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Common mental health conditions have worsened despite Improving Access to Psychological Therapies

Critical Psychiatry

Part 1 of the Adult Psychiatric Morbidty Survey (APMS) for 2023/4 has been published (see website ). in 2023/4, the proportion of 16 to 64 year olds identified with a common mental disorder has also increased from 17.6% The last time this survey was sampled was in 2014 (see previous post ). in 2007 to 39.4% in 2014 to 47.7%

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Two Years Later: My TMS Story, From Gaslighting to Finding My Voice

Mad in America

On June 28, 2023, I went in for what was supposed to be a safe and effective treatment called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). Day 1: June 28, 2023 I’d been told it might feel like a tap, or maybe like a rubber band snap. Day 2: June 29, 2023 We only went back because we decided we’d leave if they didn’t take me seriously.

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Government must lead the way in turning around deteriorating mental health in England, says Centre for Mental Health

Centre for Mental Health

in 2023/24. The study shows that nearly half of people living with a mental health problem (47.7%) in 2023/24 were accessing mental health support, such as talking therapies. Rates of common mental health problems, such as anxiety and depression, in adults aged 16 to 64 have risen sharply from 17.6% in 2007, and 18.9%

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Successfully Prescribing MAOIs for Depression

Psychiatric Times

AA Pharma; 2023. Commentary on the Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments 2023 Clinical Guidelines for Management of Major Depressive Disorder in Adults - capturing the state of the art. J Clin Psychiatry. 2012;73(5):661-668. Moclobemide: evolution, pharmacodynamic, and pharmacokinetic properties. CNS Drug Rev. Moclobemide.

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The 6 Steps to Catalyze CBT and DBT With Young Patients

Psychiatric Times

Springer; 2023:157-178. Supervising CBT with youth in schools: keystones and variations. In: Terjesen MD, Del Vecchio T, eds. Handbook of Training and Supervision in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Friedberg RD, Gorman AA. Integrating psychotherapeutic processes with cognitive behavioral procedures. J Contemp Psychother. 2007;37(3):185-193.

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In Brain Chemistry We Trust—The Gospel According to Pharma

Mad in America

reporting receiving treatment for depression in 2023.The The increase in antidepressant usage has been especially sharp among young people: since the pandemic, antidepressant use more than doubled among girls aged 12-17 and r ose over 50% among women aged 18-25.

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Emotional Dysregulation Is a Core, Taxing ADHD Trait: New Study

ADDitude

1 The study analyzed survey data collected from 2020 to 2023 on symptom severity, ED, and emotional instability among 1,858 college students across eight universities in the United States.

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