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Do you have ADHD? That TikTok might not help you decide

NPR - Mental Health

Ever diagnosed yourself with a mental health disorder based on a TikTok video? If so, you're not alone. "I personally don't think that there's anything more human than wanting to understand yourself and wanting to understand your own experiences," says Vasileia Karasavva. Vasileia is the lead author of a paper published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One that gets into why this kind of self-diagnosis can be such a double-edged sword.

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What I Have Learned in Working With 300+ People in Their Journey of Tapering

Mad in America

I am a psychiatrist in the US who completed residency in 2010. I always felt that there was something off with my profession. Yet I didnt know how to question the specifics of my formal psychiatric training. I performed as a psychiatrist the way I was expected to, in the way I had been taught. In 2020, a colleague recommended a number of books to me.

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Drug regulator thinks it is reasonable to mislead people about chemical imbalance in depression

Critical Psychiatry

In a reply to a letter from Peter Gtzsche, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ( MHRA ) has made clear that it has no current plans to remove the references to chemical imbalance in the Patient Information Leaflets (PILs) of antidepressants (see reply ). A reply to a freedom of information request has helped to clarify the history of the introduction of this term into such PILS.

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How Airline Pilots Are Incentivized to Hide Their Mental Illness

The New York Times -- Mental Health

Is the F.A.A. really ensuring safety by disqualifying pilots who receive a diagnosis or treatment?

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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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COMIC: Still cringing about that awkward moment? Here's what to do about it

NPR - Mental Health

Experts demystify the science of awkwardness and explain how to reduce the emotional intensity of mortifying flashbacks (like that one time you called your teacher "Mommy").

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When Narratives Clash: Unshrunk and The Cognitive Dissonance of the NY Times

Mad in America

O n March 19, Viking Press published Laura Delanos memoir: Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance. While a number of writers have published memoirs telling of harm that stemmed from a psychiatric diagnosis and treatment with psychiatric drugs, this is a book, precisely because it is being published by a major publisher, that appears certain to gain major media attention, which has been lacking for other memoirs that told of harm.

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The Ex-Patients’ Club

The New York Times -- Mental Health

Laura Delano walked away from the treatments that defined her teens and 20s. Now, shes hoping to create a road map for others to follow.

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Stargazing, poetry and meditation: What connects NPR readers to their spirituality

NPR - Mental Health

NPR readers of different belief systems share the poignant rituals that make them feel close to their spirituality. For some, it's poetry and gardening, for others, it's meditation and community.

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Psychiatry: Medical Science of Mind or Moral Ideology?

Mad in America

T he Scientific Revolution of the 16 th and 17 th centuries released a flood of empirical skepticism across the globe, diluting trust in religious ideology that had been dominating Western Civilization for centuries. The revolution ushered in the birth of modern sciences such as chemistry, biology, and anatomy. These new methods of understanding the world used careful observation and measurement to develop general scientific laws that describe and predict natural phenomena without resorting to r

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Quetiapine may pip lithium to the post for augmentation in ‘treatment resistant depression’: results from the LQD study

The Mental Elf

Kirsten Lawson and Douglas Badenoch review the new randomised controlled trial by Cleare et al, published today in The Lancet Psychiatry, directly comparing the clinical and cost effectiveness of lithium and quetiapine as augmentation treatments for patients with 'treatment resistant depression'. The post Quetiapine may pip lithium to the post for augmentation in ‘treatment resistant depression’: results from the LQD study appeared first on National Elf Service.

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How to Avoid Attracting What’s Missing in You

The Online Therapist

Those of us who battle with self-assurance may find ourselves drawn to someone who is aggressive. Someone who is disciplined may give us solace in the event that we are lacking structure. In the beginning, these characteristics might make us feel excited and complementary. It seems as if the other person "completes" us. This usually happens in the honeymoon period.

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The dangers of sports betting aren't well-understood, experts warn

NPR - Mental Health

Americans will likely wager 3 billion dollars on March Madness this year -- legally. Since a 2018 Supreme Court decision deregulated it, 38 states have legalized gambling. Experts say we are only beginning to understand the implications of this change to legal gambling to peoples mental health -- and warn its dangers are not well understood.

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A.D.H.D. Videos on TikTok Can Be Misleading, Study Finds

The New York Times -- Mental Health

Even people who have been diagnosed dont always spot inaccuracies or generalizations about the condition in the social media posts, research suggests.

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The Debilitating Impact of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

Psychiatric Times

Learn more about a condition that is often underestimated and mistaken for typical premenstrual symptoms or mood swings: premenstrual dysphoric disorder.

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Potential risk biomarkers found for schizophrenia resulting from cannabis use

Psychiatry News -- Science Daily

A new study has analyzed and compared the fatty acids in the blood of individuals with schizophrenia, of those with cannabis use disorder and of those with both diagnoses, with the aim of shedding light on new biomarkers and improving the understanding of the biological relationship between the two disorders. The study also offers a powerful tool for identifying new biomarkers.

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I Drank Lemon Water Every Morning for a Week —Here's What It Did for My Energy

Very Well Mind

People are touting the benefits of lemon water, including claims about better focus, more energy, and improved overall well-being. Is it really worth the hype? Learn what experts say.

