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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 ). The last time this survey was sampled was in 2014 (see previous post ). Despite the proportion of 16 to 74 year olds with common mental health condition symptoms reporting receipt of treatment increasing from 24.4% in 2007 to 39.4% in 2014 to 47.7% in 2023/4, the proportion of 16 to 64 year olds identified with a common mental disorder has also increased from 17.6% in 2007 to 18.9% in 2014 to 22.

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

Mad in America

I t’s strange to think it’s been two years since everything changed. What began as a well-intentioned step toward healing became the start of something I never could’ve seen coming. On June 28, 2023, I went in for what was supposed to be a safe and effective treatment called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). I left with injuries that have since shaped every part of my life.

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Clinical Trials Versus Clinical Treatment – Key Differences

Real Psychiatry

This is always an ongoing source of debate in psychiatry – largely because of the forces that seek to delegitimize the field. This post is not directed at them since they have a long track record of producing the same biased arguments. This is my perspective as a person who has successfully treated people with severe psychiatric problems and been an investigator in clinical trials.

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The 2025 Summer Heatwave: Implications for Patients With Psychiatric Disorders

Psychiatric Times

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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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Here’s One Simple Step We Can Take to Help One Another

National Council for Mental Wellbeing (NCMW - the

VIP Community Services President and CEO Debbian Fletcher-Blake knew her organization made the right call to offer Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training to her entire staff this year, when she heard that the course helped a human resources employee support a colleague. “The day after the training, the HR employee told us that she received an email from a staff member and she read that request through a completely different lens because she realized this person might be in crisis,” Fletcher-Bla

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“Is Rejection Sensitivity a Trauma Response?”

ADDitude

Many of my clients describe rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) — the intense fear and pain associated with rejection and criticism, real or perceived — as overwhelming, confusing, and isolating. I agree with them, as I’ve experienced it myself. The more I’ve reflected, the more I’ve come to understand that RSD — with its all-consuming episodes accompanied by shame and a desire to withdraw or spiral — is about far more than rejection or emotional sensitivity.

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Assessing Nonverbal and Minimally Verbal Children

Child Mind Intitute

When a young child is nonverbal or speaking fewer words than expected according to developmental milestones , parents want to find out why. Will they eventually learn to talk on their own or could they struggle to speak throughout their life? Is this part of the range of typical development or a sign of something serious? Some children might have autism spectrum disorder, intellectual developmental disorder, language disorder, speech-sound disorder, or apraxia of speech — so it’s important to ge

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Test Anxiety – How to Calm Your Nerves Before a Big Test

Clear Behavioral Health

Feeling anxious before a test is common, but some people suffer from test anxiety, which is a form of performance anxiety that can present more severely than regular anxiety. What is Test Anxiety? Test anxiety is a psychological disorder where you experience intense stress, worry, or apprehension either before, after, or during a test. This can create barriers to performing well and disrupt your day or even your ability to take the test.

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Breaking the Cycle of Oxidative Stress for Better Behavioral Health in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Scoping Review

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Publication date: Available online 26 June 2025 Source: Asian Journal of Psychiatry Author(s): Rinvil Renaldi, Antonio M Persico, Tjhin Wiguna, Jayalangkara Tanra

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ALTO-203 Fails to Primary Efficacy Endpoint in Phase 2 Major Depressive Disorder Trial

Psychiatric Times

Alto Neuroscience's ALTO-203 trial reveals mixed results, highlighting potential biomarkers for targeted depression treatment despite missing primary efficacy goals.

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GenAI and Psychiatry: Between Multimodal Promise and Ethical Perils

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Publication date: Available online 26 June 2025 Source: Asian Journal of Psychiatry Author(s): Rio Saputra, Moh Ramdhan Arif Kaluku, Hartoto, Edi Setiawan, Arizona, Triana Asih, Andika Ari Saputra

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Is It Ever OK to Date a Friend's Ex? Therapists Say, 'It's Complicated'

Very Well Mind

A deeply complicated predicament is falling for your friend’s ex. Taboo for obvious reasons, it can be frustrating to have deep feelings for someone off-limits. Here’s something to make things even more sticky: Your friend’s ex may not be off-limits. Stuck in this situation? Here's what to do.

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Treatment approaches and efficacy in Psychedelic-Induced Psychosis: A systematic review

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Publication date: Available online 26 June 2025 Source: Asian Journal of Psychiatry Author(s): Adi Sulstarova, Luise Scheuerlein, Silvia Monari, Federico Seragnoli, Thorens Gabriel, Katrin Preller, Kerem Böge, Othman Sentissi, Stefan Kaiser, Marco Solmi, Matthias Kirschner, Michel Sabé

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Happiness Doesn’t Have to Be a Heavy Lift

Association for Psychological Science (APS)

I’ve been feeling a little overwhelmed lately, both by the news and by a bit of life stuff. I wish I could retreat to a mountaintop, but my more realistic plan is to seek out the smallest possible things I can do each day to give myself a lift. Every morning, for instance, I open my Merlin Bird ID app to see if any new birds have shown up in my backyard.

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Saint Francis and the Sow

Psychiatric Times

"As Saint Francis put his hand on the creased forehead of the sow, and told her in words and in touch blessings of earth on the sow.

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Max Fink, Champion of Electroconvulsive Therapy, Dies at 102

The New York Times -- Mental Health

As a psychiatry resident, he became convinced of the benefits of ECT. But he spent years battling detractors and a misleading pop-culture depiction of the procedure.

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Diana Oh, Passionate Voice for Queer Liberation in Theater, Dies at 38

The New York Times -- Mental Health

Mx. Oh’s politically provocative and often playful works, including the Off Broadway production “{my lingerie play},” asserted the right to be oneself while having fun.

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