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How Do Psychiatry Residents Learn Psychopharmacology?

Psychiatric Times

Follow the age-old axiom of “say what you’re going to say, say it, and then say what you said.” Cambridge University Press; 2011 2. Do it slightly differently each time, and preferably with increasing levels of associative limbic cues (humor? References 1. Stahl SM, Davis RL. Best Practices for Medical Educators, 2nd Edition.

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Study: Vitamin D Insufficiency Worsens Sleep Problems in Children with ADHD

ADDitude

April 29, 2025 Vitamin D insufficiency worsens sleep problems in children with ADHD, but it does not directly affect the condition’s symptoms or functional impairments, a recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology found. Nearly three-quarters of children with ADHD experience a sleep problem or disorder.

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Summing up the STAR*D Scandal: The Public was Betrayed, Millions were Harmed, and the Mainstream Media Failed Us All

Mad in America

As such, the scandal now serves as a historical verdict on the ethics of American psychiatry, and by extension, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). “The esteem held by our field in the age of modern medicine rests on the validity of our scientific pursuits.

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The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines: An Interview with David Taylor and Mark Horowitz

Mad in America

Beyond academia, he contributes significantly to public health policy as a member of the United Kingdom’s Department of Transport expert panel that introduced drug-driving regulations. Mark Horowitz is a clinical research fellow in psychiatry at the National Health Service (NHS) in London. I started having trouble sleeping.

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Why Failed Psychiatry Lives On: Its Industrial Complex, Politics, & Technology Worship

Mad in America

Thomas Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) from 2002-2015, acknowledged in 2011, “Whatever we’ve been doing for five de­cades, it ain’t working. adults now takes an antidepressant”; however, Time continued, “Mental health is getting worse by multiple metrics.

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Enlarging the Treatment Lens for Postpartum Depression

Mad in America

No one helped us to understand how the sleep disturbances we experienced could play havoc with our moods. The Office on Women’s Health emphasizes psychosocial causes as being significant in PPD. Kelly Brogan , a holistic women’s health psychiatrist, reports significant concerns about brexanolone.

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Giving Caregivers a Platform: Meagan, Mother of Matt

Mad in America

I knew in October of 2018 that Matt was in trouble during a phone call, when he told me in a cheerful voice that he had been to the ER for “mental health reasons” but was “fine.” In October 2019, during Matt’s move to a new apartment, I observed that Matt was emotionally paralyzed, unable to pack from lack of sleep.