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Behind the Smiles: Mental Health in South Korea’s High-Pressure Society

Mad in America

As a Doctor of Korean Medicine who helps patients taper off long-term psychotropic medication, I see the cracks in the system every daypatients who were placed on antidepressants, sleeping pills, or antipsychotics decades ago and never given a clear path to recovery. Psychiatric institutions are increasing rapidly across the country.

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Healing from Within: Trauma Therapy for Women Who’ve Been Told They’re ‘Too Sensitive’

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Healing from Within: Trauma Therapy for Women Who’ve Been Told They’re ‘Too Sensitive’ Have you ever been told that you’re “too sensitive”? The combination of trauma and sensitivity presents unique challenges.

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MPS Members Actively Taking New Patients: Appointments Within 1-2 Weeks

The Maryland Psychiatric Society

To facilitate appointments for the expanding number of people seeking behavioral health treatment during the pandemic, the MPS has compiled the following list of psychiatrists with immediate availability. There are many other psychiatrists taking new patients within 3-4 weeks. Please click here for our Find A Psychiatrist search tool.

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MPS Members Actively Taking New Patients: Appointments Within 1-2 Weeks

The Maryland Psychiatric Society

To facilitate appointments for the expanding number of people seeking behavioral health treatment during the pandemic, the MPS has compiled the following list of psychiatrists with immediate availability. There are many other psychiatrists taking new patients within 3-4 weeks. Please click here for our Find A Psychiatrist search tool.

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Teralyn Sell and Jenn Schmitz: Breaking Out of the Prison of Prescribing and Finding the Freedom of Therapy

Mad in America

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. Listen to the audio of the interview here.

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Blindsided by Benzos: Had I Known

Mad in America

T here exists a class of medications, prescribed to millions of Americans, that is slowly eroding our mental and physical health. Sleep Disturbances: Insomnia or excessive sleepiness. mg of Ativan (generic version: lorazepam) by a psychiatrist for sleep problems. Recovery time is uncertain.

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Modern Psychiatry and the Human Soul and Spirit: Is Our Freedom at Stake?

Mad in America

To be a doctor aiming to practice the art of healing is almost impossible today due to the power of big pharma and insurance companies. Psychiatric medications serve to suppress and disempower individuals from claiming and digesting their own traumas and global sufferings. Is it not our responsibility to look deeper and ask, “Why?”