Yearly Archives: 2019

As 2019 begins, we at Mad in America are looking forward to continuing to broaden our efforts to provide informational and educational resources that will help our society "rethink psychiatry." The start of the New Year also provides us with an opportunity to look back and tally up our efforts in 2018.

From The Sacramento Bee: The California DOE found "sufficient evidence" in a preliminary inspection that the school violated multiple state rules regarding restraints.

Practitioners and public leaders identify methods and barriers for integrating those diagnosed with mental health issues into community life.

When we eliminated his last psychotropic prescription, it was as if my father came back from the dead. All of the monster-like qualities that we thought were severe symptoms of his dementia have practically disappeared. We’ve found ourselves questioning whether he has dementia at all.

From MilitaryTimes.com: Of $6.2 million set aside for suicide prevention media outreach in fiscal 2018, only $57,000 — less than 1 percent — was actually used.

Researchers challenge the recommendation of starting two antidepressants simultaneously to increase preventative effects against suicide.

The roots of modern psychiatry go back to the Age of Enlightenment when madness was reduced by scientists to an ‘object’ of mind — an object which could be studied, analysed, and as some of them claim, even understood. Not only does psychiatry deprive madness of its mystery, it also makes it extremely boring. But madness is never boring, and shouldn't be.

Historical, current, and potential future complexities of cognitive assessment; a longstanding, controversial fixture in schools throughout the United States.

A new study has found that the three most commonly-used dementia screening measures often misdiagnose patients.

Simple changes such as keeping a calm home environment, limiting media distractions and enrolling your child in sports will help a child who is inattentive or having problems focusing on his or her school work. They are also useful for any child and can even prevent inattentiveness in an ever-more-distracting world.

From Okayplayer: Twenty-four years ago, The Notorious B.I.G. laid the blueprint for rappers on how to rap about the trauma they’ve experienced.