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Digital Therapists Get Stressed Too, Study Finds

The New York Times -- Mental Health

Chatbots should be built with enough resilience to deal with difficult emotional situations, researchers said.

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Entering Psychiatry in This New Era: Existential Questions

Psychiatric Times

Residents and early career psychiatrists are concerned about the state of psychiatry.

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Part of the genetic risk for schizophrenia acts through the placenta

Psychiatry News -- Science Daily

An international team has identified associations between modifications in the placenta and the risk of developing schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression disorder.

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The inescapable role of stigma in driving depression and distress

The Mental Elf

In her debut blog (and the Mental Elf's first body-focused repetitive behaviours blog), Mallory Moore summarises a systematic review investigating whether internalised stigma can predict depression. The post The inescapable role of stigma in driving depression and distress appeared first on National Elf Service.

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The Lady Will Have the Laxatives

The New York Times -- Mental Health

If I acted on a date like a girl who has a healthy relationship with food, could I become her?

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Clinical Features Associated With Response to Ketamine vs Electroconvulsive Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression

Psychiatric Times

Based on a new study, ketamine may be preferred among outpatients and for those with moderately severe or severe depression, whereas ECT may be preferred among inpatients and those with very severe depression.

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Nearly half of depression diagnoses could be considered treatment-resistant

Psychiatry News -- Science Daily

Almost half of patients diagnosed with depression classify as being 'treatment-resistant' as new research suggests that many don't respond to multiple antidepressant options.

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Former Humboldt Bronco raises awareness about mental health ahead of crash anniversary

Global News - Mental Health News

Former Humboldt Bronco turned mental health advocate, Tyler Smith, took to the stage on Thursday to talk about mental health awareness and work on reducing stigma.

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Una expaciente psiquiátrica lidera un movimiento para dejar los fármacos

The New York Times -- Mental Health

Laura Delano se alej de los tratamientos psicotrpicos que definieron parte de su juventud. Ahora espera crear una hoja de ruta que otros puedan seguir. Los profesionales consideran los riesgos.

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Adolescent Substance Use Research: Honoring National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week

Psychiatric Times

March 17 through March 23 is National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week 2025.

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Conference Colleague Spotlight: Juan Gonzalez

National Council for Mental Wellbeing (NCMW - the

Meet Master Sergeant Juan Gonzalez, a first-time NatCon25 attendee and veteran navigator for Integrated Services of Kalamazoo (ISK) , a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Gonzalez retired from the U.S. Air Force after 27 years of honorable service. Today, he dedicates his career to helping military service members, veterans and their families access critical mental health and substance use services.

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I Tried Lion's Mane for a Month—Here’s What It Did for My Mental Health

Very Well Mind

Useful for everything from improving your mood to powering up your brain, lion's mane is a popular supplement. I took it for a month and documented my results. Read what happened.

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Can Democrats Get Things Done? Start With Subway Crime.

The New York Times -- Mental Health

Andrew Cuomos ideas for fighting subway crime plan arent new, but that doesnt matter.

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Difficulties With Insurance and Patient Care: “Why Is the System So Complicated?”

Psychiatric Times

Legislative and legal realities at the state and federal levels are difficult to navigate even for seasoned practitioners, and are beyond the knowledge of most families.

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What Is Intellectual Developmental Disorder?

Child Mind Intitute

When a parent finds out their child might have intellectual developmental disorder also known as intellectual disability, intellectual and developmental disability, or IDD they might have more questions than answers. IDD is a catch-all term for a range of different conditions (including what years ago was called mental retardation, a designation that is no longer used), and families may need to wait to see how children change as they grow.

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Time to ACT for insomnia? New trial finds possible alternative to CBTi

The Mental Elf

Nicholas Donnelly considers a recent Brazilian randomised controlled trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy versus Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia. The post Time to ACT for insomnia? New trial finds possible alternative to CBTi appeared first on National Elf Service.

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Book Review: ‘Unshrunk,’ by Laura Delano

The New York Times -- Mental Health

In Unshrunk, Laura Delano chronicles her struggles with mental illness and the endless parade of pills meant to treat it.

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Recovery Movie Meetups

Psychiatric Times

Through cinematherapy, Ted Perkins created a program centered on addiction in film that is now used in recovery centers and clinics across the US and Canada.

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Background Music, Amplitude Modulation Improves Focus for ADHD Brains: New Study

ADDitude

March 21, 2025 Music exerts powerful, and largely positive, forces on the brain regions responsible for decision-making, memory, mood, and comprehension, according to decades of research. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 But what types of music work best for individuals with ADHD? Two new studies suggest that stimulating music, and specifically songs with strong, targeted amplitude modulations, promotes attention and improves cognition in adults with ADHD symptoms.

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Student Notebook: Is the Clinical Psychology PhD Admissions Process Scientific?

Association for Psychological Science (APS)

To say admission to a clinical psychology PhD program is competitive might be an understatement, as the number of applicants more than doubled and admission rates dropped in recent years (APA, 2023; Bailey, 2020). For example, at one competitive program, the number of applicants rose from 294 prospective students in 2019 to 573 in 2024, while the number of accepted students remained the same.