Mad in America

MARCH 21, 2025

O n March 19, Viking Press published Laura Delanos memoir: Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance. While a number of writers have published memoirs telling of harm that stemmed from a psychiatric diagnosis and treatment with psychiatric drugs, this is a book, precisely because it is being published by a major publisher, that appears certain to gain major media attention, which has been lacking for other memoirs that told of harm.

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NPR - Mental Health

MARCH 23, 2025

First Corinthian Baptist Church founded a separate nonprofit that employs therapists to bring mental health care to a community where stigma remains a high barrier to healing. (Image credit: Jos A. Alvarado Jr.

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Critical Psychiatry

MARCH 20, 2025

In a reply to a letter from Peter Gtzsche, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ( MHRA ) has made clear that it has no current plans to remove the references to chemical imbalance in the Patient Information Leaflets (PILs) of antidepressants (see reply ). A reply to a freedom of information request has helped to clarify the history of the introduction of this term into such PILS.

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The New York Times -- Mental Health

MARCH 22, 2025

Married to Gov. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts, she became a proponent of electroshock therapy after unsuccessful treatments for alcoholism and depression.

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Psychiatry News -- Science Daily

MARCH 21, 2025

A new study has analyzed and compared the fatty acids in the blood of individuals with schizophrenia, of those with cannabis use disorder and of those with both diagnoses, with the aim of shedding light on new biomarkers and improving the understanding of the biological relationship between the two disorders. The study also offers a powerful tool for identifying new biomarkers.

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Mad in America

MARCH 22, 2025

T oday there is a substantial body of evidence that antidepressants worsen the long-term course of depression, a conclusion that deserves to be known by a global population and derives, in large part, from papers published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. It was in 1994 that the editor-in-chief of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics , Giovanni Fava, raised this concern , and for the next thirty years his journal provided a home for research and essays that collectively provided a sobering narra

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Psychiatric Times

MARCH 24, 2025

Given that individual differences exist regarding the effects of brain injury and gaps persist in the treatment continuum, challenges arise in treating individuals with acquired brain injury. Addressing these challenges can improve patient outcomes.

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Association for Psychological Science (APS)

MARCH 20, 2025

Quick Take The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is often criticized for the way it categorizes mental illnesses. New approaches, such as the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology, organize mental illnesses on a spectrum rather than in discrete diagnoses. Individuals day-to-day fluctuations in symptoms are also being given more consideration with new methods for taking frequent measurements.

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The New York Times -- Mental Health

MARCH 20, 2025

If I acted on a date like a girl who has a healthy relationship with food, could I become her?

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Mad in America

MARCH 20, 2025

T he Scientific Revolution of the 16 th and 17 th centuries released a flood of empirical skepticism across the globe, diluting trust in religious ideology that had been dominating Western Civilization for centuries. The revolution ushered in the birth of modern sciences such as chemistry, biology, and anatomy. These new methods of understanding the world used careful observation and measurement to develop general scientific laws that describe and predict natural phenomena without resorting to r

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NPR - Mental Health

MARCH 19, 2025

NPR readers of different belief systems share the poignant rituals that make them feel close to their spirituality. For some, it's poetry and gardening, for others, it's meditation and community.

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Psychiatry News -- Science Daily

MARCH 21, 2025

Almost half of patients diagnosed with depression classify as being 'treatment-resistant' as new research suggests that many don't respond to multiple antidepressant options.

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Association for Psychological Science (APS)

MARCH 24, 2025

Image above: James Pennebaker is a social psychologist and upcoming president of APS. Photo by Marsha Miller James Pennebaker has always been curious about people. He went to Eckerd College as an undergraduate in 1970 with the intention of eventually going to law school, but psychology quickly diverted his attention. There was something about it, especially social psychology, that intrigued me because it addressed why do we behave the way we do?

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Psychiatric Times

MARCH 20, 2025

Residents and early career psychiatrists are concerned about the state of psychiatry.

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Mad in America

MARCH 24, 2025

A recent study on the SSRI antidepressant vilazodone (VLZ) found it to be neurotoxic to mothers and to the fetus during pregnancy, negatively impacting outcomes across a wide variety of body systems. Although this study was performed on rats, it adds to a large body of research on the impact of psychiatric drugs in human pregnancy. In particular, human studies have found antidepressant use in pregnancy linked to poor outcomes for babies, including neonatal withdrawal syndrome.

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NPR - Mental Health

MARCH 20, 2025

Experts demystify the science of awkwardness and explain how to reduce the emotional intensity of mortifying flashbacks (like that one time you called your teacher "Mommy").

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Psychiatry News -- Science Daily

MARCH 20, 2025

An international team has identified associations between modifications in the placenta and the risk of developing schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression disorder.

