Mad in America

MAY 19, 2025

In a new study , researchers investigated the existing literature on post-acute withdrawal syndrome (PAWS), a type of persistent antidepressant withdrawal that can appear days, weeks, or even months after stopping the drug. While PAWS can be a debilitating experience, there is very little research on its prevalence and treatment. The researchers were able to find only seven papers investigating PAWS, which included a case report, a case series, and three online surveys.

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Psychiatry News -- Science Daily

MAY 19, 2025

To better understand the potential therapeutic benefits of heritage art practices, researchers examined the impact of these practices on mental and physical health.

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ADDitude

MAY 19, 2025

May 19, 2025 Typing and handwriting lecture notes are equally effective methods for helping students with ADHD learn and recall information presented in class, and each one is far superior to taking no notes, finds a new study conducted by researchers at Indiana University. In addition, researchers found that both slower handwriting speed and worse sustained attention were related to higher ADHD symptoms. 1 In the study, 152 college students (46 with an ADHD diagnosis, 105 without) were divided

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Psychiatry News -- Science Daily

MAY 19, 2025

A hidden link between impulsivity and obesity may not be fixed in human biology but shaped by the cities we live in. Using a novel engineering-based approach, researchers found that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) contributes to obesity not only directly through known biological pathways but also indirectly, by reducing physical activity.

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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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Association for Psychological Science (APS)

MAY 19, 2025

Image above: APS Editorial Fellows, clockwise from top left: Pankhuri Aggarwal, Sarah Brislin, Darwin Guevarra, Karoline Huth, Marilyn Lovett, Wei Xing (Noah) Toh, Lei Zhang, Aislinn Sandre, Oswaldo Moreno, Patrick Manapat. Karoline Huth Patrick Manapat Sarah Brislin Pankhuri Aggarwal Aislinn Sandre Darwin Guevarra Marilyn Lovett Oswaldo Moreno Lei Zhang Wei Xing (Noah) Toh APS welcomes 10 researchers from across the globe to the second cohort of APS Editorial Fellows.

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The Anxiety Guy

MAY 19, 2025

Life doesn’t start after anxiety, it starts now. Too many of us are falling deep into the trap of thinking that we need perfection before we can step outside our comfort zones. In truth, you’re already ready, and you just need the willingness to follow a new guidance system that lives beneath the fears within you. Enjoy today’s episode!

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The New York Times -- Mental Health

MAY 19, 2025

Los pensamientos perturbadores y las fijaciones sociales son algunas de las muchas manifestaciones del trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo.

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Psychiatry News -- Science Daily

MAY 19, 2025

People who were less active, with a daily average of more than 14 hours of sedentary behavior, were more than twice as likely to have another cardiac event, including heart attack, surgery to treat heart issues (coronary revascularization), or to be hospitalized again within a year after the first cardiac event.

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Very Well Mind

MAY 19, 2025

The butterfly effect, or chaos theory, isn't as simple as TikTok makes it seem. Relationship therapists share what it really means, what TikTok gets wrong, and tips for embracing the chaos mindfully.

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Psychiatric Times

MAY 19, 2025

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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland

MAY 19, 2025

Irish Medical Council president and consultant paediatric intensivist and anaesthesiologist Dr Susanne Crowe wrote for the Irish Examiner on 19 May about the ways in which the new Mental Health Bill fails to help those who lack insight into their illness. Read selected quotes from the article below, and read the article in full on the Examiner website here.

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Psychiatric Times

MAY 19, 2025

A nonprofit aims to support clinicians and patients with insurance coverage for evidence-based medicine.

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Zencare

MAY 19, 2025

Published on May 19, 2025 by Zencare Team. Written by Zencare Team and clinically reviewed & contributed to by Rachel Astarte, LMFT, MFA, CCHT. Manifestation's Viral Appeal In recent years, manifestation has taken over TikTok and Instagram feeds, becoming a defining part of today's wellness trends. Scroll for five minutes and youll see users scripting dream lives, praising vision boards, or announcing they manifested a soulmate, job, or apartment.

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Psychiatric Times

MAY 19, 2025

Badr Ratnakaran, MBBS, highlights the growing loneliness epidemic and emphasizes its severe impact on mental and physical health at the 2025 APA Annual Meeting.

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College of Psychiatrists of Ireland

MAY 19, 2025

Two recent media articles discussed the threat posed by the semi-synthetic cannabinoid HHC and its continued availability in high-street stores and online shops. A piece in the Irish Examiner by Ann Murphy on the 17th of May entitled ‘Indifference to HHC dangers’ featured Dr Bobby Smyth, consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist and chair of the addictions faculty and Dr Colin O’Gara, consultant psychiatrist and head of addiction services at St John of God University Hospita

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The Maryland Psychiatric Society

MAY 19, 2025

MedChi Working With Members To File Claim in Blue Cross Blue Shield Class Action Suit Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) recently agreed to a $2.8 billion settlement to resolve allegations of anticompetitive practices that negatively impacted healthcare providers. The lawsuit, initiated in 2012, claimed that BCBS suppressed competition by allocating exclusive service areas, leading to reduced reimbursements and increased costs for providers.

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Association for Psychological Science (APS)

MAY 19, 2025

If you were asked to write an article about student happiness at your school, what would you include? What are some of the things that you and your peers identify as sources of joy, fun, togetherness and general satisfaction? What sorts of things bring stress, worry and a feeling of division or disconnection? … Study after study shows that social connection is critical for happiness, and young people are spending less time with friends than they were a decade ago, said Laurie Santos , a ps

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National Council for Mental Wellbeing (NCMW - the

MAY 19, 2025

Substance use prevention has changed. Gone are the days of simplistic Just Say No campaigns and school assemblies that failed to address real-world challenges. Prevention today is more dynamic, personal and grounded in science, identity and lived experience. It is about equipping youth, not just warning them. Prevention now celebrates identity, fosters resilience and builds communities where substance use holds less appeal.

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Mad in America

MAY 19, 2025

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on our affiliate site, Mad in the UK. It was written by retired Emergency Physician Cathy Wield, and explores some of the issues raised in her recently published memoir, Unshackled Mind. A pparently, I consented to ECT. Apparently, I consented to psychosurgery, when I had part of my brain ablated in 2001; the operation was called a bilateral anterior cingulotomy.

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Psychiatric Times

MAY 19, 2025

Ramaswamy Viswanathan, MD, DrMedSc, emphasizes the vital role of lifestyle in mental health treatment and advocates for holistic approaches to prevent premature death at the 2025 APA Annual Meeting.

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Association for Psychological Science (APS)

MAY 19, 2025

Image above: Dr. Sbarra celebrates the end of the semester with then graduate students, Dr. Rita Law and Dr. Lauren Lee, December 2007. David Sbarra began studying social relationships and health at an integral time for the fields of clinical and social psychology. David Sbarra When he joined the University of Arizona and founded the Laboratory for Social Connectedness and Health in 2004, the field was still largely undefined.

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