Mad in America
MAY 9, 2024
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.
Mad in America
JANUARY 25, 2025
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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Mad in America
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
It was written by the MISA news team to provide insight into community mental health initiatives in India. A 2020 study published in Medical Anthropology investigates the realities of community mental health initiatives like task-shifting in India. Kerala is uniquely positioned in the Indian mental health system.
Association for Psychological Science (APS)
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
This naturally disposes us to attribute poverty , misbehavior, and low academic performance not to bad people (to lazy or incompetent dispositions) but to harmful environments. Nor is our reporting on mental health disorders and their treatment, how nature and nurture weave the human fabric, or how language develops.
Roland Bal - Resolving Trauma and PTSD
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Trauma is what perpetuates violence, poverty, wars, and ongoing abuse on a micro and macro level. Trauma is often the cause of many of the chronic health issues that plague our societies. Trauma is at the root of the many mental/emotional disorders that we have today. Trauma is the gateway to addiction. It is actual.
Centre for Mental Health
APRIL 4, 2025
A social worker will ask: have you got food and warmth, is your accommodation okay, are you sleeping well, and could you get more support or benefits? Harris’ story Social workers can be a lifeline for people living with severe mental illness. This makes them just 2% of the mental health services workforce.
Mad in America
MARCH 19, 2024
We were living in poverty with my siblings and life was difficult. The doctor gave me an injection and also placed me on Risperdal, which had side effects such as overeating, excessive sleeping, bloating and agitation. I have also learnt so many things about mental health and my hope for the future has increased.
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