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Depression: Biological or Psychological?

Mad in America

J ust about everyone believes that depressionthe #1 psychiatric diagnosisis explained in the same way as physical illnesses; that is, that depression, too, is of genetic/physiological origin. NIMH and psychiatrists have not always explained depression to be genetic (as “running in the family).

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PTSD In Review: Treatment Insights

Psychiatric Times

Genetic links between PTSD and migraines suggest shared pathways, with genes DAPK2 and TM6SF2 implicated in both disorders. PTSD diagnosis requires nuanced understanding, as symptoms often overlap with other psychiatric disorders, complicating discernment.

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Criticisms That Establishment Psychiatry Can and Cannot Tolerate

Mad in America

Establishment psychiatry does acknowledge that emotional suffering and behavioral disturbanceswhat it calls mental illnesseshave biological-psychological-social roots. F or the institutions comprising establishment psychiatry, self-preservation means maintaining legitimacy as a branch of medicine. medical schools.

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New OPM-MEG brain scanner installed at the Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity (OHBA)

Department of Psychiatry News

A new Optically Pumped Magnetometers (OPM-MEG) brain scanner has been installed at the Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity (OHBA), based at the Department of Psychiatry. By measuring tiny magnetic fields generated by the activity of neurons in the brain the OPM-MEG scanner reveals which areas are active during specific tasks.

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Oxford-developed support for child anxiety to be adapted for families in Chile

Department of Psychiatry News

Professor Cathy Creswell , from Oxford’s Department of Experimental Psychology and lead for the NIHR ARC OxTV’s mental health across the life course theme, recently visited Chile to establish the project. In February 2023, it was recommended for use in the NHS by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

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Oxford strengthens global mindfulness research with £1 million gift

Department of Psychiatry News

© Shutterstock Generously contributed by Daria and Dmitri Bukhman of Bukhman Philanthropies, the gift will bolster Oxford’s pioneering research and help expand mindfulness-based cognitive therapy – an evidence-based approach that helps people recover from depression, enjoy mental health and flourish. .

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How Epigenetics Could Revolutionize ADHD Care

ADDitude

A 101 on Epigenetics Reading Genes Genes play an important role in shaping a wide range of traits and characteristics, from hair and eye color to susceptibility to mental health conditions. Yet, genetic influences are less fixed than one might think. Epigenetic alterations have been linked to numerous poor health outcomes.