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High Suicide Risk Looms After Depression Hospitalization

Study finds alarming spike in suicide risk immediately following hospitalization, urging reforms in mental health care practices.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2024/02/high-suicide-risk-looms-after-depression-hospitalization/

My Lived Experience Helps Others Heal: Working with Families on the Path to Recovery – Mad In America

If one person is struggling, everyone in the family is struggling. Families need support. If one person is struggling, everyone in the family is struggling. Families need support.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2024/02/lived-experience-helps-others-heal-working-with-families/

Empty Metaphors in the “Chemical Imbalance” Myth

Janis H. Jenkins uncovers the cultural dynamics shaping perceptions of mental health treatments, challenging the oversimplified concept of a “chemical imbalance” in psychiatric discourse.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2024/02/challenging-the-empty-metaphors-in-the-chemical-imbalance-myth/

High Suicide Risk Looms After Depression Hospitalization

Study finds alarming spike in suicide risk immediately following hospitalization, urging reforms in mental health care practices.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2024/02/high-suicide-risk-looms-after-depression-hospitalization/

Mental Health Treatment as a Place for Social Engagement

A new study from Brazil challenges conventional mental health practices, advocating for socially sensitive therapy to empower individuals and address systemic inequities.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2024/02/from-individual-to-society-new-insights-on-mental-health-cares-role-in-social-justice/

Reflections on the Silicon Valley Teen Suicides-by-Train: Fifteen Years Later – Mad In America

A psychiatrist and mom reflects on teen suicide clusters in Palo Alto and discusses alternative ways to address adolescent mental health.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2024/02/reflections-on-the-silicon-valley-teen-suicides-by-train-fifteen-years-later/