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The Moral World of Personality Disorder Assessment

Mad in America

W hen asked about her behavior during a psychiatric assessment for personality disorders, one patient’s response included this description: It was completely crazy. I’m not quite that bad anymore. In the medical psychiatry, psychiatric diagnoses are often presented as neutral objects. Professionals assess and diagnose the disorder situated in a patient’s mind so that interventions can be targeted to alleviate the disorder.

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Hormonal Changes in Women with ADHD: 4 Gaping Holes in Research

ADDitude

Each menstrual cycle brings hormonal peaks and valleys that significantly influence ADHD symptoms. Our recent research confirms that anxiety, mood, and attention all worsen as estrogen falls during the luteal phase. As this hormone climbs again in the follicular phase, risk for substance use rises along with it. 1 We know that hormones collide with ADHD to cause heightened mood dysregulation, memory problems, and impulsivity each month, but we dont know how hormonal transitions over a lifetime i

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The Ice Bucket Challenge Worked. Why Not Try It Again?

The New York Times -- Mental Health

The trend that dominated social media a decade ago and raised millions for A.L.S. research has been reborn as a vehicle to raise mental health awareness.

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Physicians as Humans First: Helping Prevent Physician Suicide

Psychiatric Times

Physicians are less likely to get treatment for physical and mental issues, which may be driving higher rates of suicide.

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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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7 Reasons to Try Maca Powder for Enhanced Mood and Energy

Very Well Mind

Maca is a South American root vegetable (usually consumed in powdered form) that may help boost mood and energy, and reduce stress. Learn more about maca and if it's right for you.

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Cobenfy as Add-On Treatment for Schizophrenia Fails to Meet Primary Endpoint in Phase 3 ARISE Trial

Psychiatric Times

Cobenfy as an adjunctive treatment to atypical antipsychotics did not reach the primary endpoint of the phase 3 ARISE trial, or a statistically significant difference compared with placebo with an atypical antipsychotic.

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The Waiting Game: Treating Patients With Intellectual Disabilities in the Emergency Department

Psychiatric Times

Emergency departments face unique challenges in providing psychiatric care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, impacting wait times and overall experience.

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Este terapeuta ayudó a que los usuarios se sintieran mejor. Era una IA

The New York Times -- Mental Health

En el primer ensayo clnico de este tipo, un chatbot de IA dio alivio a los sntomas de salud mental de los participantes. La tecnologa podra ayudar algn da a resolver la escasez de terapeutas.

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Cybin Announces Partnership With Osmind to Advance Clinical-Stage Psychiatry Programs

Psychiatric Times

Cybin partners with Osmind to enhance mental health treatment access, focusing on innovative therapies for depression and anxiety disorders.

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Culturally adapted CBT may lead to recovery from postnatal depression in British South Asian women

The Mental Elf

Angelica Tong explores the ROSHNI-2 trial of a culturally adapted CBT programme for postnatal depression in British South Asian women. The post Culturally adapted CBT may lead to recovery from postnatal depression in British South Asian women appeared first on National Elf Service.

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The Daily Mail Reviews Unshrunk

Mad in America

From the Daily Mail in the UK: Katinka Blackford Newman interviews Laura Delano about her memoir Unshrunk. “My life nearly fell apart because I was put on a cocktail of antidepressants I didn’t even need,” Delano tells Newsman. Read the article here. The post The Daily Mail Reviews Unshrunk appeared first on Mad In America.

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How to Tell If Wellbutrin Is Working: Signs, Benefits, and What to Expect

My Psychiatry

Understanding Wellbutrin Wellbutrin , also known by its generic name bupropion, is a unique antidepressant that works differently from many others. While most antidepressants affect serotonin levels, Wellbutrin primarily influences dopamine and norepinephrinetwo brain chemicals linked to mood, motivation, and energy. This difference makes it a valuable option for people experiencing depression, seasonal affective disorder, or even ADHD symptoms.

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The Role of Prescription Digital Therapeutics in the Schizophrenia Treatment Landscape

Psychiatric Times

Gus Alva, MD, discusses how he will be examining notable challenges in schizophrenia care, including access issues, and exploring the potential role of prescription digital therapeutics in addressing these gaps.

