By Deborah Farmer Kris — 2020
With families around the world spending unprecedented amounts of time in close quarters – and under varying degrees of stress – emotions can run high.
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Can neurodiversity proponents keep the notion of mental pathology?
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Demand from patients seeking help for their mental illnesses has led to underground use in a way that parallels black markets in the AIDS pandemic. This underground use has been most perilous for people of color, who face greater stigma and legal risks due to the War on Drugs.
If the threats we encounter are extreme, persistent, or frequent, we become too sensitized, overreacting to minor challenges and sometimes experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.