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The Anxiety Guy

MARCH 24, 2025

In this episode of The Anxiety Guy Podcast , we uncover the five types of rest crucial for anxiety and burnout, and nervous system regulation. Anxiety isnt just stressits depletion. Without proper rest, your body stays trapped in fight-or-flight mode … Why Resting the Right Way Matters for Anxiety Recovery Not all rest is equal. You may be getting physical rest but neglecting mental or sensory needs.

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Psychiatric Times

MARCH 21, 2025

Legislative and legal realities at the state and federal levels are difficult to navigate even for seasoned practitioners, and are beyond the knowledge of most families.

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Mad in America

MARCH 25, 2025

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on our affiliate site, Mad in Ireland. It was written by Mark McCollum, a project worker at the Lifford Clonleigh Resource Centre and human rights advocate. M ental health services in Ireland, like many parts of the world, are often criticised for being overly medicalised, underfunded, and detached from the communities they aim to serve.

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NPR - Mental Health

MARCH 25, 2025

What would you do if you had more hours in a day? Here's how to carve out time for your interests and passions even when you have a lot of responsibilities.

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The New York Times -- Mental Health

MARCH 19, 2025

Even people who have been diagnosed dont always spot inaccuracies or generalizations about the condition in the social media posts, research suggests.

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Global News - Mental Health News

MARCH 20, 2025

Former Humboldt Bronco turned mental health advocate, Tyler Smith, took to the stage on Thursday to talk about mental health awareness and work on reducing stigma.

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Association for Psychological Science (APS)

MARCH 24, 2025

Gemma Sharp presents at the Centre for Appearance Research’s Appearance Matters Conference in Bristol, England, June 2024. Professor and 2025 APS Janet Taylor Spence Award recipient Gemma Sharp leads the Body Image & Eating Disorders Research Program at The University of Queensland. The Observer asked Sharp a few questions about her research, her career, and her goals for the future.

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The Mental Elf

MARCH 20, 2025

In her debut blog (and the Mental Elf's first body-focused repetitive behaviours blog), Mallory Moore summarises a systematic review investigating whether internalised stigma can predict depression. The post The inescapable role of stigma in driving depression and distress appeared first on National Elf Service.

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NPR - Mental Health

MARCH 20, 2025

Americans will likely wager 3 billion dollars on March Madness this year -- legally. Since a 2018 Supreme Court decision deregulated it, 38 states have legalized gambling. Experts say we are only beginning to understand the implications of this change to legal gambling to peoples mental health -- and warn its dangers are not well understood.

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The New York Times -- Mental Health

MARCH 23, 2025

They were two troubled young men, hurtling toward an atrocity. One was the grandson of a Holocaust survivor.

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Psychiatric Times

MARCH 20, 2025

Check out new data from the long-term, open-label KINECT 4 study on Ingrezza capsules for the treatment of tardive dyskinesia.

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Department of Psychiatry News

MARCH 25, 2025

Two researchers in the Department of Psychiatry contributed to key government reports on mental health for MPs and other policy makers.

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The Mental Elf

MARCH 20, 2025

Nicholas Donnelly considers a recent Brazilian randomised controlled trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy versus Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia. The post Time to ACT for insomnia? New trial finds possible alternative to CBTi appeared first on National Elf Service.

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NPR - Mental Health

MARCH 26, 2025

Older men can find themselves isolated after retirement. Volunteer groups like Grandpas United are good for both physical and mental health.

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The New York Times -- Mental Health

MARCH 21, 2025

Laura Delano se alej de los tratamientos psicotrpicos que definieron parte de su juventud. Ahora espera crear una hoja de ruta que otros puedan seguir. Los profesionales consideran los riesgos.

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Psychiatric Times

MARCH 19, 2025

Alzamend announced a late 2025 initiation for the phase 2 clinical study of AL001, a novel lithium-delivery system for the treatment of patients with major depressive disorder.

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Chipur

MARCH 19, 2025

Her 22-year-old daughter told her shes been hearing strange voices for about a week. She was stunned, but maintained her composure. After the conversation and a hug, she reached for her tablet. In seconds she began her search: What are hallucinations? The post What are hallucinations? I need to know appeared first on Chipur.

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The Mental Elf

MARCH 24, 2025

Sofiia Karnatska blogs on a systematic review of PTSD in autistic individuals, which provides some useful insights about effective assessment and treatment of PTSD in autism. The post Diagnostic overshadowing in PTSD and autism: what do we know about trauma in ASD? appeared first on National Elf Service.

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ADDitude

MARCH 21, 2025

March 21, 2025 Music exerts powerful, and largely positive, forces on the brain regions responsible for decision-making, memory, mood, and comprehension, according to decades of research. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 But what types of music work best for individuals with ADHD? Two new studies suggest that stimulating music, and specifically songs with strong, targeted amplitude modulations, promotes attention and improves cognition in adults with ADHD symptoms.

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