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2000's Mental Health

  • 2000's Mental Health Act

    provided involuntary assessment and treatment of mental health patients while still balancing their rights and freedoms
  • Mad In America Published

    Mad In America published by Robert Whitaker exposed the severity and ignorance of America not completely understanding mental illnesses and how it has effected mental health patients over the decades.
  • Abilify

    Abilidy (medication for schizophrenia) approved
  • Strattera

    Strattera (medication for ADHD for both children and adults) approved
  • Mental Health Atlas

    World Health Organization (WHO) develop atlas for mental health (provides information on new developments in mental health and mental health treatments across the entire globe)
  • Aplezin

    Aplezin (medication for major depressive disorder) approved
  • Mental Health Parity Act

    mental health care is now required to be insured by health insurance and is not allowed to be restricted
  • Edluar

    Edluar (medication for insomnie) approved
  • Mental Health Atlas

    WHO creates another mental health atlas
  • Vraylar

    Vraylar (medication for both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder) approved