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Recent Updates in Psychopharmacology: Insights in Schizophrenia, ADHD, and Treatment-Resistant Depression

Psychiatric Times

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Not just PTSD: reframing trauma as a public health issue

The Mental Elf

This narrative review of trauma research from the past 15 years takes a lifespan, transdiagnostic, and global view; offering vital insights for clinicians, researchers, and policymakers. The post Not just PTSD: reframing trauma as a public health issue appeared first on National Elf Service.

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The new peer workforce in mental health services: Optimising implementation and maximising value

Centre for Mental Health

Peer support in mental health care An NHS audit in 2023 found that there are over 1,000 peer workers – staff with lived experience of mental ill health employed in peer support roles – working in NHS-commissioned mental health services. This represents one of the biggest changes to the mental health workforce in England in the last decade. How best to mobilise and support this new mental health workforce remains unclear in practice and research.

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From Roundtables to Global Panels: Youth Mental Health Commands World Stage for International Youth Day 2025

Child Mind Intitute

Fresh perspectives, bold ideas, and cross-sector approaches from Brazil to New York New York, USA and Brasília, Brazil — The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Global Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health at the Child Mind Institute is mobilizing young advocates and cross-sector stakeholders for International Youth Day 2025. In celebration of this day, two high-impact forums designed to strengthen youth mental health care policy and systems will take place.

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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It’s the Cracked Ones Who Let the Light in

Mad in America

A s family therapist I often have families referred to me with an “identified patient”, a person who has troubled behavior, or is troubling to the family in some way. This person may be the object of attention and concern. Sometimes this person, a child or adult, fills the role of the scapegoat. The scapegoat is the person who attracts and absorbs the scorn, anger, or disapproval of the rest of the family.

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Collaborative Role of Providers for Screening, Diagnosis, and Referrals in Postpartum Depression

Psychiatric Times

Experts discuss that effective management of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders in primary care and obstetrics requires routine screening, clear referral pathways, provider education, and collaborative care to ensure timely diagnosis and treatment.

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Summer Fun: Beaches, Barbecues and Building Bridges

National Council for Mental Wellbeing (NCMW - the

Summer is in full swing, and for some of us that means heading to the beach, grilling out or even advocating for mental health and substance use care. That’s right. While some members of Congress are out of Washington, D.C., they aren’t out of reach. And if there’s anything we know about Congress, it’s that we have to be ready to connect with lawmakers at any time — even during our summer break.

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Selective Mutism and Starting Kindergarten

Child Mind Intitute

Starting kindergarten is both an exciting and nerve-wracking time for young kids and their families. If you have a child with selective mutism (SM), you may find that the transition from preschool to kindergarten feels particularly daunting. Kindergarten typically involves a lot of change — new teachers, classmates, and in many cases, a new school altogether.

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Managing and thriving with neurodivergence and mental ill health

Sane Blog

High school was a struggle… the noisy classrooms, the social expectations, the endless demands. When I first started skipping school and flunking out of class it was put down to my early diagnosis of bipolar at 14 and the trauma I had experienced from a young age. My undergraduate degree was similar, and I found it really difficult to be in class; the noise, the social expectations, the endless demands.

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Levels, Labs, and Lessons

Psychiatric Times

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Avoid These 6 Jobs If You Have ADHD, According to an ADHD Psychologist

Very Well Mind

Everyone's strengths and skills differ, but some roles are by nature more challenging for ADHDers. Learn about the six worst jobs for ADHD from a psychologist with ADHD.

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Not just about cost: person-centred digital care for mental health-related sick leave

The Mental Elf

Can a nurse-led, digital mental health intervention for common mental disorders reduce sick leave and save money? This RCT from Sweden looked at cost, care, and what matters to patients. The post Not just about cost: person-centred digital care for mental health-related sick leave appeared first on National Elf Service.

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£27 million gift funds new Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research focused on young people’s mental health

Department of Psychiatry News

A pioneering research centre aimed at achieving better mental health outcomes for children, young people and families will be established at the University of Oxford thanks to a £27 million gift from The Paul Foundation.

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Illinois is the First State to Ban AI Therapists

Mad in America

From Engadget : “Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed a bill into law banning AI therapy in the state. This makes Illinois the first state to regulate the use of AI in mental health services. The law highlights that only licensed professionals are allowed to offer counseling services in the state and forbids AI chatbots or tools from acting as a stand-alone therapist.

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Suicide Risk Screening for Children With Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: New Insights

Psychiatric Times

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Never-Never-Ever Land

ADDitude

To function reliably, your brain and body need seven to eight hours of sleep each night. Yet one in five adults with ADHD sleeps less than half that much. On average, they get just five hours and 51 minutes of continuous sleep each night. And it shows. According to a recent ADDitude survey of 2,156 adults with ADHD, poor sleep is as common as it is deleterious.

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How Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Works — What You Need to Know Before You Try It

Zencare

Published on August 6, 2025 by Zencare Team. Written by Shereen Mohsen, PsyD from Relucent Psychology Group. Let’s talk about something that used to feel taboo but is now coming up all the time: psychedelic therapy. In the past year alone, I’ve had clients, colleagues, old friends, and even the occasional PTA parent quietly ask, “Hey, can we talk about psychedelics?

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The Best Mental Health Apps, According to a Therapist

Very Well Mind

Mental health apps can help you overcome everyday hurdles such as stress, improve your sleep and mental focus, and access online therapy from your phone or tablet. Read on to learn about the best mental health apps and how they compare.

