Tag Archives: psychiatry
How We Treat Each Other Changes Who We Are
I often say “How we treat each other changes who we are,” but what does that mean? The way we treat one another shapes our health, both physically and mentally. If more people understood this, it could revolutionize not just how … Continue reading
The Yo-Yo Trajectory of Hell: Standard Treatment for PTSD
Standard Treatment Hell For many survivors of trauma, the journey through standard PTSD treatment is an endless cycle of frustration, pain, and betrayal. Despite the widespread acknowledgment of trauma’s role in mental health, conventional treatments often fail to address the … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health, PTSD, Uncategorized
Tagged American Psychiatric Association, Community, compassion, ComplexPTSD, connection, CPTSD, Empathy, iatrogenic, interpersonal neurobiology, IPNB, MedicalPTSD, Medicine, Mental Health, MPTSD, psychiatric hospital, psychiatry, Psychology, PTSD, Regulation, standard treatment
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Why an Increase in Mental Health Workers Won’t Solve Our Crisis
The U.S. is reportedly experiencing a significant shortage of mental health professionals, affecting over 150 million people in shortage areas, and projected to worsen. The shortage severely limits access to care, particularly in rural and low-income communities, where Medicaid recipients … Continue reading
The Psychiatric Workforce Crisis: Meeting a Real Need or Fueling the Industry?
According to the Columbia University Department of Psychiatry, a growing need for psychiatrists is becoming critical, especially in rural areas where access to mental health care is limited. The U.S. is projected to face a shortage of up to 21,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health
Tagged Behavioral Health, industry, market, Mental Health, mental illness industry, psychiatrist, psychiatry
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Burnout on the Picket Line: A Call for Revolutionary Change in Mental Health Care
Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers have entered their second week of striking. The strike involves psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, and therapists who provide mental health services to Kaiser’s 4.8 million members. The union seeks better staffing levels, pay parity with … Continue reading
From Pathology to Relationship: IPNB Insights into the Medicalization of Social Issues
The medicalization of social issues like addiction and mental health, backed by industrial interests, shifts focus from systemic inequality to biological explanations, depoliticizing the true causes of widespread despair, as it causes further harm and even kills. In the Jacobin … Continue reading
“Victim Mentality” Explained
Unless referring to the machinations of narcissists, who victimize others and pretend they’re the victims, “victim mentality” is a term coined and used by those who actually want to blame the victimized for speaking up about their abuse experience. This … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health
Tagged Mental Health, psychiatry, Psychology, victim, victim mentality
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The Behavioral Health Industry Fails Us
Very few providers are qualified to treat people who suffer from Developmental Trauma. Uninformed medical and psychiatric professionals often cause further harm when they’re giving us their best, but it’s not wholly their fault. The entire power structure of the … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare, Trauma
Tagged interpersonal neurobiology, IPNB, Mental Health, psychiatry, Psychology, PTSD, Relational Neuroscience, therapy, well-being
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