One Woman’s Fight to Overcome Prescription Drug Addiction

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Christine Cobb speaks to theĀ Lancaster Guardian about how she became addicted to prescription drugs and her horrific experience with benzodiazepine and SSRI withdrawal. "'...the doctor...

5 Ways to Address a Mental Health Crisis Without Calling 911

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FromĀ The Body Is Not An Apology: For many people, calling the police during a mental health emergency can result in brutality. Here are five...

Few Counselors Are Trained to Treat Racial Trauma

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FromĀ ThinkProgress: A new study found that the majority of counselors in the United States are not prepared to identify or treat race-based trauma, which...

Study Investigates Factors that Foster Posttraumatic Growth in Prison

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Emotional support, religion, and searching for meaning are positively correlated with posttraumatic growth among prisoners.

Study Examines US Mortality Rates for First-Episode Psychosis

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At 12 months, rates of mortality for those diagnosed with first-episode psychosis are 24 times higher than the general population.

When Your Antidepressant Isn’t as Safe as You Think

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In this pieceĀ forĀ Psych Central, Dr. Viatcheslav Wlassoff discusses some of the safety issues and adverse effects of antidepressants. "When it comes to side effects, anticholinergic...

How Pharma Uses the Charge of “Stigma” to Sell Drugs

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FromĀ The Epoch Times: Many advocacy groups claiming to combat the stigma of mental illness are actually front groups that represent the interests of pharmaceutical...

When the Cure is the Cause

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FromĀ Undark Magazine: In late 1970, a pharmacologist discovered that an antibiotic drug designed to cureĀ a disease called SMON (subacute myelo-optic neuropathy) was actually causing...

Links Between Benefits and Mental Ill-Health Could be Recorded

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FromĀ Vox Political: In a new proposal in the medical journalĀ The Lancet,Ā Kate Allsopp and Peter Kinderman have called for mental health professionals to record psychosocial...

A Response to Columnist Dr. Greg Smith at the Aiken Standard

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In this five-part series for theĀ Benzodiazepine Information Coalition, Nicole L. critiques a recent articleĀ by Dr. Greg Smith that was highly laudatory of benzodiazepines. Click...

“If You Wanted to Kill Yourself, You Would Have Done It”

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FromĀ The Independent: The notion of choice is increasingly being used to discourage suicidal people from seeking help. Many people's suicidal thoughts and actions are...

Phone Addiction Is Real ā€” And So Are Its Risks

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FromĀ Forbes: Increasing evidence shows that smartphones can be addictive, and that smartphone addiction can have a very negative impact on our mental health, especially...

Sifting Through Life After Suicide

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FromĀ The New York Times: A new documentary film entitled "32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide" tells the story of one woman's efforts to recover from...

Facebook’s AI Suicide Prevention Tool Raises Concerns

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FromĀ The Daily Dot: Last week, Facebook announced a global rollout of their new suicide prevention algorithm, which aims to identify users deemed at risk...

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Halves the Risk of Repeated Suicide Attempts

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A new study suggests that cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) may halve the likelihood of re-attempting suicide, for those who have attempted in the past.

Ten Simple Things We Can Do Immediately to Reduce Suicide

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In this piece forĀ Unthinkable, Dr. Jacob Z. Hess describes ten ways we can all help to reduce suicide, including promoting self-determination and choice in...

The Need to Address Suicide in Prisons

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Rates of suicide in prison are significantly higher than in the general population.

Police Violence Victims at Increased Risk of Psychotic Symptoms

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Researchers examine links between police victimization and psychotic symptoms in a topical new study.

Scientists Clarify Risks of Augmenting with Antipsychotic Medications for Depression

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The researchers found that while antipsychotic drugs may be slightly more effective than alternative antidepressants, they come with a much higher side effect burden.

Facebook Rolls Out AI to Detect Suicidal Posts

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FromĀ TechCrunch: Facebook's new artificial intelligence technology will now scan all posts for suicidal thoughts and send mental health resourcesĀ or contact local first-responders for users...

Screen Time Linked to Increased Depressive Symptoms Among Teens

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New study examines how increased screen time and social media may be contributing to depressive symptoms and suicide risk in teens

A Quiet Rise in Wildland-Firefighter Suicides

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FromĀ The Atlantic: Over the past decade, there has been a quiet acknowledgement that suicide is widespread within the wildland firefighting community. Both the trauma...

A Likely Culprit for Teen Mental Health Deterioration

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FromĀ The Conversation: In the five years between 2010 and 2015, U.S. teens' mental health greatly deteriorated. The sudden ascendance of the smartphone is most...

Army Lifts Ban on Waivers for Recruits With Mental Health Issues

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FromĀ USA Today: The Army will now allow recruits with a history of self-harm, bipolar disorder, depression, and drug and alcohol abuse to seek waivers...

“No More, We Have a Counselor…Let’s Get Real”

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In this piece forĀ Medium, Karen Kilbane critiques the way the foundational theories of psychology ingrain children and adolescents with self-doubt and self-criticism. "Our psychological theories...