Thu.Apr 10, 2025

article thumbnail

Mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles go on hunger strike

NPR - Mental Health

Mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles have been striking for nearly six months. In an effort to get their message to break through, some have now started a hunger strike.

139
139
article thumbnail

Group Therapy Begins May 18, 2025: A guided space to explore, connect, and transform—together.

The Online Therapist

Codependency recovery is deeply personalbut it doesnt have to be done alone. In fact, group therapy has the potential to transform the healing journey in profound ways. While individual therapy offers valuable insight, something truly powerful happens when people come together with shared experiences and open hearts.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Use of the PRiSM Diagnostic Instrument in Clinical Practice

Psychiatric Times

Are you ready to put the Psychopathology Refracted into 7 Modalities (PRiSM) Scale into practice? Learn more here.

108
108
article thumbnail

My Therapist Fired Me After I Confessed to a Sexual Dream About Her

The New York Times -- Mental Health

She said I could tell her anything.

108
108
article thumbnail

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!

article thumbnail

“Life-changing”: adults receiving an autism diagnosis after BPD (mis)diagnosis

The Mental Elf

Amanda Sabo reviews a study on experiences of stigma, misdiagnosis, care and advocacy, for autistic adults previously diagnosed with borderline personality disorder - and identifies the need for diagnostic training for mental healthcare providers. The post Life-changing: adults receiving an autism diagnosis after BPD (mis)diagnosis appeared first on National Elf Service.

article thumbnail

Image-Based Memory May Heighten Symptoms of PTSD 

Association for Psychological Science (APS)

When youre asked to remember something, does an image pop into your head? Many peoples memories are intricately tied to their use of imagery. In an upcoming Clinical Psychological Science study, Ryan Yeung, a postdoctoral fellow at the Baycrest Academy for Research and Education, examined this trait in people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Education 107

More Trending

article thumbnail

Spring Conference 2025: Opening Address by President Dr Lorcan Martin

College of Psychiatrists of Ireland

“It is doctors and not judges who are the experts when it comes treatment. We do not involuntarily admit patients for amusement nor for a sense of power as some others might egregiously suggest. We do it as a last resort as the most effective and compassionate way to ease suffering… We must resist with all our strength more legislation and regulation that will prevent us treating the ill and the vulnerable.” In his opening address at the Spring Conference 2025, College Presiden

article thumbnail

The Edifice of Science

Psychiatric Times

For much of our 155-year history, the United States has been the global leader in research, including in its provision of funding for education and training in science, to the great advantage of itself and the wider world.

article thumbnail

Book: Sozialpsychiatrie in Berlin 1945-2023, by Christian Reumschüssel-Wienert

History Psychiatry

Dear Hmadness readers,The publication of the book Sozialpsychiatrie in Berlin 19452023, by Christian Reumschssel-Wienert, may be of interest to you.

52
article thumbnail

8 Signs You May Be Living with Unresolved Trauma

Lightwork

Life’s challenging experiences can leave deep emotional scars that persist long after the initial event. These lingering wounds, known as unresolved trauma, can silently shape our behaviors, relationships, and daily experiences without us even realizing it. For women, unresolved trauma can manifest in unique ways, impacting mental health through anxiety, depression, and complex emotional responses.

article thumbnail

A Physician Ethics Oath for Our Times

Psychiatric Times

Here is an updated ethical oath geared for our time.

52
article thumbnail

How I Realized AI Was Making Me Stupid—and What I Do Now

Association for Psychological Science (APS)

… With creativity, if you dont use it, it starts to go away, Robert Sternberg , a Cornell University professor of psychology, told me. Sternberg, who studies human creativity and intelligence, argues that AI has already taken a toll on both. Smartphones are already blamed for what some researchers call digital dementia. In study after study, scientists have shown that people who regularly rely on digital help for some tasks can lose capacity to do them alone.

article thumbnail

Addressing Complex Eating Disorders: The Role of Nutrition

Psychiatric Times

Addressing complex eating disorders can be difficult. Here are a few things to ease the process.

article thumbnail

Role of AI Companions in Addressing Loneliness Across Generations

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Publication date: Available online 9 April 2025 Source: Asian Journal of Psychiatry Author(s): Abdulqadir J.

40
article thumbnail

Issue: Medizinhistorisches Journal, Volume 59

History Psychiatry

Dear Hmadness readers, Two articles published in the Medizinhistorisches Journal may be of interest to you.

40
article thumbnail

The Mental Health System in the UK Failed Us

Mad in America

I t is impossible to make it on your own within the current mental health system in the UK if you suffer from serious mental illness such as schizophrenia, chronic depression or bipolar disorder. By making it I mean to live. Live life with some decency and hope. Enjoy small pleasures in life. Smile because you catch a happy moment in life. Have friends around.

article thumbnail

Loneliness: Don’t ask, don’t tell?

Centre for Mental Health

Theres not much my GP doesnt know about me. She knows my blood pressure and cholesterol levels. She knows my height, my weight, whether I smoke and even how often I drink alcohol. She knows these things because theyre crucial to my future health. But theres one thing my GP doesnt know. Because shes never asked. And its not a subject Im likely to raise myself.