Mad in America

JANUARY 4, 2025

As such, the scandal now serves as a historical verdict on the ethics of American psychiatry, and by extension, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). This ongoing failure can be traced back to the publication of DSM-III in 1980, when American psychiatry adopted a disease model for categorizing and treating mental disorders.

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ADDitude

APRIL 28, 2025

Magnesium can help with neurotransmitter regulation and hormonal fluctuations; the recommended daily dose is 320 to 500 mg, also in divided doses throughout the day. In the luteal phase, calcium levels drop in most women, and I suggest a daily dose of 900 to 1,200 mg, broken down to 300 to 500 mg throughout the day.

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Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

I didn’t know Wallace was a poster boy for antidepressant withdrawal because I didn’t know that antidepressant withdrawal was common, or that I would be experiencing it myself and understanding firsthand the hellish bodily and mental feelings that make one long for death, for everything to stop. There are no studies, not yet.

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Lawyers with Depression

DECEMBER 3, 2023

An international trainer of mental health professionals, Dr. Wehrenberg coaches people with anxiety via the internet and phone. Shes a frequent contributor to the award-winning magazine, Psychotherapy Networker and she blogs on depression for the magazine Psychology Today. The first part is genetics.

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