiatric Society

MARCH 26, 2025

Available services include: monitoring and managing medical complications of disordered eating, nutritional education and counseling, psychiatric medication prescribing and management, and different psychotherapy options. There are many other psychiatrists taking new patients within 3-4 weeks. Sarah Johnson, M.D., Sarah Johnson, M.D.,

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Clear Behavioral Health

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Related: What Alcohol Does to Your Brain Long-Term Health Risks When drinking for a long period of time, you risk developing an alcohol use disorder. If you are concerned about your drinking or have even a slight suspicion that it might be getting out of hand, you might be in whats called the gray area.

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Sleep and mental health Trauma and the brain Group therapy Education 52

Mad in America

APRIL 16, 2025

Dr. Teralyn Sell is a distinguished expert in Psychology and Brain Health, holding a PhD in Psychology and an MS in Counseling Psychology. Teralyn Sell is a distinguished expert in Psychology and Brain Health, holding a PhD in Psychology and an MS in Counseling Psychology. The transcript below has been edited for length and clarity.

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Mad in America

MAY 3, 2025

Thus, establishment psychiatry is unthreatened by the idea that trauma and adverse childhood experiences are a cause of emotional suffering and behavioral disturbancesas long as these conditions are medicalized. F or the institutions comprising establishment psychiatry, self-preservation means maintaining legitimacy as a branch of medicine.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 18, 2025

Im not even a therapist. Im someone whos struggled with mental distress and the systems meant to help. If theres one thing Ive learned, its this: our approach to mental health often misses the forest for the trees. It focuses on individuals as though they exist in a vacuum, ignoring the environments and systems that shape their lives. Experience.

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Trauma and the brain Family dynamics Childhood trauma Education 124

Mad in America

APRIL 28, 2025

Jo: Hi Cathy, thanks for joining me to talk about your new book Unshackled Mind: A Doctors Story of Trauma, Liberation and Healing. I went on to write a second book educating the church about stigma. Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on our affiliate site, Mad in the UK. I thought I had recovered.

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Mad in America

AUGUST 28, 2024

As a writer, educator, and scholar, Jazmine works at the intersection of mad studies, critical psychology, and neuroscience. 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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Mad in America

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The real question is whether the “brighter future” is always so distant. When mundane events increasingly take on the character of the surreal or the apocalyptic, what does it mean to be normal or sane? I believe these kinds of questions will shape our understanding of the future of mental health. Yet these things are not acts of God.

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

My family life growing up was a good period for me, and I have no complaints, yet there seemed to be something in the way my nervous system was wired, a leftover of birth trauma perhaps, that meant that relaxation and physical comfort weren’t part of my being. Perhaps broken open a bit, but in a good way.

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Mad in America

JUNE 13, 2024

I was still only 17 years old but it was a great relief after the horrendous years I had spent at an all-girls boarding school. My fellow students and I started our first year ‘pre-clinical’ training with 4 ½ days a week of lectures. Those who failed would have one chance to re-sit and if unsuccessful, they would have to leave medical school.

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Trauma and the brain Hospitality Pharmaceuticals Sleep and mental health 145

Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

A bout five years into my career in the mental health field, I began to truly realize the depths of corruption involved in the pharmaceutical industry. My eyes were first opened during a clinical psychology internship at a local psychiatric hospital. I was completely shocked at what I witnessed in the industry-sponsored research trials.

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Trauma and the brain Genetics and mental health Pharmaceuticals Aging and mental health 132

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

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In my last piece , I wrote about various neuro-rehab therapies I engaged in with Dr. J, the functional brain injury specialist, and that there came a point when my husband and I knew we’d reached the end of what medical science could offer me. I sat down to write this article with the experience of severe akathisia fresh in my mind.

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Mad in America

MARCH 6, 2025

T his historical record of Oregons first state hospital, the Oregon State Insane Asylum, from its opening in 1883 until the mid-1950s, will focus on the experiences of patients there. This is in contrast with the typical chronological history of who served as superintendent, for how long, the date new buildings were opened and other such changes.

Hospitality 95

Hospitality Trauma and the brain Aging and mental health Self-awareness 95

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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Aging and mental health Trauma and the brain Self-awareness Healthcare 141

Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

A dozen years ago I created a website, now extinct, called ‘Five Years’ From the David Bowie song of the same name (“We had five years left to cry in”). The idea was to see how my attitudes evolved over the coming five years: toward optimism, toward pessimism, or same-same. I was told, and believed, that I would be on this drug for life.

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ADDitude

MAY 8, 2025

It does not discriminate, and can affect people of any gender, race, socioeconomic status, or level of education, explains psychologist Tami Sullivan, Ph.D., With the benefit of hindsight, Candace Rollins* now sees the red flags of intimate partner violence (IPV) in her marriage. I didnt know how to deal with it, so I kept on keeping on.

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Aging and mental health Trauma and the brain Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Technology 58

Now Psych

MARCH 25, 2024

Brain Changes in People with Borderline Personality Disorder Studies have found that people with BPD have abnormalities in the function and structure in some parts of the brain such as the amygdala and prefrontal cortex. These parts of the brain are related to emotional regulation and impulse control.

Personality disorders 52

Personality disorders Genetics and mental health Trauma and the brain Self-awareness 52

Lawyers with Depression

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Norton, including, The Ten Best-Ever Depression Management Techniques: Understanding How Your Brain Makes You Depressed and What You Can Do to Change It and Anxiety + Depression: Effective Treatment of the Big Two Co-Occurring Disorders. Wehrenberg is a clinical psychologist in Naperville, Illinois. What is depression a response to?

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

W hen I had my first schizophrenic hallucination 61 years ago, I told myself that I was in the privileged position of having the terrifying knowledge of what such a hallucination actually is. I had seen the Light and it was divine. I told myself that this was surely a Beatific Vision. I told myself that this was surely a Beatific Vision.

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