Wed.Jan 24, 2024

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SSRI Withdrawal has Social, Cognitive, and Emotional Consequences

Mad in America

A recent article published in the Health Expectations journal reveals that discontinuing the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI withdrawal) has an impact on the emotional, cognitive, and social aspects of the lives of users, in addition to causing physical withdrawal symptoms. The study, led by Raqeeb Mahmood from the University of Bath, also suggests that withdrawing from SSRIs has positive effects on health.

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Self Care Tips for Winter Months

Dr. Deb

Dr. Deb Wednesday, January 24, 2024 Self Care Tips for Winter Months Posted by Dr. Deb at 7:26 PM Email This BlogThis! Share to X Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest Labels: self-care , winter Newer Post Older Post Home About Me Dr. Deb Blogposts are for educational purposes only. They should NOT be used as a substitute for psychotherapy or treatment advice.

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The Dangers of Precision Medicine: Mental Health Is Not a Battlefield

Mad in America

P recision medicine promises a new era of highly targeted treatments akin to precision strikes in warfare, aimed at ‘combating’ disease at the most individual, localised level. Hailed as the future of mental health care, it conjures images of medical interventions as carefully planned and executed military operations, striking with lethal accuracy at the heart of mental suffering while minimising collateral damage.

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How the Life Coaching Industry Sells Pseudo-Solutions to Our Deepest Problems

Mad in America

From Current Affairs : “The Robbins coaching formula is simple. If Robbins was able to face his fears and overcome such challenges, so can you. Victims are self-made losers. Poverty, trauma, abuse, and life-threatening illnesses can be reframed as badges of honor—opportunities to transmute life’s lemons so one can become a winner. Coaching immediately conjures up the realm of sports and gamesmanship with clear winners and losers.

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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!