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In Brain Chemistry We Trust—The Gospel According to Pharma

Mad in America

A more complete reading reveals that the relationship between 5-HT antagonism and antidepressant effects was understood even then to be more hypothetical than definitive, and activation of serotonin receptors was not necessarily the mechanism that alleviates depression.

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How Do Psychiatry Residents Learn Psychopharmacology?

Psychiatric Times

andrey_orlov/AdobeStock CLINICAL REFLECTIONS Medical education has traversed an evolving path over the past few decades. 2 Realizing that, modern medical educators often morph traditional Socratic questioning into the embedding of “audience response questions” (ARS) within formal presentations. to “Will this be on my patient?”

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

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It is a reflection of deep systemic issuessocial pressure, medical hierarchy, lack of education around mental healththat collectively push people into silent suffering and pharmaceutical dependence. In a society where education is often seen as the primary vehicle for success, becoming a doctor is regarded as the ultimate achievement.

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The Quiet Crisis in Mental Health: The Medicalization and Deskilling of Psychotherapy

Mad in America

Traditionally rooted in psychoanalytic and psychodynamic traditions, such training has been overshadowed by economic pressures, the high cost of postgraduate education, clinical supervision, and personal therapy, as well as lack of diversity in faculty in these institutes. Still, the profession continues to play along in the charade.

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Intergenerational Gaps and the Role of Technology in Psychiatric Leadership: A Trainee’s Perspective

Psychiatric Times

Technology offers benefits like enhanced education but poses challenges such as reduced human connection and ethical concerns. SHOW MORE Technology can reshape psychiatric training and leadership, bridging generational gaps while enhancing patient care and education. These innovations bring both positive and negative implications.

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What Is Medication Management and Why Does It Matter for You?

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

Put simply, the medication management definition is: A personalized service that helps patients get the most out of their medications while reducing side effects, avoiding harmful interactions, and improving health outcome s.

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Exploding Myths About Schizophrenia: An Interview with Courtenay Harding

Mad in America

They were definitely not ready to leave. Little by little, he and the staff began to work together with these patients and aides as equals in running the place implementing education and work, shared decision-making, with interdependence considered higher than independence. Employment depended on education primarily.