Mad in America

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

A fter years of work involving hundreds of people in dozens of countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have released their joint production, Mental Health, Human Rights and Legislation: Guidance and Practice ( WHO/OHCHR , 2023, referred to as the Guidance.

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Mad in America

MAY 12, 2025

My therapy training has played a part; I am now able to step into other peoples frames of reference. Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on our affiliate site, Mad in the UK. It was written by David Hansen, a crisis worker at a person-centred, survivor-led mental health crisis service. Is therapy political?

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Child Mind Intitute

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

At the Child Mind Institute, we are dedicated to understanding how the brain develops and identifying ways we can support children and adolescents in building mental health awareness and resilience. Think of the brain as a network of interconnected pathways. Journaling is like exercising the brains emotional regulation muscles.

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Mad in America

JULY 29, 2024

Mad in America and Mad in the UK are jointly publishing this four-part series on neurodiversity. This third part of this series on Neurodiversity consists of an essay by a therapist who has asked to remain anonymous for fear of the consequences for their job. The series is being archived here. In Part 1 and Part 2 , we—e.g.

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

I will always wonder whether I got worse because of me or because of damage to my brain? T his is all written to the best of my memory. I worked, I had a life. But then I languished on disability for twenty-six years. Dystonia, kidney failure, possibly the hypothyroidism was my lot for serving as a drug whore for psychiatry.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Scuffling whispers echoing in the hall and in my brain halted, followed by a brief but sacred silence. Nevertheless, like USS Arizona and Utah, I lay immobile from what felt like a sneak attack. In the dim quiet of the calculatingly sterile room I was alone, awash with discouragement and sunken in the icy depths of depression.

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The Art of Healing Trauma

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Healing Trauma with Guided Drawing, A Sensorimotor Art Therapy Approach to Bilateral Body Mapping, by Cornelia Elbrecht, is an in-depth instructional textbook for the somatic therapeutic approach Guided Drawing. Based on leading edge understandings about trauma healing and the body (sensorimotor psychotherapy, somatic experiencing, etc.),

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The Art of Healing Trauma

JUNE 25, 2020

When we remember and then begin to do a writing practice about the memory, we are turning on many parts of our brains and awareness to interact with the memory, such as new knowledge, new experiences, and other frames of reference that did not exist when the experience happened.

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Center for Integrative Psychiatry

MAY 26, 2025

Grief is more than just sadness, its a profound emotional experience that can affect your entire body, including your brain. This is sometimes referred to as grief brain fog, and its a real, biological response to emotional trauma. Your brain is under stress during bereavement. Is Memory Loss from Grief Permanent?

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Association for Psychological Science (APS)

MAY 15, 2025

What happens in the brain when impulsive decisions take over? Why do some brains lose control under high arousal, while others stay composed? Why do some brains lose control under high arousal while others stay composed? Why do some people struggle to control their actions when emotions run high? This is Under the Cortex.

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Psychiatric Times

JUNE 12, 2025

Author(s): Joseph F. Goldberg, MD , Stephen M. Stahl, MD, PhD, DSc (Hon) Now more than ever, capturing and scaling the ingredients that make for compelling and impactful teaching for trainees is vital to our future. andrey_orlov/AdobeStock CLINICAL REFLECTIONS Medical education has traversed an evolving path over the past few decades.

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Mad in America

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In the autism criteria section “Deficits in Social Communication,” we notice that the first three criteria refer to a range of symptoms, from the mild and superficial to the profound and entrenched. Editor’s Note: This blog is also being published on our affiliate site, Mad in the UK. Nothing could be further from the truth.

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Mad in America

AUGUST 10, 2024

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Mad in the UK. The author, Catherine Heseltine, is a psychiatric survivor, a mum to three wonderful children and a political activist in London. I want to start my story at the end. This holiday has been amazing. How heaven could possibly be more beautiful than this island I can’t imagine!

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The Anxiety Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Racing thoughts refer to a rapid, continuous stream of mental chatter. Your brain becomes overactive, producing an endless loop of thoughts that often revolve around worry, fear, or worst-case scenarios. Your brain continuously searches for solutions, even when they arent needed. Enjoy today’s podcast friends!

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Child Mind Intitute

MARCH 24, 2025

As many as 50 percent of kids with intellectual developmental disorder (often referred to as intellectual disability, intellectual and developmental disability, or IDD) are estimated to also have a mental health disorder, with anxiety and depression being the most common. Others may have IDD as a result of a brain injury or epilepsy.

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Mad in America

JANUARY 8, 2025

But my lived experience goes back to childhoodIve dealt with trauma, major depression, suicide attempts, some addiction problems, and night terrors. B ecky Brasfield has emerged as a formidable advocate for change in the complex landscape of mental health care.A The transcript below has been edited for length and clarity.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Basis for a Hypothesis Most patients referred to me were already on an antidepressant, often their third or fourth or more. This strategy was so often helpful I used to hope that the next referred patient would be on an antidepressant, giving me at least one strategy to offer. That’s clearly one factor. Yet not everyone.

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Center for Integrative Psychiatry

JUNE 2, 2025

Mental health is more than just brain chemistry, its deeply intertwined with your biology, lifestyle, and environment. To find and fix the root cause of distress, what many practitioners refer to as root cause psychiatry. This is where functional psychiatry steps in. It doesnt stop at the diagnosisit digs deeper.

