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'Grandpas' got together to help kids. Scientists say it boosts the elders' health, too

NPR - Mental Health

Older men can find themselves isolated after retirement. Volunteer groups like Grandpas United are good for both physical and mental health.

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Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics: End of an Era for Independent Journals? An Interview With Giovanni Fava

Mad in America

W elcome to Mad In America Radio. My name is Bob Whitaker, and today my guest is Italian psychiatrist, Giovanni Fava. Before we begin, I’d like to take a few moments and explain the context of this interview. From 1992 to 2022, Dr. Fava edited the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. We will be talking about the importance of that journal and what may be lost now that the publisher, Karger, may be taking it in a new direction.

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Retirement Can Harm Your Brain. Here’s How to Keep It Healthy.

The New York Times -- Mental Health

Its challenging to stay mentally sharp and healthy through the major transition. Careful planning is key.

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I Tried NSDR for a Week—Here’s How It Improved My Mental Health

Very Well Mind

Non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) is the practice of being deeply rested without being fully asleep. Heres what you need to know about NSDRand what I learned when I made it a regular part of my day.

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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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2024 Cohort Reflects on First Year of APS Editorial Fellowship

Association for Psychological Science (APS)

Image above: APS Editorial Fellows, clockwise from top left: Leyla Loued-Khenissi, Ivan Carbajal, Chelsea Boccagno, Aishwarya Rajesh, Kongmeng Liew. Ivan Carbajal Leyla Loued-Khenissi Chelsea Boccagno Kongmeng Liew Aishwarya Rajesh The first cohort of editorial fellows joined APS in April 2024, bringing their rich array of experiences and backgrounds to the program.

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Sleep quality in eating disorders: new review finds significantly more sleep impairments in people with anorexia

The Mental Elf

Ellie Davis summarises a systematic review and meta-analysis that provides evidence that eating disorders are linked to sleep deficits, though the underlying factors and impact on treatment remain unclear. The post Sleep quality in eating disorders: new review finds significantly more sleep impairments in people with anorexia appeared first on National Elf Service.

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¿Qué pasa con tu cerebro cuando te jubilas?

The New York Times -- Mental Health

Hay una delgada lnea entre el merecido descanso y el deterioro cognitivo. Una planificacin cuidadosa es esencial para seguir saludable.

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The Role of Memory in Social Conflicts

Psychiatric Times

How can we prevent the transmission of intergenerational trauma, which persists?

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Digitally Integrate Behavioral Health to Elevate Experience and Streamline Navigation

Credible Mind

Webinar Digitally Integrate Behavioral Health to Elevate Experience and Streamline Navigation Wednesday, April 2 11 am EDT Register Now for this Upcoming Webinar Behavioral health is more essential than everbut too often, individuals face barriers to accessing the right care. Fragmented services, complex navigation, and limited personalization create friction for both members and providers.

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Removal of the REMS Requirement for Clozapine: Appropriate Monitoring Still Crucial

Psychiatric Times

While the removal of the REMS requirement can be liberating, appropriate monitoring for patients with schizophrenia is still of the utmost importance.

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How Many Ketamine Treatments for Depression?

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

For many, depression is more than just feeling down, its an ongoing battle that can make even the simplest tasks feel overwhelming. Traditional treatments like antidepressants and therapy help some people, but not everyone finds relief. Ketamine therapy has emerged as a revolutionary alternative, offering rapid symptom improvement for those with treatment-resistant depression (TRD).

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Poll Results: Ethics & Psychiatry in 2025

Psychiatric Times

How do your fellow clinicians feel about ethical quandaries in psychiatry? Find out here.

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Session 404: Black Women In VC

Therapy for Black Girls

With over 3.5 million Black-owned businesses in America, we continue to see the landscape of Black entrepreneurship grow and expand. And as a Black entrepreneur myself, I know firsthand the importance of seeking out support in order to take your business to the next level. Thats why today, I am so happy to have Jewel Burks Solomon on the podcast. She is the managing partner at Collab Capital, an early-stage venture capital fund she launched to close the funding gap for Black entrepreneurs.

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Dr Patricia Byrne in the Irish Times: Children experiencing mental illness can’t afford to wait for reform to happen by magic

College of Psychiatrists of Ireland

Following the publication of A Model of Governance and Management Structures for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Ireland on 25 March, Chair of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Faculty Dr Patricia Byrne wrote an opinion piece for the Irish Times, published today. In it, she outlines the insufficiencies of CAMHS around the country which were brought into stark light in 2022, and how reform of the CAMHS governance structure would be a critical step toward a better standard of care

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A More Complete Therapeutic Approach

Psychiatry Online

Psychiatric News, Volume 60, Issue 3 , March 1, 2025 March 31, 2025.

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TAP – Therapeutic Astrology Podcast

Judy Tsafrir, MD Blog

PODCAST Therapeutic Astrology Podcast Podcast Interview with Mannah of TAP – Therapeutic Astrology Podcast and A Place To Call Whole – a vision of going deeper into what we take human existence to be. WATCH INTERVIEW The post TAP Therapeutic Astrology Podcast first appeared on Judy Tsafrir, M.D.

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MPS Members Actively Taking New Patients: Appointments Within 1-2 Weeks

The Maryland Psychiatric Society

To facilitate appointments for the expanding number of people seeking behavioral health treatment during the pandemic, the MPS has compiled the following list of psychiatrists with immediate availability. There are many other psychiatrists taking new patients within 3-4 weeks. Please click here for our Find A Psychiatrist search tool. MPS Members Actively Taking New Patients Dinah Miller, M.D. 1501 Sulgrave Avenue, Suite 202 Baltimore, Maryland 21209 410-852-8404 Actively accepting patients for

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Unveiling the Psychological Impact of Social Media on Adolescents in Indonesia: Implications for Research and Practice

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Publication date: Available online 25 March 2025 Source: Asian Journal of Psychiatry Author(s): Dani Fadillah

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Are There Sex Differences in Cognition and Does It Matter?

Psychiatric Times

Learn more about key findings on sex differences in cognition, exploring the possible causes and implications for clinical practice.

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Data Alone Are Not Enough: Prioritizing Intervention, Stigma Reduction, and Workforce Development

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Publication date: Available online 25 March 2025 Source: Asian Journal of Psychiatry Author(s): Wikan Galuh Widyarto, Karyanti, Muchammad Saiful Machfud, Rizqa Ahmadi, David Ari Setyawan, Rizky Andana Pohan, Riza Amalia, Rifqi As'adah

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TIFT #121: Emotion Amplifiers

How Psychiatry Works

Lately I’ve been thinking about how our inner “thinking fast” mind interacts with our conscious mind, the one we normally sit in. This has brought into focus the ways my anxious clients dwell on thoughts that serve only to make their bad feelings more intense. I have been calling them “amplifiers.” For example, “Oh, no!