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Fighting Forced Treatment in Court: A Victory is to Be Celebrated

Mad in America

Many doctors gradually realize how our health care system does not bring people to health but keeps many in a cycle of chronic disease. In the state of Wisconsin where I live it is very difficult to get off a mental health commitment. The counties fight tooth and nail to keep people in the system. Across the St.

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Understanding Substance Use Disorder (SUD)

My Psychiatry

Nicotine : Found in tobacco products, leading to addiction and health issues. Cannabis : While legal in some areas, it can still lead to problematic use. Experiencing legal issues related to substance use. Physical and Emotional Indicators Changes in appetite or sleep patterns. Unexplained weight loss or gain.

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

Mad in America

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. This scenario in public psychiatry settings is, unfortunately, a familiar one.

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Justice for the Mind: The Mental Health Crisis Among Indian Lawyers

Lawyers with Depression

This is a guest blog from attorney, Amarbir Singh Shergill , a Private Legal Practitioner in the Honble Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh, India since 2019. The Indian legal system, festered with rewards for the privileged and resourceful, amplifies this harsh reality. He earned his B.A.LLB (Hons.)

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

Lightwork

The Impact of Trauma on Women’s Mental Health Women experience and process trauma differently than men, with distinct neurobiological and psychological responses. This is supported by research, which indicates that women’s brains respond differently to traumatic experiences, leading to various long-term health issues.

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The Patient-Enemy: How Derrida Helps Explain Psychiatry’s Cruelty and Care

Mad in America

Such patients have enough social and mental quirks to merit permanent custodial care.” Given that the patient is in severe distress, he is unlikely able to satisfy all of the institutional requirements (waking/sleeping on time, attending groups, engaging politely with staff etc). As such, we see Derrida’s strange paradox.

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Psychiatric Butchery: What I’ve Seen at a Homeless Shelter for Women with Children

Mad in America

I asked another employee what was wrong and the response was shes mentally ill. It was always assumed to be the childs supposed mental illness. Yet they laude legal poisons that make the side effects of street drugs look like candy bars. We stayed in the observation area of the mental ward. She liked my hair.