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Clear Behavioral Health

APRIL 9, 2025

Environmental Factors: Experiences of trauma or adversity, such as abuse or neglect, can magnify behavioral health challenges for teenagers. Navigating the teen years can come with a unique set of challenges, from hormonal changes to the wish for self-identity and acceptance [1]. Call us today to get started. Call us today to get started.

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Clear Behavioral Health

MARCH 28, 2025

Understanding Addiction as a Medical Condition Addiction is a brain disorder, which is chronic and characterized by compulsive substance seeking even with adverse consequences. Whether it be alcohol, illicit substances, or prescription drugs, when you develop a substance dependence , your brain chemistry begins to change.

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Kids Mental Health Info

MAY 13, 2015

From from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry : “Conduct disorder” refers to a group of repetitive and persistent behavioral and emotional problems in youngsters. Special education may be needed for youngsters with learning disabilities. Learn more about Conduct Disorder at the AACAP’s website, below.

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ADDitude

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Epigenetics refers to the study of the biological processes that regulate gene activity during our lifetime, and the array of factors that can impact it. These are among the exciting possibilities associated with epigenetic research. Yet, genetic influences are less fixed than one might think.

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Zencare

JANUARY 23, 2025

Unf*ck Your Brain by Faith G. Harper Ever feel like your brain is working against you? Dr. Faith Harper gets it and shes here with no-nonsense advice to help you tackle anxiety, depression, and all the other ways your brain might freak out. Ive done trauma therapy in the past, but this is what worked for me.

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Solara Mental Health

MAY 11, 2022

Flashbacks can be triggered by loud noises, references, and other situations that strongly remind them of past events. The brain is often capable of protecting individuals from the full effects of experiencing trauma, in the moment. However, it is important that service animal assistance is combined with other treatment options.

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Center for Integrative Psychiatry

JANUARY 28, 2025

Their primary role is to address mental health concerns, such as anxiety, depression, or trauma. For example: Gut-Brain Axis: The gut microbiome influences mood and cognitive function. Can you refer me to a dietitian or nutritionist? Can Therapists Provide Dietary Advice? When Can a Therapist Talk About Diet?

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Zencare

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Robbins is well known for her tough love attitude that supports people in their relationships, career, personal development and overall leads to more thriving in their lives. The Let Them theory is generally popular among therapists as a simple phrase to describe the complexity of setting boundaries and prioritizing the self. Lets break it down.

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Association for Psychological Science (APS)

MAY 29, 2025

Host zge Grcanl Fischer-Baum is joined by Jessica Fritz from Osnabruck University, and Marilyn Piccirillo from the Rutgers Addiction Research Center and Brain Health Institute, who are among the coauthors of a new article published in Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science. Thank you so much for the invite.

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Clear Behavioral Health

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Related: What Alcohol Does to Your Brain Long-Term Health Risks When drinking for a long period of time, you risk developing an alcohol use disorder. If you are concerned about your drinking or have even a slight suspicion that it might be getting out of hand, you might be in whats called the gray area.

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Mad in America

MAY 28, 2025

BIND refers to a range of symptoms that can develop while actively using a benzo or while tapering off of it and/or persist long after someone stops taking benzodiazepines. When they stopped taking these pills, they found themselves blindsidedplunged into the horrors of a chemical brain injury that impacts the mind and body.

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Mad in America

AUGUST 5, 2024

Editor’s Note: Mad in the UK and Mad in America are jointly publishing this four-part series on neurodiversity. The series was edited by Mad in the UK editors, and authored by John Cromby and Lucy Johnstone (with part three written by an anonymous contributor). The series is being archived here.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

She earned a PhD in English literature at the University of Maryland, College Park. She now teaches a course on U.S. history at Mount St. Mary’s University. It was named a New York Times Editors’ Pick and will be the focus of our conversation today. She lives in Hanover, Pennsylvania. The transcript below has been edited for length and clarity.

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Mad in America

MAY 17, 2025

However, mental disorders are not concrete things that can be found with a brain scanner or treated with medication like a bacterial infection with antibiotics. It is now common knowledge that there is no reliable biological test, or biomarker, for any of the hundreds of disorders in the DSM-5. I assume that our mind is embodied, yes.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In my last piece , I wrote about various neuro-rehab therapies I engaged in with Dr. J, the functional brain injury specialist, and that there came a point when my husband and I knew we’d reached the end of what medical science could offer me. I sat down to write this article with the experience of severe akathisia fresh in my mind.

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Mad in America

MAY 20, 2025

Epigenetics refers to the way external factors, such as trauma or stress, can alter the expression of genes without changing the genetic code itself. Epigenetics refers to the way external factors, such as trauma or stress, can alter the expression of genes without changing the genetic code itself. Dont get too emotional.

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Mad in America

AUGUST 28, 2024

Her work is deeply informed by her lived experiences surviving complex trauma, psychosis, and an autoimmune disease. Her work is deeply informed by her lived experiences surviving complex trauma, psychosis, and an autoimmune disease. This has led her to bridge critical neuroscience communities with the mad movement.

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Mad in America

MARCH 6, 2025

T his historical record of Oregons first state hospital, the Oregon State Insane Asylum, from its opening in 1883 until the mid-1950s, will focus on the experiences of patients there. This is in contrast with the typical chronological history of who served as superintendent, for how long, the date new buildings were opened and other such changes.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 21, 2023

H ow can psychiatry maintain its authority and influence despite its repeated scientific failures and lack of progress—now even acknowledged by key members of the psychiatric establishment and the mainstream media? In 2023, Time reported , “About one in eight U.S. As of late 2022, just 31% of U.S.

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