Tag: mad in America

Institutional Forces Eroding Compassion in Mental Health Services

Jail and mental wards are very similar.

Increasing funding and organizational support while fostering reflexivity and de-emphasizing biomedical models can improve compassion in mental healthcare.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/08/institutional-forces-eroding-compassion-in-mental-health-services/

Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 10: Anxiety Disorders – Mad In America

Peter Gøtzsche discusses psychotherapy versus drugs as the preferred treatment for anxiety, panic attacks, and OCD.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/08/critical-psychiatry-textbook-chapter-10/

Psychiatric Journals’ Pro-Pharma Bias Hides Antidepressant Risks

I’m so glad that MIA is publishing these facts …

Selective publication bias in top psychiatric journals was not explained by the quality of the studies, but by financial ties to pharma.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/08/psychiatry-journals-pro-pharma-publication-bias-hides-suicide-risk-of-antidepressants/

Psychiatry’s Control-Freak Medical Model Versus Healing and Healers – Mad In America

Following psychiatry’s failures, a sane society would not give it increased status and power. But we worship technologies of control.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/08/psychiatrys-control-freak/

The Media’s False Narrative About Depression Pills, Suicides, and Saving Lives – Mad In America

So damn glad to see Mad in America explore and expose the very insane world of psychiatry and chemicals to treat the mind, body , and spirit FAILE .

The numbers reported are no doubt low, due to under reporting . No autopsy, no findings .

When the media tell of a serious harm of a psychiatric drug, they follow a standard script, including that they must also praise the drug.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/08/media-false-narrative-depression-pills/

Trading Symptom for Significance: Existential Psychology Finds Meaning in Mental Distress

Existential positive psychology offers a new integrative framework through which to conceptualize and treat psychological distress.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/08/trading-symptom-for-significance-existential-psychology-finds-meaning-in-mental-distress/

Courts’ Reliance on Interpersonal Influence Affects Individuals with Psychosocial Disabilities

Researchers reveal the often-overlooked impact of interpersonal relationships on court decisions, affecting the rights and autonomy of those with psychosocial disabilities.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/08/relationships-and-rights-how-courts-hidden-reliance-on-interpersonal-influence-affects-individuals-with-psychosocial-disabilities/

Busting the Deinstitutionalization Myth: We Actually Have More Beds Than Ever Before – Mad In America

Has not been too much difference in the jail or the institution as far a mentally ill. Remember Senator Deed’s son ? No bed for him, led to his death , unnecessarily.

New data upends common beliefs about asylum closures, deinstitutionalization, and rates of psychiatric coercion.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/08/busting-deinstitutionalization-myth/

The “Dazed and Confused” Generation | The New Yorker

Totally agree, and I’ll get back and discuss my experiences as a young baby boomer ..asap😘

People my age are described as baby boomers, but our experiences call for a different label altogether.
— Read on www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-dazed-and-confused-generation