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America’s Unhealthy Relationship with Antidepressants

Mad in America

Antidepressants are Americas first-line treatment for the most common mental health problems, e.g., depression, anxiety, and insomnia. Given that major depression is the mental illness most commonly associated with suicide, antidepressants should at the very least lessen its risk. That is not so.

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How Do Psychiatry Residents Learn Psychopharmacology?

Psychiatric Times

1 With an average attention span of about 6-12 seconds (a range that is optimized in young adults) 3 and a penchant for digital multi-tasking, millennials and Gen Zers are perceived as learning (or preferring to learn) mainly through small bytes of information. 1 Indeed, “active” learning approaches boost retention by 40%.

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Nutrition and Mental Health: 10 Foods That Boost Your Mood

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The Connection Between Nutrition and Mental Health Your mental health and dietary choices share a powerful bond. Research shows that nutrition plays a crucial role in mental health , directly influencing brain chemistry, emotional well-being, and psychological resilience.

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The Editorial Demise of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics Is Bad News For Us All

Mad in America

However, in December, Karger, which is the Swiss-based company that publishes Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, fired one of the two editors-in-chief, Jenny Guidi, informing her that it was it was time for the journal to take a new direction. Indeed, a search of Mad in America turns up 102 references to this journal.

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Ten Years Later: Still Shooting the Odds

Mad in America

I do not think that anyone who has not already experienced akathisia can realistically be prepared for this possibility through informed consent; it is simply too uncomfortable to be fully imagined in advance. Dr. Read recognizes the need for greater education of mental health professionals to assist with deprescribing.

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Systemic Insanity

Mad in America

To understand mental illness, we first need to understand what a person really is. Psychologists help people who feel bad and doctors prescribe medicine for broken brains with a lack of one or another neurotransmitter. Mental illness is usually caused by something happening. First and foremost with information.

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How Does Mental Health Affect Our Brain (And Vice Versa)?

The London Psychiatry Centre

If you or a loved one are suffering with a mental health problem, you may be at a loss. When first-line treatments havent worked, sufferers and their loved ones often begin to wonder about the science of it all, asking: how does mental health affect our brain (and vice versa)? But what if they are not?