Wed.Jun 04, 2025

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COMIC: Don't panic! 6 strategies to keep you calm in a crisis

NPR - Mental Health

In dire situations, stress can make us panic and impair our ability to make lifesaving decisions. Emergency response professionals share the tactics they use to stay cool and collected on the job.

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Call to Action: Submit a MedWatch Report to the FDA

Mad in America

From Antidepressantinfo.org : “Weve submitted a petition to the FDA calling for stronger warnings and safer tapering guidance for SSRIs and SNRIs. Now we need your help. Just like the Benzodiazepine Information Coalitions 2017 campaignwhich successfully contributed to the FDA issuing a boxed warning for benzos in 2020were asking everyone harmed by SSRI and SNRI withdrawal to submit a report to FDA MedWatch.

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I Drank Bone Broth Every Day for a Week to Stave Off Brain Fog—Did It Work?

Very Well Mind

Bone broth may have a number of health benefits, but could it potentially ward off brain fog. I tried it for a week to see. Learn how it went and whether it worked.

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Incorporating Safety Plans in Outpatient Psychiatric Practice

Psychiatric Times

Effective safety plans are an important measure for suicide prevention. Emphasizing early intervention and structured support can reduce risks and save lives.

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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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5 Books on Navigating Family

The New York Times -- Mental Health

Researchers share the titles they recommend most often.

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Educating Clinicians About Best Practices: New Book on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Psychiatric Times

Learn more from 30 case examples in the new book, DSM-5-TR Casebook and Treatment Guide for Child Mental Health.

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Something Funny Happened on the Way to the Goldwater Rule

Psychiatric Times

H. Steven Moffic, MD, ponders the interesting story behind the Goldwater Rule, and whether it remains useful as is.

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10 Things to Say When Someone Won’t Get Off Their Phone

Association for Psychological Science (APS)

Trying to talk to someone stuck on their phone is such a universal experience, theres a name for it: phubbing, short for phone snubbing, or ignoring someone in favor of a phone. Everyone hates it, but everyone has also done it, says Jean Twenge , a professor of psychology at San Diego State University and author of the upcoming book 10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World.

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“Progress Only Occurs when People Make Demands”: Paolo del Vecchio Reflects on a Life of Federal Service, and His Fears and Hopes for the Future

Mad in America

P aulo del Vecchio is a person in long-term recovery from mental health and addictions, who has been a leader in the peer recovery movement for 40 years. He recently completed a 30-year career at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, where he served in multiple roles including the director of the Center for Mental Health Services and the founding director of the Office of Recovery.