Why Do Only Some People Experience Severe Antidepressant Withdrawal? – Mad In America

Sensitivity to or allergic to these RX is a “vulnerability”

Much of the vulnerability to antidepressant withdrawal may be related not to bipolar disorder, but a trait called “bipolarity.”
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/11/why-some-antidepressant-withdrawal/

Yale Researchers Propose Epistemic Justice as Key to Mental Health System Overhaul

Rebecca Miller and Anthony Pavlo from Yale University School of Medicine apply the concept of epistemic justice to advocate for a system that values the lived experiences and knowledge of service users.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/11/yale-researchers-propose-epistemic-justice-as-key-to-mental-health-system-overhaul/

Therapists Embrace Uncertainty to Foster Deeper Recovery from Psychosis, Study Finds

Study reveals clinicians’ positive experiences with recovery-oriented psychotherapy for psychosis.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/11/therapists-embrace-uncertainty-to-foster-deeper-recovery-from-psychosis-study-finds/

10 Life Lessons I Learned as a Psychiatric Nurse – and Patient – Fabled Society

Often I am asked about how I went from being a psychiatric patient and homeless drug addict to being a registered nurse and a supervisor at some of these facilities. While there is no magical answer to that question, there certainly have been some valuable life lessons learned along the way. These are 10 of the…
— Read on fabledsociety.com/2023/11/10/__trashed-2/

My Chronic Illness Was Misdiagnosed as ‘Mental Illness’ – Mad In America

Physically ill and suffering folks are being misdiagnosed with ‘mental illness’ and sent to psychiatrists instead of doctors who can help them. Physically ill and suffering folks are being misdiagnosed with ‘mental illness’ and sent to psychiatrists instead of doctors who can help them.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/11/chronic-illness-misdiagnosed-as-mental-illness/

Therapists Embrace Uncertainty to Foster Deeper Recovery from Psychosis, Study Finds

Study reveals clinicians’ positive experiences with recovery-oriented psychotherapy for psychosis.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/11/therapists-embrace-uncertainty-to-foster-deeper-recovery-from-psychosis-study-finds/

Why is Lived Experience Inclusion Essential to Mental Healthcare? Philosophers Weigh In

Roy Dings and Şerife Tekin argue for an enactive affordance-based framework in mental health care that integrates the subjective knowledge of lived experience with professional knowledge.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/11/why-is-lived-experience-inclusion-essential-to-mental-healthcare-philosophers-weigh-in/

College Students Conflicted Over Accessibility and Inhumanity of Mental Health Apps

Study finds college students are increasingly pushed toward mental health apps but they remain wary of further disconnection.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/11/college-students-conflicted-over-accessibility-and-inhumanity-of-mental-health-apps/

The Challenge of Presenting Antidepressant Risks and Benefits – Mad In America

Two goals are in direct conflict for doctors around antidepressant prescriptions: fully informed consent versus maximizing placebo value.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/11/challenge-antidepressant-risks-benefits/