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Codependents: Only Help If You Are Asked or Have Permission

The Online Therapist

Some codependents are so enmeshed with their partners, friends, family or even work that they have no sense of their own needs or even who they truly are without what they do for others. For a codependent, it’s a lonely place when left with just yourself to cater for.

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Xanomeline/Trospium Chloride for Treatment of Schizophrenia

Psychiatric Times

Panelists discuss how xanomeline/trospium chloride represents a first-in-class medication with a novel muscarinic mechanism that addresses positive, negative, and cognitive symptoms while avoiding typical antipsychotic adverse effects such as movement disorders and prolactin elevation.

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When ADHD Accommodations Inflame OCD in Kids

ADDitude

School accommodations unlock learning for many neurodivergent students. But when a child has ADHD and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) , certain commonly used accommodations may unintentionally trigger symptoms, and lead to harmful effects. Here are several accommodations that should be carefully reconsidered when supporting a student with ADHD and OCD : Granting extra time on assignments and tests.

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Letting Go of Anxiety: Why the Healing Path Feels So Uncomfortable

The Anxiety Guy

I’ve been there, the limbo between where you were and where you want to be. Letting go of anxiety is confusing, frustration, and deeply uncomfortable. That why in today’s podcast I hope to clear up the confusion and set you on a path to true healing. Enjoy! If healing from anxiety is supposed to feel good… why does it often feel so unsettling?

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Talkspace vs. BetterHelp

Very Well Mind

We reviewed Talkspace and BetterHelp to help you choose the best online therapy service based on cost, platforms, therapists, accepted insurances, and more.

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Functional brain networks predicting different symptoms of schizophrenia based on connectome-based predictive modeling: A multi-site fMRI study

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Publication date: Available online 8 August 2025 Source: Asian Journal of Psychiatry Author(s): Yangpan Ou, Leyi Zhang, Xijia Xu, Hongxing Zhang, Yiqun He, Guojun Xie, Huabing Li, Feng Liu, Ping Li, Jingping Zhao, Wenbin Guo

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Efficacy and Safety of Xanomeline/Trospium Chloride and Experience in Treating Schizophrenia

Psychiatric Times

Panelists discuss how real-world experience with xanomeline/trospium chloride shows efficacy across all 3 symptom domains with manageable gastrointestinal adverse effects that typically resolve within 2 weeks, requiring slow titration and patient education about empty stomach dosing.

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How SEL Skills Promote Emotional Self-Regulation

ADDitude

As a child psychologist, I see a direct connection between academic achievement and a child’s ability to build meaningful friendships, manage their emotions, and tolerate distress. When a child is emotionally dysregulated, they are less available to learn. When individuals with ADHD get triggered and do not have the skills to regulate emotions effectively, they enter a fight-or-flight state.

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APA Board Considers Strategic Plan, New DSM

Psychiatry Online

Psychiatric News, Ahead of Print.

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What Burnout Looks Like in People Who “Have It All Together”

Very Well Mind

Burnout in perfectionists doesn't always look like crashing and burning. Learn how to spot the subtle signs, from perfectionism to emotional numbness, and why success shouldn’t come at the cost of your well-being.

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Medical diagnosis increases the risk of depression: but who’s most vulnerable?

The Mental Elf

Dona Mathews highlights a new study showing a doubled risk of depression after a medical diagnosis - especially in the first month post-diagnosis, for those who are hospitalised for their medical condition, those with multiple medical conditions, those over 60, and for women. The post Medical diagnosis increases the risk of depression: but who’s most vulnerable?

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Metabolic Health in Schizophrenia: Toward Nutritional and Metabolism-Based Strategies in Psychiatry

Psychiatric Times

Learn more about effective strategies for managing obesity and metabolic dysfunction in schizophrenia, focusing on dietary interventions and pharmacological treatments.

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Antipsychotics—And How I’ve Learned to Manage the Side Effects

Mad in America

I don’t know if you have ever had this feeling: waking up every day, it seems like you are running automatically; facing work, you can’t muster any enthusiasm; you have no interest in making money, life, or even falling in love; but deep in your heart, you feel pain, self-doubt, and even a little doubt that you are “useless” All this became more and more obvious after I took amisulpride tablets.

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What Does the Massive Reconciliation Bill Mean for Mental Health?

Psychiatry Online

Psychiatric News, Ahead of Print.

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How Older People Are Reaping Brain Benefits From New Tech

The New York Times -- Mental Health

Overuse of digital gadgets harms teenagers, research suggests. But ubiquitous technology may be helping older Americans stay sharp.

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Feeding the mind: early signs that keto could help with bipolar disorder

The Mental Elf

This pilot study explored how a ketogenic diet affects mood, metabolic health, and brain chemistry in people with bipolar disorder. The results are early, but they offer food for thought. The post Feeding the mind: early signs that keto could help with bipolar disorder appeared first on National Elf Service.

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Screening and Referral Recommendations in Postpartum Depression

Psychiatric Times

Experts discuss that while standardized screening tools are important for detecting perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, true identification often relies on provider intuition, meaningful dialogue, and cross-specialty collaboration—especially in pediatric settings—to ensure timely support for both parent and child.

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Forest Bathing: The Science Behind Nature’s Healing Power

Harmony United Psychiatric Care

A Japanese technique called “Shinrin-yoku,” or “forest bathing,” involves immersing oneself in a forest setting to stimulate the senses and foster a deep connection with the natural world. The scientifically proven advantages of this nature-based Therapy for Behavioral Health have drawn a lot of attention, and it provides an alternative to conventional psychiatric treatment.