NPR - Mental Health

MARCH 21, 2025

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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Mad in America

MARCH 18, 2025

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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Critical Psychiatry

MARCH 20, 2025

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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The New York Times -- Mental Health

MARCH 18, 2025

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

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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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NPR - Mental Health

MARCH 19, 2025

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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Mad in America

MARCH 21, 2025

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 New York Times -- Mental Health

MARCH 17, 2025

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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NPR - Mental Health

MARCH 20, 2025

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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Mad in America

MARCH 20, 2025

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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The Mental Elf

MARCH 18, 2025

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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The Online Therapist

MARCH 16, 2025

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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NPR - Mental Health

MARCH 20, 2025

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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The New York Times -- Mental Health

MARCH 20, 2025

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

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Psychiatric Times

MARCH 20, 2025

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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Psychiatry News -- Science Daily

MARCH 21, 2025

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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The Anxiety Guy

MARCH 17, 2025

If youre tired of feeling trapped by fear of bodily symptoms and the endless catastrophic mental chatter, this podcast episode is for you. In this episode of The Anxiety Guy Podcast , we break down five powerful steps to help you shift your health anxiety and reclaim your peace of mind. Listen below and start your journey to lasting change! Health anxiety can feel like a never-ending struggle, keeping you trapped in fear, doubt, and endless symptom-checking.

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The New York Times -- Mental Health

MARCH 19, 2025

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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Psychiatric Times

MARCH 20, 2025

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

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Very Well Mind

MARCH 18, 2025

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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The Mental Elf

MARCH 20, 2025

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 New York Times -- Mental Health

MARCH 17, 2025

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

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Psychiatric Times

MARCH 19, 2025

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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Global News - Mental Health News

MARCH 20, 2025

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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National Council for Mental Wellbeing (NCMW - the

MARCH 17, 2025

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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The New York Times -- Mental Health

MARCH 18, 2025

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

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Psychiatric Times

MARCH 21, 2025

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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Psychiatry News -- Science Daily

MARCH 20, 2025

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 Mental Elf

MARCH 20, 2025

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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The New York Times -- Mental Health

MARCH 21, 2025

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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Psychiatric Times

MARCH 17, 2025

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

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Psychiatry News -- Science Daily

MARCH 21, 2025

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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Very Well Mind

MARCH 15, 2025

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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The New York Times -- Mental Health

MARCH 20, 2025

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

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Psychiatric Times

MARCH 18, 2025

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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Association for Psychological Science (APS)

MARCH 17, 2025

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.

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The Mental Elf

MARCH 17, 2025

Clarissa Giebel summarises a recent review global cohort studies, which asks the question - is dementia on the downturn, and are the risks the same in high-income or low to middle income countries? The post Are dementia prevalence and incidence declining? Findings from a review of cohort studies appeared first on National Elf Service.

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