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The Cat Is Out of the Bag

Mad in America

W hen I first saw Laura Delano’s story was being published by Penguin, a major publisher, I knew that we were on the brink of change by way of the public narrative around mental health in the west. Over the next two decades, I cycled through seven psychiatric hospitalizations.

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Using Serum Drug Levels

Psychiatric Times

Finally, it provides documentation to justify why the medication was stopped or increased to off-label dosages, or to explain the clinical appropriateness of the treatment plan to an insurance company or colleague. The Rx Journey and Serum Drug Levels TABLE 2.

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Walking the Line: Navigating Student Mistreatment by Patients

Psychiatric Times

For example, if the patient is in the midst of a health emergency or lacks capacity or the ability to engage in a calm discussion, care of the patient should be the priority. 5 Additional Models While ERASE is a valuable framework, other strategies can also help health care professionals respond to microaggressions. This Is Not Me!”:

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“Dad, Something’s Not Right. I Need Help”: Richard Fee on the Dangers of Adderall

Mad in America

He started working with me at the shop, and I tried to put him on my insurance. Thats when my agent told me,We cant write your insurance because your son is on Vyvanse. His irregular sleep patterns, staying up all nightit all started coming into focus. Eventually, he was placed in a psychiatric hospital and deemed suicidal.

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Treat Systems, Not Symptoms: Defending the Sanity of the Oppressed

Mad in America

1 This burden in mental health systems is paralleled globally, and yet, the WHO estimates that 35 to 50% of individuals in high income countries like the U.S. do not receive mental health care. 2 There is a significant treatment gap coupled with global underfunding in mental health care.

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“There’s No Word for Depression in Zulu”: Inside South Africa’s Mental Health Crisis

Mad in America

R esearch has found South Africa consistently ranks in the bottom three performing countries in terms of global mental health. Photo by tuxone The Mental State of the World Report measures the mental health of internet users only, making it limited in the South African context where close to one-third of the population isnt online.

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Is Public Psychiatry Responding to the Mental Health Crisis or Just “Treating the Chart?”

Mad in America

He was confused, not fully out of the psychotic episode that had landed him in the hospital weeks before. The topic of mental health is on the public’s mind, whether it’s the popularizing of therapy speak, the increased attention paid to severe mental illness and homelessness, or pop psychology advice on TikTok.