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Spravato Dosing: How Often Is the Right Frequency for You?

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

If youre exploring new treatments for depression or anxiety and your doctor mentioned Spravato, you probably have questions. One of the first ones is usually: how often do you take Spravato? Its a fair question especially when youre dealing with something as personal and delicate as mental health. Spravato, also known as esketamine, is a ketamine nasal spray used to treat treatment-resistant depression and, in some cases, anxiety.

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It’s Earth Day 2025! Let’s Celebrate 15 Years of Going Green in Psychiatric Times

Psychiatric Times

Happy Earth Day! What terms should we be using to describe our current climate situation? Lets decide.

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Integrating AI into Mental Health: Opportunities, Challenges, and Clinical Implications

Anxiety & Depression Association of America

Integrating AI into Mental Health: Opportunities, Challenges, and Clinical Implications rkeeler April 22, 2025

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A One-Sided Approach to Care for Transgender Youth

Psychiatry Online

Psychiatric News, Ahead of Print.

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The Alarm Over Social Media Is Getting Through to Teens

Association for Psychological Science (APS)

Over the past few years there has been a growing chorus ofparents,doctorsandlegal expertswho have been sounding the alarm about the effects of social media on teenagers. Jonathan Haidt , a psychologist and the author of The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness, is among the most prominent voices warning against the omnipresence of technology in the lives of adolescents.

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Long-term Electroconvulsive therapy for psychotic depression in a 9-year-old child: A case report

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Publication date: Available online 21 April 2025 Source: Asian Journal of Psychiatry Author(s): Ron walfisch, Tal Shilton, Doron Gothelf, Mariela Mosheva

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Suicides and Rape at a Prized Mental Health Center

The New York Times -- Mental Health

Timberline Knolls, a mental health center owned by Acadia Healthcare, skimped on staff. Then came a series of tragedies.

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Mental Health Towards Achieving Sustainable Development Goals: A Review of Policies in Indonesia

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Publication date: Available online 21 April 2025 Source: Asian Journal of Psychiatry Author(s): Suci Megawati, Rafialdo Arifian, Muhammad Alfarizi

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HIV and Unintended Pregnancy: Major Mental Health Challenges for Teens

Harmony United Psychiatric Care

Teenagers in today’s modern world face a variety of stressors, including academic and professional pressures to match social expectations. Teenagers romantic partnerships are widespread among today’s youth to satisfy their sexual and mental needs. During their colorful relationship, they are dealing with serious mental health challenges caused by HIV and an unanticipated pregnancy.

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Accelerated continuous theta burst stimulation of supplementary motor area in management of oromandibular dystonia: A case study

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Publication date: Available online 22 April 2025 Source: Asian Journal of Psychiatry Author(s): MOHITA JOSHI, AYUSH MAHESHWARI, SUJITA KUMAR KAR

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Listening with the Third Ear….

Real Psychiatry

I joined a group co-teaching a resident seminar in psychotherapy a few weeks ago. It is an interesting exercise blending didactics and experience. The format is an hour of psychodynamic focused didactics followed by an hour-long discussion of a transcript by everyone in attendance including residents and 4 faculty. That is an interesting discussion of the technical aspects of therapy as well as individual differences in interpretation and intervention.

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TIFT #123: The Inner Mind–Master Strategist

How Psychiatry Works

This post is a look at the incredible variety of ways the inner non-conscious mind seeks to ensure our survival. For some time, I have wanted to try laying out the range of possibilities. This is not the first time anyone has made a list of such strategies, but prominent efforts have been limited by our centuries-old love affair with words and cognition.

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Are We Ready for the Next Public Health Crisis? 

Association for Psychological Science (APS)

Quick Take Cultural defaults in the United States and East Asian countries played a role in vastly different responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Children presented with a task meant to mimic the social dynamics of mask wearing were able to assess consequences to both the individual and community overall. Childrens attitudes toward mask-wearing matched the dominant political perspective of the county where they lived.