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Into dudes who drum? You might be a female fiddler crab

NPR - Mental Health

Afruca tangeri ) lives along the Atlantic coast, from Portugal in southwestern Europe to Angola in western Africa. Male crabs have one small claw and one big claw that they use in their dances to attract a mate.'/> The male European fiddler crab attracts his mate by performing a courtship dance. New research published in the Journal of Experimental Biology says that dance isn't just notable for its visuals it's notable for its vibrations, too.

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Unmedicated Clarity: How I Reclaimed My Voice After Psychiatry Silenced It

Mad in America

I remember the moment the psychiatrist handed me the script. It was not a dramatic moment. No shouting, no crying. Just a quiet, firm assertion that if I didnt take the medication, I would not get better. Paroxetine, 20 mg. “Youre highly anxious,” she said. “This will help regulate the serotonin levels in your brain. Youll think more clearly.” The irony?

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Difficulties of identifying as a psychiatrist with the profession

Critical Psychiatry

Ive mentioned the 1996 article by David Kaiser Against biologic psychiatry in a previous post. He described why he found it increasingly difficult for him as a psychiatrist to identify with his profession. Biologic psychiatry seems to have become even more dominant since then with the increasing overmedicalisation of psychiatry (see eg. previous post ) and fragmentation and dysfunction of services (see eg. another previous post ).

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A TikTok Influencer Opens Up About Her Skin Picking Condition

The New York Times -- Mental Health

Millions of people compulsively pick their skin or pull their hair. Social media is helping some of them to recover.

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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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An Atheist’s Prayer by Morgan Stewart

Mad in America

Psychiatry is an atheists prayer, absolving the faithful of human desire It is miracle cures, sinners who have lost their way, and a holy book written by instruments of the almighty It is old white men in sports blazers, cross-legged in leather wingback chairs, casting out demons with prescription pads and Eve and her hysteria, punished for knowing too much, baptized in serotonin It is chemically-induced exorcisms, electric shocks in place of fire and brimstone It is redemption stories of the br

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Member Spotlight: 2025 Spence Awardee Juan Del Toro on Exploring Identity and Discrimination

Association for Psychological Science (APS)

2025 APS Janet Taylor Spence Award recipient Juan Del Toro is an assistant professor and developmental psychologist at the University of Minnesota. His research focuses on how socialization, discrimination, and identity shape development across the lifespan. Learn more about Del Toro and the six other Spence Award recipients. Asking questions from an early age Juan Del Toro On a personal note, I grew up identifying as low income, Brown, and gay.

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SAMHSA Faces Significant Cuts, Uncertain Future

Psychiatry Online

Psychiatric News, Ahead of Print.

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Undue Anxiety in Our Political Times: How to Respond

Psychiatric Times

At this time of great importance for religion, we see an increase in political anxiety.

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Aromatherapy and Children | Psychology Today

Dr. Deb

When it comes to using aromatherapy with children, studies show it can be a safe, effective, and fast-acting complementary intervention for anxiety , sadness, fatigue, concentration , sleeplessness , and other common pediatric concerns. However, there are some important considerations to address before you begin this ancient practice for kids.

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Panel Discusses Screening, Treatment, and Challenges for Postpartum Depression

Psychiatric Times

About 40% of women who have postpartum depression go unrecognized and untreated, and they are still symptomatic 3 years later.

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How Much Does Couples Therapy Really Cost? A Breakdown

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

Money conversations are never easy, especially when youre already feeling the pressure in your relationship. So if youve ever found yourself asking how much is couples therapy? or is it even worth it? youre not alone. When my partner and I first considered therapy , we werent just dealing with communication issues we were also worried about our budget.

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The Week in Review: April 14-18

Psychiatric Times

Here are highlights from this week in Psychiatric Times, including

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Intramuscular ketamine for severe depression and suicidality in a 6-year-old child with congenital tracheoesophageal fistula

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Publication date: Available online 16 April 2025 Source: Asian Journal of Psychiatry Author(s): Shreya Agrawal, Mohammed Reyazuddin, Shailja Singh, Vishakha Srivastava, Chittaranjan Andrade

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Otherwise

Psychiatric Times

"All morning I did the work I love. At noon I lay down with my mate. It might have been otherwise.

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Cannabis and Psychosis in the 1980s - and since.

Real Psychiatry

I thought I would commemorate one of the first papers I read on this issue when I became and acute care psychiatrist in 1988 (1). It was my third year out of residency. I started working on an acute care unit at St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center in St. Paul, MN. It was the highest acuity setting I have seen anywhere since then. It was a combined unit that treated all forms of acute psychosis including affective psychoses and drug induced states.

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Copilot and Me and Addiction

Psychiatric Times

A retired psychiatrist has a conversation with AI about substance use disorder treatment.

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