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Call for Nominations 2022-23

Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (ABMR)

NOMINATION PERIOD NOW OPEN The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, November 1, 2022. The ABMR Executive Committee solicits nominations for new members each year. Please consider nominating a colleague who you think would make outstanding contributions to the Academy. Help us grow!

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NY Times Finally Figures out ADHD Critics May be Onto Something

Mad in America

From The New York Times : “From 2012 to 2022, the total number of prescriptions for stimulants to treat A.D.H.D. increased in the United States by 58 percent. Although the prescription rate is highest among boys ages 10 to 14, the real growth market today for stimulant medication is adults.

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Behind the Smiles: Mental Health in South Korea’s High-Pressure Society

Mad in America

in 2022, reflecting a trend that continues to rise year after year. According to national health statistics, the total number of ADHD patients in South Korea more than doubled in just four yearsfrom 60,909 in 2018 to 149,272 in 2022. The Numbers Behind the Crisis In a 2024 national survey , 73.6% This is a sharp increase from 63.8%

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Former Sheriff’s Deputy Is Sentenced to 3 Years in Killing of Colorado Man

The New York Times -- Mental Health

Andrew Buen was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in February in the 2022 killing of Christian Glass, who was experiencing a mental health crisis on a mountain road.

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Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics: End of an Era for Independent Journals? An Interview With Giovanni Fava

Mad in America

From 1992 to 2022, Dr. Fava edited the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. When he resigned as editor in 2022, it had an impact factor that made it one of the most influential journals in psychiatry and psychology. He left the journal in good hands in 2022 and he remained involved as an honorary editor.

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The Editorial Demise of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics Is Bad News For Us All

Mad in America

As Fava wrote in a 2022 editorial , when he stepped down as editor-in-chief: I realized that pluralism of viewpoints, an essential component of scientific and clinical progress, was threatened by corporate interests that resulted in self-selected academic oligarchies (special interest groups). Thats open access, Fava said.

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America’s Unhealthy Relationship with Antidepressants

Mad in America

The chemical imbalance theory of depression, still widely believed among the general populace, was resoundingly debunked in 2022 with Joanna Moncrieff and colleagues umbrella review. Recent studies and critiques are challenging the antidepressant status quo.