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Study: Rise in ADHD Diagnoses Reflects Greater Education, Not Prevalence

ADDitude

In 2013, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) changed the maximum age of onset from 7 to 12 and added the first-ever qualifier symptoms for ADHD in adulthood. 2 On May 22, the MAHA Commission , spearheaded by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Int J Eat Disord.

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Branding Diseases—How Drug Companies Market Psychiatric Conditions: An Interview with Ray Moynihan

Mad in America

R ay Moynihan is an accomplished health journalist and author who has won several awards for his work. He is known for his use of sharp humor, which can be seen in his mock documentary about a fictional illness called ‘Motivational Deficiency Disorder.’ This applies in the mental illness world and everywhere in medicine.

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Could IPT Be a Treatment Option for Autism?

International Society for Interpersonal Psychother

These positive outcomes also include improved relational functioning, enhanced mentalization abilities, and increased quality of life. It is well established that ASD is linked to difficulties with an ability what Peter Fonagy and colleagues call mentalizing; a cognitive and emotional understanding of human behaviours.

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Integrating Redemption in Psychiatry, Part 3: A Nod to the Late Brian Wilson

Psychiatric Times

Another example in the news was the recent death at age 82 of the well-known musician Brian Wilson, one of the original Beach Boys. In a rare interview in 2006 titled, “Brian Wilson - A Powerful Interview” for Ability Magazine , devoted to connecting authentic disabled talent, Wilson revealed some of what sounds like his redemption.