Mad in the World Network. Building up a global movement to catalyze a paradigm shift in the understanding and treatment of emotional distress.
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From Mad in Canada: Ideally, there would be publicly funded voluntary respite services for people experiencing psychosis and other forms of severe emotional distress where they could be kept safe and medical causes could be ruled out. madinamerica.com/2026/01/wha…
Mad in Sweden: For the first time, some of the world's largest food companies are being sued for their role in a growing public health crisis. San Francisco is taking legal action against companies behind ultra-processed foods. madinamerica.com/2026/01/his…
From Mad in Deutschland: "Today is my birthday. My first birthday since the beginning of "the disaster", as I call what I describe below. I spent the 36th in an incredible hell. It was the hell of a nine-month acute acathisia." madinamerica.com/2026/01/i-s…
Mad in Puerto Rico: The report opens by pointing out that, although efforts have been made to attend to the emotional well-being of people who study or work in medicine, the suicide rate has remained the same for years, without increasing or decreasing. madinamerica.com/2025/12/sui…
From Mad in South Asia: New Study examines the prevalence of caste-based discrimination in India, why mainstream psychology often fails to capture these realities, and proposes a model for understanding and promoting demarginalization. madinamerica.com/2025/12/cas…
From Mad in Ireland: Another particularly egregious example is in relation to the new term contained with the draft mental health bill that involuntary treatment can be administered if it is “likely to benefit” someone.madinamerica.com/2025/12/men…
Mad in Italy: The concept of neurodivergence was born in the 1990s to enhance cognitive diversity and counter the pathologization of differences. Today, however, its diffusion in clinical and media language has created ambiguity: madinamerica.com/2025/12/neu…
Mad in the Netherlands: Twenty-four hours a day, your cells are engaged in renewal. About 90% of a cell's energy is used under normal conditions to build new proteins and form new DNA and RNA. madinamerica.com/2025/12/9-t…
From Mad in Sweden: To study this, the researchers developed a method that combines precision measurement of the brain's response to different sounds with machine learning - which makes it possible to "see" which melodies the brain directs its attention to.madinamerica.com/2025/12/mus…
From Mad in Norway: The biopsychosocial model is necessary for good treatment, but the balance has shifted toward psychological treatment models.” This is the exact opposite of the change called for by the WHO and others. madinamerica.com/2025/12/if-…
From Mad in Mexico: A historical-materialistic look at trauma, especially the complex, could be the equivalent of the psychosocial look at trauma in the eighties and nineties: a window to address pain in a complex way.madinamerica.com/2025/12/tra…
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A new study in Northern Ireland shows that extrafamilial violence, such as bullying and community violence, is a powerful predictor of adult mental health problems.
By Richard Sears
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From Mad in the UK: How are trauma and trust connected? Trauma can have a lasting impact on trust. Post-traumatic events seem to make trust feel risky. Trauma triggers fear. The traumatised person feels at risk of being retraumatised. madinamerica.com/2025/12/the…
From Mad in Puerto Rico: After two decades of seeking support for his mental health, John Zook ended up being killed by the police, reflecting the abandonment of a failed system. madinamerica.com/2025/12/the…
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MIA is excited to announce Mad in Deutschland has joined the Mad in the World! Their website has just launched at madindeutschland.org. Check out all the Mad in the World affiliates on madinamerica.com, with top journalism rethinking psychiatric care around the world!
From Mad in Brasil: Adam Urato reinforced the concern, presenting data from studies that associate the use of antidepressants in pregnant women with complications such as miscarriages, low baby weight at birth and higher risk of neonatal hospitalizations." madinamerica.com/2025/11/int…
Mad in Finland: Information in Finnish about the phenomenon of hearing voices has been long needed. The authors wanted to put together an information package that would be useful for those who hear voices, their loved ones and health professionals. madinamerica.com/2025/11/hea…
Mad in Sweden: Malin Granat, an assistant nurse, tells how she was forcibly medicated with strong antipsychotic drugs for several years - despite a documented Lyme disease infection and without ever having been psychotic. Her story raises questions. madinamerica.com/2025/11/i-w…
Mad in Norway: It seems like psychiatric drugs are being prescribed over the counter. But the road back to a drug-free life can be both long and painful. The Withdrawal Network offers support and knowledge along the way. madinamerica.com/2025/10/est…
From Mad in Mexico: The work Abstinence Kit by Jessica Fairfax Hirst is part of the 31st National Biennial of Visual Arts of the Dominican Republic, which takes place at the Museum of Modern Art in Santo Domingo until December 17. madinamerica.com/2025/10/wit…